Resolution 110192
Urging the Pennsylvania General Assembly to renew the Growing Greener initiative and continue the policy of offering Pennsylvania and Philadelphia residents jobs, recreational activities, and revenue while preserving and investing in the Commonwealth's most valuable natural resources: property, water, and air.
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“Good morning, Madam President and members of Council. I'm here to speak in support of Resolution 110192, Growing Greener, renewed Growing Greener. My name is Maitreyi Roy and I'm Vice-President for Programs at the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, and my thanks to Councilman Jones for his foresight in introducing this resolution. PHS, through Growing Greener funds, has been working in community partnerships with Ci…”
Ms. Roy · Stated Meeting, March 24, 2011 · Mar 24, 2011 · official transcript, this passage
“Patrick Starr, commenting on Resolution 110192.”
Chief Clerk · Stated Meeting, March 24, 2011 · Mar 24, 2011 · official transcript, this passage
“Thank you. We will now consider the bills and resolutions on the Second Reading and Final Passage Calendar. I would ask the Chief Clerk to please read the title of Resolution No. 110192.”
Council President Verna · Stated Meeting, March 24, 2011 · Mar 24, 2011 · official transcript, this passage
Status timeline
- Mar 10, 2011Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar · CITY COUNCIL
- Mar 24, 2011ADOPTED · CITY COUNCIL
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..Title Urging the Pennsylvania General Assembly to renew the Growing Greener initiative and continue the policy of offering Pennsylvania and Philadelphia residents jobs, recreational activities, and revenue while preserving and investing in the Commonwealth's most valuable natural resources: property, water, and air. ..Body WHEREAS, Philadelphia has received over $40 million from Growing Greener for over one hundred environmental initiative projects, including watershed protection, neighborhood redevelopment, environmentally and cost savings energy projects, and community park and recreation renovations; and WHEREAS, Philadelphia's and the Commonwealth's ability to attract growing businesses and to provide the quality of life for its residents is hindered by the loss of open space and farmland, the failure to remediate brownfield sites and restore impaired rivers and streams, the deterioration of our state game, forests and park lands; and WHEREAS, It was calculated in 2007 that the Philadelphia park system increased the market value of residential properties in the City by $689 million, generating an additional $18.1 million annually in property taxes; and WHEREAS, Growing Greener has helped to preserve nearly 34,000 acres of working family farms in Pennsylvania; conserve more than 42,300 acres of threatened natural areas; restore more than 1,600 acres of abandoned mine lands; and enhance access to outdoor recreation through 234 community park projects and 132 park and forest infrastructure projects; and WHEREAS, Article I, Section 27 of the Pennsylvania Constitution states that, "The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. As trustee of these resources, the Commonwealth shall conserve and maintain them for the benefit of all the people;" and WHEREAS, Funds for both Growing Greener I and Growing Greener II are precipitously dropping and the Growing Greener II bond funds will end in 2011 unless the Pennsylvania General Assembly acts to renew the initiative; now therefore, be it RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, That it hereby urges the Pennsylvania General Assembly to renew the Growing Greener initiative and continue the policy of offering Pennsylvania and Philadelphia residents jobs, recreational activities, and revenue while preserving and investing in the Commonwealth's most valuable natural resources: property, water, and air. FURTHER RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be forwarded to Governor Tom Corbett, the Philadelphia delegation of the Pennsylvania General Assembly and the House and Senate leadership of the Pennsylvania General Assembly as evidence of the grave concern and strong commitment to environmental protection of this legislative body. ..End