Official:Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City, to acquire fee simple title or a lesser interest, by purchase, dedication, donation, condemnation, agreement in lieu of condemnation or otherwise, of certain parcels of land along the Delaware River in the Tacony-Holmesburg area for the purpose of making, enlarging, connecting, extending, operating and maintaining public parks for recreational use, under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Driscoll
Introduced: May 9, 2024
Signed: May 30, 2024
: Committee on Public Property and Public Works
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill allows the City to buy land along the Delaware River in Tacony-Holmesburg for new public parks.
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