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Sports Complex Special Services District
Sports Complex
Events Calendar

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Lincoln Financial Field

- Citizens Bank Park

- Wachovia Center


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

 

Enjoy the Summer!
(Invite a neighbor to lunch or a movie!)

~ Philadelphia Residents Earn Rewards for Curbside Recycling

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."

Note: The city is currently out of blue recycle bins and will have more in the fall.
            
 You can put this sticker on any bin that you want to use for your weekly recycling.

Cat & DogSPCA
(Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals)
is collecting blankets & towels
for
the care of dogs and cats
1802 South Broad St.

 


2/24/10 - Shawn Jalosinski, Executive Director of the  Sports Complex Special Services District, was presented with an award by Jim Lynch, on behalf of the SPCCA.  The sports complex has been an excellent community partner for our neighborhood for many years.

                   Shown in photo: Jim Lynch, Shawn Jalosinski, Tony Greco
Jim Lynch, Shawn Jalosinski, Tony Greco

~ The Spectrum is scheduled to come down in June, 2010 and that area
    will be made 'blacktop' until plans for this site are confirmed.

~ How safe is your street or neighborhood?
  
  
We are located in (PSA) Police Service Area #3     
      
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
 

   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.

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

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  ►  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.

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

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

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