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Community sentiment
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- Public comments
- 2
- Last 30 days
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Discussed at 2 meetings in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 1, 2026.
Public comments (14)
Opposed the bill, arguing property owners are taxed twice by the city and business improvement districts, and criticized the city's handling of homelessness and sanctuary policy.
CITY COUNCIL — October 1, 2026 · 1:27:18 →Opposed the bill, calling business improvement districts 'taxation without representation.'
CITY COUNCIL — September 17, 2026 · 1:27:26 →Opposed the Center City District park bill, arguing the District isn't required to hold public meetings and criticizing Council's Sunshine Act practices.
CITY COUNCIL — May 14, 2026 · 1:14:38 →Republican congressional candidate who opposed the bill and veered into commentary on immigration and public safety before being gaveled back to the bill.
CITY COUNCIL — May 14, 2026 · 2:11:14 →Opposed the land acquisition bill over fears of eminent domain displacing longtime homeowners.
CITY COUNCIL — May 7, 2026 · 1:27:53 →Opposed the Center City District land bill, arguing the nonprofit violates Sunshine Act principles and should face audits.
CITY COUNCIL — May 7, 2026 · 1:16:05 →Opposed the bill, citing vague land deals, lack of transparency, and the city's tax burden.
CITY COUNCIL — April 30, 2026 · 1:52:29 →Opposed the bill, arguing the Center City District taxes without public meetings and questioning nonprofit funding.
CITY COUNCIL — April 30, 2026 · 1:50:40 →A congressional candidate urged the city to make land programs accessible to residents rather than giving property to whoever has money.
CITY COUNCIL — April 9, 2026 · 2:15:32 →Opposed the bill on grounds that neighborhood improvement districts violate the First Amendment and Sunshine Act, and criticized limits on public comment.
CITY COUNCIL — April 9, 2026 · 2:12:52 →Opposed the parkland bill and business improvement districts generally, and argued Council's agenda-only public comment rule is censorship.
CITY COUNCIL — March 19, 2026 · 3:03:21 →West Philadelphia advocate pushing the Black Bottom Community Restoration Act to give community first dibs on city-owned land; opposed the parkland bill.
CITY COUNCIL — March 19, 2026 · 2:01:52 →Opposed the parkland acquisition bill's broad eminent domain powers and leasing to the Center City District, citing the Germantown High School sale as precedent.
CITY COUNCIL — March 19, 2026 · 1:13:37 →Claimed he was targeted by police and government entities; was redirected to stay on topic regarding the park land bill.
CITY COUNCIL — March 5, 2026 · 2:14:20 →