SPCCA - South Philadelphia Communities Civic Association: Philadelphia, PA

Mark your calendar: April 17th SCSSD 'Shredding Day' (Times will be posted when known).

For successful snow and ice management,

Philadelphia Streets Commissioner Tolson urges residents to

follow these tips:
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Apply any commercial de-icer on steps and sidewalks early to prevent residual moisture from freezing over and creating icy conditions.
Clear a sidewalk path at least 30 wide within 6 hours of the end of the storm
as listed in the Philadelphia Code (10-720)
Clear snow from neighborhood sewer drains to allow melting snow to drain.
Be conscious of the environment. Use de-icing salts only as much as needed.
One pound of de-icer can cover 100 to 200 square feet.
Salt should be applied as soon as a light accumulation has developed on the surface. This will break the bond between additional accumulations and the pavement surface, and will make it easier to shovel.
A final light application of a de-icer may be required after removal is completed to melt the residual snow.
Make sure you park your car as far away from the corner as possible. Cars parked too close to the corner limit the turning radius of salting vehicles.
Stay tuned to local media for further updates.
Check on sick and elderly neighbors.
To report a street in need of salting or plowing or for more information on any Streets Department program or service, call 3-1-1.
Additional information is available online at www.phila.gov/streets/Snow.html
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~ How safe is your street or neighborhood?
       Here's a new website to check on any crimes in our area as reported to the
           Philadelphia Police Department.
           What do you do to use this website?
             > Enter the address, intersection or place
           > Select the type of crime and a date range
           > Click on Create Map
             > The street map will show crime locations (of the type you selected) with blue dots
           > If you click on one of the dots, you can see details about the crime
           > Click Here to go the police department website

~ Philadelphia Residents to Earn Rewards for Curbside Recycling
In December, 2009, Mayor Nutter announced the launch of the Philadelphia Recycling Rewards program in the Strawberry Mansion neighborhood of North Philadelphia, the first region to participate in the program that will be citywide by the summer of 2010.

Sign up for the program at www.phillyrecyclingpays.com

The roll out schedule is as follows:
     > February 2010: North Philadelphia
     > March 2010: Lower Northeast, Frankford and Logan Sections
     > April 2010: West and Southwest Philadelphia
     > May 2010: Center City and South Philadelphia
     > June 2010: Northeast Philadelphia
     > July 2010: Northwest Philadelphia

Philadelphia Recycling Rewards is a partnership between the Streets Department and RecycleBank. The program will allow residents with City provided recycling collection to earn points that can be redeemed through RecycleBank for discounts, full-value gift cards or charitable contributions at hundreds of participating local and national merchants and non-profits.

Philadelphia is now the largest City in the United States to reward residents for their recycling efforts. RecycleBank's partnership with cities have proven to increase the amount of recyclable materials collected and aid the local economy when rewards are redeemed at local merchants.

The program is anticipated to bring the City's recycling diversion rate-- the amount of recyclable materials that are diverted away from landfills-to record levels. Every ton of waste diverted from landfills saves the city about $65. The program is pay for performance and shares the savings for additional tons of recycling collected above and beyond current levels.

According to City of Philadelphia Director of Sustainability Katherine Gajewski, Philadelphia Recycling Rewards is the City of Philadelphia's biggest Greenworks initiative to date in helping the City reach its goal of becoming the Greenest City in America, "Greenworks Philadelphia sets out ambitious recycling goals including a 20 percent diversion rate by 2011 and 25 percent by 2015. Philadelphia Recycling Rewards will help the City achieve and hopefully exceed those goals."

► Bok Field Track

The track only is scheduled to be opened for use by the neighbors Mon-Fri from 7:00 am to 2:30 pm and on Saturday when other events are scheduled. (Extended hours are being investigated.)

When the facility is closed, no one is permitted to be on the site

The athletic facility is not a recreation center or a public park. It is Philadelphia School District property that requires permission to use the playing fields

Contact number for neighborhood 'Supersite Field Committee': 215-990-7923

Contact numbers for The School District of Philadelphia
      Communications & Community Relations                    215-400-4040
      Health, Safety & Physical Education                                215-400-4190
      School Police Operations:  Incident Report Desk       215-400-6100

No dogs or pets are allowed within the property
      Please pick up after your dogs when walking them around the facility.
      Please encourage your neighbors to do the same.

High school football teams from public schools Furness, Prep Charter, High School of the Future, Southern, Bok and Neumann-Goretti, use the field for home games.

Group usage will be by permit only.
     Insurance will be required for any organization applying for the permit
     A deposit may also be necessary (if groups leave the fields in a condition that needs cleaning up)
     Picnics and 'pickup games' are not allowed without a permit.

Contact us if you would like a permit for your group to use the field
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► John Marzano Memorial: A spring dedication is planned for this memorial at 11th and Bigler St. (date tbd) Details will be posted as they are confirmed.

► April 28, 2009 Update on Swine Flu in the Philadelphia area click here

► Ten Tips to Prevent Identify Theft

► February 22, 2009- Trash and/or Recycling TICKETS

Did you know that you can be ticketed $25 for
1) Putting out your trash the day before trash day?
2) Putting trash in your recycle bins and/or putting recyclables in your trash bags?
The City of Philadelphia has begun ticketing households that mix recyclables with their trash and put trash in the blue recycle bins.
Click here to see a ticket that was issued to someone on Camac St.
(You may need to enlarge the picture on your PC by clicking the small magnifying glass/cursor.)

► January 28, 2009 - Updates on Neighborhood Projects

Street Cleaning: The Sports Complex Special Services District has secured a new, national company for cleaning streets in the four districts that make up the SCSSD. They have purchased new equipment that will soon be in use.
Click here for a map of the four districts that are covered by the SCSSD.

> These services are paid for by the SCSSD as part of their commitment to building and maintaining good neighborhood relations. This is only one of the services they provide for our neighborhood.
> Their primary purpose is to clear trash, debris, etc. in the streets.
> They are not allowed to go onto private property, driveways or yards to pickup items.
> Their schedule is tracked, monitored and documented each day to assure a regular cleaning within the 36 sub-districts that the SCSSD is cleaning.

Spectrum Demolition: The 'farewell events' for the Spectrum are planned for September. These will be posted once information has been confirmed.

> Demolition of the building will be announced and take place sometime after September.

> 'PhillyLive' is the name of the complex that will replace the Spectrum. The design and details of this are still in the planning stages.

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► 'Single Stream' Recycling Expands to SOUTH PHILADELPHIA
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