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Sports Complex Special Services District
Events Calendar

- Lincoln Financial Field
- Citizens Bank Park
- Wachovia Center and Wachovia Spectrum Events

Representing our neighbors
from Snyder Ave. to I76  &  9th St. to Broad St.  in Philadelphia, PA

 

 

               Enjoy the summer!             

    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

bulletDid 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

bullet 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.
 
bulletExtended hours for use of BOK field?: The Sports Complex Special Services District is reviewing their expenses to determine if they can support our neighborhood by providing funds to the School District for overtime coverage at BOK field.  If approved, this funding will allow the track at BOK field to remain open after 6:00 for a few hours by paying for school district staff to supervise the field during these extended hours.
 
bullet Tree Planting: The next scheduled 'tree planting' will be in the spring.  (date tbd)  Trees are planned for planting along Bigler between 10th and  Iseminger streets.
 
bullet 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.
 
bullet 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.

 
Bok Field Track
bulletThe 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
bulletHigh 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.
bulletGroup usage will be by permit only. No picnics or 'pickup games' allowed without a permit.
bulletInsurance will be required for any organization applying for the permit
bulletA deposit may also be necessary (if groups leave the fields in a condition that needs cleaning up)
bullet Contact us if you would like a permit for your group to use the field
bulletWhen the facility is closed, no one is permitted to be on the site.
bullet The track is scheduled to be opened for use by the neighbors Mon-Fri from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm and on Saturday when other events are scheduled.  (Extended hours are being investigated.)
 
bullet Suggestions, etc. should be sent to: Click here > Kelly Barton, Philadelphia School District.
bullet 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
 
bulletNo 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.

'Single Stream' Recycling Expands to SOUTH PHILADELPHIA
 

Southern/BOK Field - Additional Information

bullet Closing times for the facility will be determined with the Philadelphia School District
bullet A committee consisting of SPCCA officials, area political representatives, Philadelphia School District officials, police, security and a rotating neighbor representative. The committee will handle the permit process.
bullet The SPCCA will still be the lead group overseeing that the process is fair and that the facility and the neighbors are protected
bullet Neighbors will be permitted to use the track for running and walking, but the times will be arranged through the SPCCA and based on when the neighbors express to the SPCCA when they would like to use the track.
bullet SPCCA will maintain an office on site which is already open and being used for meetings, etc.
bullet To use the SPCCA conference room contact us to inquire about availability
Southern/BOK Athletic Field Renovation History

        Information/News about cell phone towers (Nextel) in South Philadelphia   

bullet Find the lowest gas prices in our area!
    Here is a website were you can check for the lowest gas prices before
    filling your tank.  It shows the highest and lowest gas prices in the last
    36 hours in the Philadelphia area.

    On the left of the homepage, look for '
Search For Gas Prices'
   
You can do a search on 'Philadelphia - South' and/or
    'Philadelphia - Central' to find the lowest gas prices in our area.

bullet SPCCA Service Award Nominees
Bill Guarnere & Edward Heffron  (Band of Brothers) & Patricia Giorgio-Fox

bullet Philadelphia Home Improvement Loan Program
( Redevelopment Authority of Phila.)

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