Official:Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City, to acquire fee simple title, or a lesser interest in real estate, by purchase, dedication, donation, condemnation, agreement in lieu of condemnation, or otherwise, in parcels of land along the Delaware River and in the bed of the former Kensington & Tacony Railroad, under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Henon
Introduced: June 4, 2020
Signed: September 10, 2020
: Committee on Public Property and Public Works
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill allows the City to buy and manage land along the Delaware River and the former Kensington & Tacony Railroad for public parks and recreation use.
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