Tag Archives: Blight
PACDC testifies at Land Bank Public Hearing
PACDC’s Policy Director Beth McConnell testified before the Philadelphia Land Bank Board of Directors on its Draft 2019 Strategic Plan and Performance Report. PACDC called on the Land Bank and the Kenney Administration to make revised disposition and acquisition policies available for public comment, to consolidate the entire public inventory of vacant surplus property into […]
PACDC & Allies File Brief in Support of Windows & Doors Ordinance
PACDC and our allies at the Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia filed an Amicus Curiae Brief with the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania in support of a Philadelphia Ordinance that requires property owners to seal openings with real windows and doors, rather than plywood or other materials. Boarded-up buildings are a blighting influence in our […]