The Campaign to Take Back Vacant Land met yesterday afternoon in Center City. Rachel Sensenig was representing our team.
Right now, we're working on putting up "danger" signs in vacant lots to garner the attention of City Council.
We recently realized it was a powerful strategy when the head of the city's Redevelopment Authority called our coalition leaders from his vacation to angrily ask us to stop because the city has plans for some of these lots.
Next coalition meeting is in the same spot (Liberty Resources on 7th and Market St.) at noon on Sept 4.
From Rachel Sensenig and Jonny Rashid
We recently realized it was a powerful strategy when the head of the city's Redevelopment Authority called our coalition leaders from his vacation to angrily ask us to stop because the city has plans for some of these lots.
So over the next few weeks we need to put signs on privately-held tax delinquent properties to raise awareness of the problem and our proposed solution (the Land Bank Bill). Rachel will be helping in the 1st district (BW/FN) and in the 8th district (Germantown). Jonny is working Let me know in the 5th district (BD). Do you of any vacant land in those districts that need attention?
The coalition agreed today to escalate our efforts in the fall because city council convenes again on Sept. 12. We want a hearing for the bill as soon as possible (it got pushed aside in the spring due to school issues and such). The coalition agreed to meet at city hall that day at 9:30 a.m., and talked about publicizing some kind of message then that we want a hearing within 30 days. We'll continue to meet weekly at City Hall on those Thursday mornings that the Council meets and do a countdown of sorts. On the fourth week, if the bill hasn't come to hearing, the coalition will most likely do a "People's Hearing" there.
Next coalition meeting is in the same spot (Liberty Resources on 7th and Market St.) at noon on Sept 4.
From Rachel Sensenig and Jonny Rashid
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