City beverage tax helps fund $25M renovation of Kingsessing Rec Center
A $25 million project to renovate the Kingsessing Recreation Center is underway, and the project includes an improved playground, a new turf field, improved pathways and more.
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A $25 million project to renovate the Kingsessing Recreation Center is underway, and the project includes an improved playground, a new turf field, improved pathways and more.
The funds to renovate the Kingsessing Rec Center in Philadelphia come mostly from the city's beverage tax revenue, Jasmine Payoute reports.
The $25 million project is being funded mostly from city beverage tax revenue.
Five people were killed in Kingsessing when a gunman went on a two-day shooting rampage. Now, an effort is underway to treat the invisible wounds left on the community.
Last month, a court-appointed psychiatrist found Kimbrady Carriker, the accused shooter, unfit to stand trial.
One man is dead, while another was taken to the hospital after a car accident occurred involving two vehicles and a house, according to police.
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