How the speed of sheriff sales affects vacancy and blight

How the speed of sheriff sales affects vacancy and blight

Over on PlanPhilly, Patrick Kerkstra reports that the city is falling short on its sheriff sales, and looks at proposals that could help the city capture lost revenue and reduce neighborhood blight. It’s the must-read of the day.

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Regulating signs in the city, land bank gaining traction, sewage treatment plant as bird habitat, fuel costs and refinery closures

Regulating signs in the city, land bank gaining traction, sewage treatment plant as bird habitat, fuel costs and refinery closures
  • Draft sign controls to be presented to Planning Commission today
  • In favor of a municipal land bank
  • Sewage treatment plant winter habitat for swallows
  • Idled refineries contributing to rising gas-prices?
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    Land bank and tax-delinquent property bills, award for L&I’s blight court, ads on school buses, Philadelphia Media Network seeks buyers, LeBron @ Sabrina’s

    Land bank and tax-delinquent property bills, award for L&I’s blight court, ads on school buses, Philadelphia Media Network seeks buyers, LeBron @ Sabrina’s
  • Bills to create a Land Bank and collect on back property taxes introduced in Council
  • L&I gets award for anti-blight strategy
  • Ads on school buses?
  • Philadelphia Media Network hired investment banking firm find buyers
  • LeBron hearts Sabrina’s
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    City Hall station work, Council talks jobs and revenue, Nutter promises more resources to fight crime, North Central NID opponents organize, beautifying Holme Circle

    City Hall station work, Council talks jobs and revenue, Nutter promises more resources to fight crime, North Central NID opponents organize, beautifying Holme Circle
  • SEPTA funds some improvements to City Hall station
  • City Council kicks off 2012 with jobs and revenue bills
  • Nutter goes all out on gun crimes
  • Temple area NID opponents organize
  • Plans to beautify Holme Circle
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    PlanPhilly looks back: SS United States, Sunoco still seeks refinery buyers, no Promise Neighborhoods grant for Universal, Bill Green on BPT reform

    PlanPhilly looks back: SS United States, Sunoco still seeks refinery buyers, no Promise Neighborhoods grant for Universal, Bill Green on BPT reform
  • Tarnished jewel on the Delaware
  • Sunoco still seeks refinery buyers
  • No Promise Neighborhood grant for Kenny Gamble’s Universal
  • Bill Green on Business Privilege Tax reform
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    The Buzz: Clean and Green on Germantown Ave | Chinatown Tower | President’s House Mess | Zoning Debate

    The Buzz: Clean and Green on Germantown Ave | Chinatown Tower | President’s House Mess | Zoning Debate
  • Mt. Airy BID keeping the Avenue strong
  • Tower takes Chinatown next level, across Vine
  • President’s House exhibits malfunction 
  • Bill Green and Kiki Bolender to debate zoning
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    The Buzz: Casinos | Callowhill NID | Cracked tower | North Broad lighting | Zoning Forum

    The Buzz: Casinos | Callowhill NID | Cracked tower | North Broad lighting | Zoning Forum
  • SugarHouse expansion
  • Another Philly-area casino?
  • No NID for Chinatown
  • City Hall crack
  • North Broad art lighting
  • Zoning forum recap
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    Combat Zoning Fatigue: Dig In

    Combat Zoning Fatigue: Dig In

    After four years of zoning talk, is Philadelphia close to getting a new zoning code? That’s up to City Council.

    Find out where council members Clarke, DiCicco, and Green stand, and get up to speed on the issues at tonight’s zoning reform forum.

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    This Week: September 19-23

    This Week: September 19-23

    Picks for the week ahead: public participation in planning lecture, zoning reform forum, window repair workshop, PECO’s green roof tour, Frank Lloyd Wright conference, and food access symposium events this week.

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