The full text of the bill has been submitted to City Council for the new land bank proposal being put forward by the Campaign to Take Back Vacant Land. The bill lays out some procedures that pertain to questions asked at our meeting, including back taxes, pricing, and transparency guidelines.
Also of interest is PA House Bill 1682, which Philadelphia's bill relies heavily on. PlanPhilly has more details.
In case you missed the presentation at either of the last two NNA general meetings, you can find out lots more information about the Campaign To Take Back Vacant Land on their website, including their full report on the issue. The proposed bill is now being passed around City Council, so if you are in favor of the bill, please get in touch with Councilman Kenyatta Johnson and Councilmembers-At-Large to voice your support.
There will be a Zoning Meeting Thursday, December 15th 6:30pm at the Reed Street Presbyterian Apartments (1401 S. 16th Street). The meeting will review an application from the owners of 1848 S. 16th Street. They are requesting support for a permit for a four (4) family dwelling within a three (3) story structure. Contact zoning@newboldneighbors.org for more information.
Safe Streets for Healthy Neighborhoods
Public Meeting Wednesday, November 30, 2011
6pm-8pm @ East Passyunk Crossing Offices (1729 S. 11th St.)
more info below
We all walk in South Philly and many of us bike as well. The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia has partnered with The Community Design Collaborative to look at innovative ways to make the streets more bicycle and pedestrian friendly. Come join us and give us your perspective on what works and what needs work regarding safe streets in South Philadelphia.
Contact and more information: susan @ bicyclecoalition.org
It's that time of year again! Newbold Neighbors is getting 16 more trees to go in the ground around the neighborhood, and volunteers are needed this Saturday, November 19th. Aside from the actual tree planting, we'll also be sending the groups out with some tree tending tools to care for some of our existing trees.
Volunteers should meet at the courtyard in front of the Free Library and the Health Center at Broad and Morris Sts. Come at 9am to get fueled up on bagels (thanks to South Philly Bagels), KIND Bars, coffee (thanks to Ultimo Coffee), and other refreshments. At 9:30, we'll go over basic tree planting techniques before we split into groups and head off to dig!
Would you like a tree in front of your property? We'll have blank tree applications at the planting on Saturday, or you click here for the application. You can drop it off Saturday morning or email it to trees@newboldneighbors.org. The deadline for the Spring 2012 planting is this Sunday, November 20th.
