Bill Text: PA HR355 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Celebrating the South Side Local Development Company on its 30th and final year as an organization.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 22-7)

Status: (Passed) 2011-06-26 - Adopted (196-0) [HR355 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-HR355-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 2209
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 355 Session of2011
INTRODUCED BY WHEATLEY, BRADFORD, BRIGGS, CALTAGIRONE, COHEN, D. COSTA, DeLUCA, DiGIROLAMO, FRANKEL, GOODMAN, HENNESSEY, KORTZ, KOTIK, MAHONEY, MANN, MILLARD, MIRABITO, MUNDY, O'NEILL, PARKER, RAVENSTAHL, ROEBUCK, STABACK, TAYLOR, THOMAS, WAGNER AND VULAKOVICH, JUNE 25, 2011
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, JUNE 25, 2011
A RESOLUTION
Celebrating the South Side Local Development Company on its 30th
and final year as an organization.
WHEREAS, The South Side Local Development Company was formed
in 1982 with a mission of historic preservation and economic
revitalization; and
WHEREAS, The South Side Local Development Company was formed
after the Pittsburgh steel mills closed and a sluggish economy
had taken a toll on the South Side; and
WHEREAS, The South Side Local Development Company operates
with a board of 24 directors who are residents and business
owners on the South Side; and
WHEREAS, The company has a professional staff of six and
hundreds of volunteers serving on various committees; and
WHEREAS, Major supporters include UPMC Health Plan, Station
Square, First National Bank, S&T Bank, American Eagle Outfitters
and Pittsburgh Partnership for Neighborhood Development; and
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WHEREAS, Some of the first businesses to open on the South
Side in the early 1980s include Mario's South Side Saloon and
Esser's Floral Shop; and
WHEREAS, Presently, South Side is home to a mix of creative
businesses, cafes, restaurants, art galleries, theater and
retail shops; and
WHEREAS, South Side's East Carson Street is recognized as a
local and national historic district and is considered to have
the region's largest and best collection of Victorian commercial
architecture; and
WHEREAS, Main Street on East Carson Street stimulated
investment on the South Side and revitalized the business
district, and in 1996, East Carson Street was one of only five
districts nationwide to receive the National Trust's "Great
American Main Street" award; and
WHEREAS, Under the South Side Local Development Company's
direction over the last 21 years, South Side has seen more than
250 new businesses established, 200 storefronts renovated, 700
new homes constructed and a 12% vacancy rate in 2008, down from
40% in 1982; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives celebrate the
South Side Local Development Company on its 30th and final year
as an organization.
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