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Sneak Attack in Harrisburg Removes Philadelphia's Taxpayers Right to Appeal Zoning Decisions Please Call GOVERNOR RENDELL and ask him to VETO BILL 1954 Phone number 717 787 2500 On November 19, 2004 the Senate Appropriations Committee added new language to an appropriations bill, House Bill 1954 that removes Philadelphia taxpayer standing to appeal zoning decisions in Philadelphia. Please call Governor Rendell to ask him to VETO this amendment and retain citizens' rights in Philadlephia to legally challenge unjustified decisons by the zoning board. Please call now. Phone number 717 787 2500 House Bill No. 1954 Section Printers No 4797 . Section 2 THE ACT IS AMENDED BY ADDING A SECTION TO READ: Section 17.1 SPECIFIC POWERS -IN ADDITION TO ANY AGGRIEVED PERSON, THE GOVERNING BODY VESTED WITH LEGISLATIVE POWERS UNDER APPEAL ANY CHARTER ADOPTED PURSUENT TO THIS ACT SHALL HAVE STANDING TO APPEAL ANY DECISION OF A ZONING HEARING BOARD OR OTHER BOARD OR COMMISSION CREATED TP REGULATE DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE CITY. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE TERM "AGGRIEVED PERSON " DOES NOT INCLUDE TAXPAYERS OF THE CITY THAT ARE NOT DETRIMENTALLY HARMED BY THE DECISION OF THE ZONING HEARING BOARD OR OTHER BOARD OR COMMISSION CREATED TO REGULATE DEVELOPMENT. Section 3. This act shall take effect immediately Marcus Saitschenko Housing Advocate Housing Association of Delaware Valley 1528 Walnut Street, ste. 1000 Philadelphia, PA 19102 (215) 545-6010 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: www.hadv.org ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity-Announce." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>. You may post announcements to this list, but this list attempts to prevent discussion. Please use univcity to discuss messages on this list. Subscribers of univcity receive all mail to this list.
