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Senate of Pennsylvania
Session of 2017 - 2018 Regular Session

MEMORANDUM

Posted:	June 21, 2017 12:13 PM
From:	Senator John P. Sabatina, Jr.
To:	All Senate members
Subject:	Resolution: Middle Neighborhoods Week in PA

Soon, I will be introducing a resolution designating the week of June 26th – 30th, as “Middle Neighborhoods Week” here in Pennsylvania. This is done in part to raise awareness regarding the importance of State and Local attention toward “middle neighborhoods” in the Commonwealth. “Middle neighborhoods”, are areas that are seemingly stable but in danger of decline because they don’t receive the same private development of high-income areas, or the same amount of funding and attention available for lower-income neighborhoods. These “middle neighborhoods” exist in almost all cities and some larger suburbs. The well-being of these neighborhoods is vital for the families and individuals living in them. It is also critical for the overall financial stability of many cities and suburbs that rely on the property tax base of these neighborhoods. Should these middle neighborhoods decline in value by slipping into distress, local governments will have even fewer dollars to provide needed services in these and other neighborhoods. Given the importance of these neighborhoods to America’s cities and suburbs, it is unsettling how little attention is being paid to ensuring that these neighborhoods transition into greater health rather than lapse into decline. As Benjamin Franklin said long ago, “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure”. Please join me in supporting this resolution.

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