Tuesday, June 25, 2002 CPNA Coalition of Philadelphia Neighborhood Associations Tuesday, June 25, 2002 629 Clone emerges in Harrisburg Immediate actions to help stop this Amendment to SB 1100 : 1. Send a letter via email to John Perzel and alll Philadelphia Legislators and it will be faxed through the gateway: http://www.hallwatch.org/faxbank/629clone (Simply state who you are, where you live and that you are asking Representative Perzel to stop "SB 1100" and strike its amendment to limit the rights of community groups to act on behalf of residents. Call House Majority Leader, John Perzel at 215-331-2600 3. Contact your own State Representative and Senator. *** ACTION ALERT *** S T O P Senate Bill 1100 Hundreds of community associations and good government citizens stopped Bill 629 in Philadelphia last Fall but on Monday night a rider was attached to a Harrisburg state bill that resurrects the billboard bill in no uncertain terms. Just as Philadelphia's Bill 629, Harrisburg's amendment to Bill 1100, severely limits the rights of community organizations to appeal Zoning Board decisions in Philadelphia It also adds special protections for the billboard industry by eliminating the legal standing of community groups, or any taxpayer to participate in any cases involving outdoor advertising. What's wrong with this bill? Seen by neighborhood leaders and citizens as an insidious attempt to limits the power of local community groups to serve the residents of Philadelphia. Sets a dangerous precedent that would encourage inquisitions of community groups before zoning boards to prove their status to participate. Creates new, vague and legally undefined criteria with the new wording "immediate vicinity of the property." Excludes all city-wide community groups from participating in zoning issues such as The Bicycle Coalition, Foundation for Architecture, The Preservation Alliance, SCRUB, the Clean-Air Council, Pennsylvania Horticultural Center and the NAACP. Another attempt to govern Philadelphia from Harrisburg by overriding existing legislation. Mary Tracy 215-731-1775 Executive Director SCRUB Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com |
