Residents angry over historical proposal City Council trying to wrest power from Historical Commission
By Elizabeth Rossi February 27, 2004 A bill proposed in the City Council by West Philadelphia Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell has put residents and realtors on opposing sides of debate over the preservation of historical districts and buildings. The measure would shift the power to determine the historical value of the city's districts and buildings from the Philadelphia Historical Commission to the City Council and would remove many parts of West Philadelphia from eligibility in the program. Read more: http://www.dailypennsylvanian.com/vnews/display.v?TARGET=printable&article_id=403f00a8a685a Council bill to restrict Temple off-campus life By Ted Ross February 27, 2004 City Council legislation that forces landlords to closely regulate students living in off-campus housing around Saint Joseph's University was recently expanded to include areas around Temple University. The bill, passed on Feb. 5, revises the city's housing code to form areas known as "educational housing districts," in which students living off campus are more closely regulated and supervised by their landlords. Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell -- who represents the district that includes Penn -- seemed skeptical about the idea of a similar bill being instituted for the University. Representatives from her office said that the school's relationship with the community and the work of the police force would likely prevent such a measure from passing. Read more: http://www.dailypennsylvanian.com/vnews/display.v?TARGET=printable&article_id=403f01367d078 Thanks, John Ellingsworth http://ellingsworth.org/john/ AIM: jellings28 ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
