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Art Holiday

The Northeast Times reports that Frankford Associates has had to walk away from the deal to purchase the Art Holiday property. The story in the Times details the business reasons why that decision was made. So where does that leave us?

We had that blight on the neighborhood for years thanks to the present owners Cinema Art Theaters who have owned it since 1979. According to the Secretary of State of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the corporation was created in 1968. The corporation is headquartered in Narberth. The officer of the corporation listed an address in Rosemont.

It is time to put them on notice, Frankford will not be screwed again.

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Frankford Special Services District

A hearing has been scheduled for October 25th for the bill to re-establish the Frankford Special Services District. The entire text of the bill is available thanks to Hallwatch.org here.

The service area of the proposed district shall include the approximate 480 taxable (for real estate purposes) commercial and industrial properties on both sides of Frankford Avenue from Torresdale Avenue to Bridge Street and certain side streets including portions of Kensington Avenue, Foulkrod Street, Gillingham Street, Griscom Street, Margaret Street, Meadow Street, Orthodox Street, Paul Street, Pratt Street, Darrah Street, and Unity Street. This area is referred to as the "whole district." While the service area does contain residential properties, properties that are zoned residential will not be assessed. Tax exempt properties located within the District will be encouraged to contribute cash or in-kind services.

The city will be responsible for collecting the special tax assessment from commercial and industrial property owners which is an improvement over the former situation.

“Immediately following the public hearing, a meeting of the Committee on Rules,
open to the public, will be held to consider the action to be taken on the above
listed item.”

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