A special meeting of the Commission on Parks and Recreation will be held on Wednesday, October 27, 2010 at 6:00PM at the Central Library, Skyline Room, located at Logan Square, 1901 Vine Street. The general public is invited to give testimony regarding the draft of the Open Lands Protection Ordinance at this meeting.
Click here to view the Commission’s draft ordinance.
Click here to view PPA's comments on the draft ordinance.
Click here to view the Commission’s briefing presentation.
Click here to view the Commission's ordinance timeline.
The Commission's goal is to vote on a final ordinance at its next public meeting, scheduled for Novemeber 17. Make sure you participate in this important work by attending on October 27 or submitting your comments at any time to: parksandreccommission@phila.gov or leave a comment on this blog.
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Who is on the Commission?
Nancy Goldenberg (Chair) is the Vice President of Planning for the Center City District and founder of the
Debra Wolf Goldstein, Esq. is the president of Conservation Matters, LLC, a legal and consulting firm with a focus on land conservation issues.
Jeffrey Hackett is the president of the Helen G. Sturgis Advisory Board, on the Executive Board of the Melrose Park Gardens Civic Association.
Pete Hoskins is the interim Executive Director of the Friends of Laurel Hill Cemetery and the former Director of Fairmount Park.
Leslie Anne Miller is active in a number of community organizations, including serving on the Board of Directors of the Fairmount Conservancy and on the Executive Committee of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society.
Carol Rice is retired from the Department of Recreation and currently serves as the Chairman of the
Carlos Rodriquez is the President of Puerto Rico Stars, which offers free baseball clinics to youth in
Sarah Clark Stuart is Campaign Director at the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia and co-coordinator of the Schuylkill River Park
Ex-officio Members
Howard Neukrug – Water Commissioner
Barbara Capozzi, Esq. – Designee of Council President Anna C. Verna
Michael DiBerardinis – Parks and Recreation Commissioner and Senior Adviser to the Mayor
Alan Greenberger – Executive Director,
Joan Schlotterbeck – Public Property Commissioner
Clarena Tolson – Streets Commissioner