Philadelphia Councilman Has Another Idea To Rein In Rogue Tow Truck Drivers
"What we're going to suggest now is that we don't require the ticket. The tower will have to provide photographic evidence and hold it for 60 days," Jim Kenney said.
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"What we're going to suggest now is that we don't require the ticket. The tower will have to provide photographic evidence and hold it for 60 days," Jim Kenney said.
A city councilman is proposing a huge overhaul to the long-controversial 10-year property tax abatement in Philadelphia.
"We found that constitutionally we can have a two-tiered tax system, so we believe that the more you owe, the higher the penalties should be," Darrell Clarke said.
The legislation would allow Finnigan's Wake, at 3rd and Spring Garden Streets, to add second-floor balconies that would jut out over the sidewalk.
Revamping Philadelphia's property tax system remains high on the agenda as City Council opens its fall session today after a three-month summer recess.
The plan conceived by Councilman Mark Squilla would have $2 going to the Philadelphia Parking Authority for taxi and limousine enforcement and the other $2 to the Department of Parks and Recreation.
The school district's five-year financial plan includes a huge loan, says chief recovery officer Tom Knudsen.
Robin Jones and Rodney Williams, arrested over the weekend on DUI charges, are now out of work.
The convention story moves from Tampa to Charlotte.
More surveillance cameras may be part of the answer as city officials briefed City Council on what they admit is an 'uptick' in violence at recreation centers and in the parks.
City Council president Darrell Clarke promised that he and his colleagues will use campaign funds to arrange transportation for registered voters to get Penndot photo IDs when needed.
The founders of a blog devoted to Philadelphia environmental causes are reviving an effort to ban grocery store plastic bags in the city.
Nancy Gonzalez is charged with stealing from an elderly woman under her care.
The budget season is over at Philadelphia City Hall. City Council has passed a $3.6 billion budget, ending a tumultuous three-month stretch during which tough decisions were made on how to make ends meet.
The Philadelphia Urban Youth Academy will be an ambitious effort to help promising young ball players throughout the city -- both on the field and in the classroom.
"It becomes a domino effect, where you have one problem property turning in to an entire block of problem properties," an economist testified. "And then, there goes the neighborhood."
Children of fallen Philadelphia police and firefighter have, for years, received a 10-point bonus on civil service exams when applying for a city job. Now, a City Council committee has okayed a measure that would give the same preference to the grandchildren of the deceased.
The School Reform Commission publicly has no "plan B" now that Philadelphia City Council has decided to cut by more than half the amount of new money going to the school district.
Support in City Council for the mayor's proposed property tax overhaul appears to be crumbling, as lawmakers today try once again to hammer out a budget deal.
City council today will again hunker down and try to hammer out a budget deal. But first votes last week on a new property tax system, and new money for the school district, may not survive on final passage.
Many neighbors showed up in Council Chambers to express their concerns.
Philadelphia City Council today took a step toward requiring that older homes which still have battery-operated smoke alarms must use newer models with batteries that last 10 years.
City Council plans to hold hearings into Fire Department policies and procedures, in the wake of the April warehouse blaze in Kensington that claimed the lives of two firefighters.
Working late into the evening Thursday, City Council members reluctantly gave initial approval to an overhaul of Philadelphia's property tax system.
Councilman Bill Greenlee says he was looking to make the bike lane legislation consistent with policy on regulating roadway traffic.
