Daily News | Philly’s Rebuild program is back on track after a dustup in Council over funding
The Philadelphia program funding improvements to dozens of city parks, libraries, and recreation centers is back on schedule.passed through City Council’s Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Committee and is set to receive a vote in the full Council this week.refused to bring up a resolution approving the Rebuild program’s slate of projects for a vote,
She wouldn’t divulge details of the agreement in an interview Tuesday. She said several Council members supported her move, and that Council President Darrell L. Clarke was involved in negotiations. At the inception of the Rebuild program — which is funded by a tax on sweetened beverages passed in 2016 — Kenney administration officials worked with district Council members to identify the facilities across the city with the most need. Rebuild Executive Director Kira Strong said the administration tried to prioritize areas with higher rates of poverty, crime, and other markers of underinvestment, and a list of 72 sites was approved by Council at the inception of the Rebuild program.
Under the initial project statement for Rebuild, Bass’ 8th district was slated to receive $31 million for improvements. Three of the city’s 10 Council districts were to see less than that, with the lowest amount going to Councilmember Brian J. O’Neill’s 10th District in Northeast Philadelphia.
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