State Rep. Jared Solomon and Sen. Tartaglione announce $1 million in redevelopment funding for Northeast Philadelphia
Rep. Jared G. Solomon December 6, 2021 | 4:42 PM
State Rep. Jared Solomon and Sen. Tartaglione announce $1 million in redevelopment funding for Northeast Philadelphia
HARRISBURG, Dec. 6 – State Rep. Jared Solomon and Sen. Christine Tartaglione, both D-Philadelphia, today announced $1 million in state grants awarded to Philadelphia for redevelopment projects.
Solomon said the funding, awarded through the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program, will bring back the return of the Gibbons PAL program and other community outreach programs by constructing a new historically compatible and sustainable building.
“We need more projects like this in the Northeast,” Solomon said. “Bringing back these programs will unleash after school and summer programming for thousands of kids. I am thankful for Senator Tartaglione’s continued partnership in securing this funding, that will help improve the lives of children around the Northeast.”
“Since the programs closure in 2015 the Northeast community has seen and felt a void in safe places for our children to gather, grow, and learn.” Senator Tartaglione said. “The return of the Gibbons Police Athletic League is an exciting and important step in ensuring our children have access to safe, local programming.”
The building will include a full basketball court complete with high ceilings, and homework rooms for students to work.
The Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program is a grant program administered by the Office of the Budget for the acquisition and construction of regional economic, cultural, civic, recreational, and historical improvement projects.
RACP projects are authorized in the Redevelopment Assistance section of a Capital Budget Itemization Act, have a regional or multi-jurisdictional impact, and generate substantial increases or maintain current levels of employment, tax revenue or other measures of economic activity.