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Council reads and files mayoral ordinance authorizing lease for Victory Gardens and Emerson Landfill (File No. 260334)

PhiladelphiaApr 16, 20262 min read

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At the April 16, 2026 City Council session the Mayor submitted Ordinance (File No. 260334) authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to enter into lease or sublease agreements with the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development for parcels referred to as Victory Gardens and Emerson Landfill to allow environmental remediation, development of a facility, and use by the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 542; the communication was read and filed.

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Receipt of mayoral communication submitting Ordinance (File No. 260334) authorizing lease/sublease agreements for parcels known as Victory Gardens and Emerson Landfill.
Communication recommending favorable consideration of the proposed Ordinance was read and filed.
Ordinance would permit environmental remediation, development of a facility on the premises, and use by the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 542 (subject to further Council action).

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