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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY McGEEHAN, JUNE 18, 2012 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, JUNE 18, 2012 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Designating the bridge carrying Torresdale Avenue, State Route |
2 | 1004, over the Pennypack Creek, in Philadelphia County, as |
3 | the Paul W. Kauffman Memorial Bridge. |
4 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
5 | hereby enacts as follows: |
6 | Section 1. Paul W. Kauffman Memorial Bridge. |
7 | (a) Declaration of policy.--The General Assembly finds and |
8 | declares as follows: |
9 | (1) Paul W. Kauffman was a resident of Upper Holmesburg |
10 | for 52 years along with his wife Lorraine. |
11 | (2) Mr. Kaufmann was the driving force behind an effort |
12 | to turn a vacant lot into the Trumbette Playground that now |
13 | has three ball fields, a basketball court and climbing |
14 | equipment for children. Mr. Kauffmann maintained the park |
15 | every day by cleaning up waste and locking and unlocking the |
16 | gate. |
17 | (3) Mr. Kauffman was a community activist who became the |
18 | face of the Upper Holmesburg Civic Association after it was |
19 | reformed in 2004. His involvement in the Upper Holmesburg |
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1 | Civic Association led to involvement in other Northeastern |
2 | Philadelphia civic associations as well as the 8th Police |
3 | District Advisory Committee. |
4 | (4) Mr. Kauffmann also led Upper Holmesburg |
5 | beautification projects that included the planting of trees |
6 | and the installation of benches, banners and additional |
7 | lighting along Frankford Avenue. |
8 | (5) Mr. Kauffman served as a Democratic committeeman in |
9 | the 65th Ward and was a frequent sight at the offices of his |
10 | city and State representatives. |
11 | (6) Mr. Kauffmann passed away August 22, 2011. |
12 | (b) Designation.--The bridge carrying Torresdale Avenue, |
13 | State Route 1004, over the Pennypack Creek in Philadelphia |
14 | County, is designated as the Paul W. Kauffman Memorial Bridge. |
15 | (c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and |
16 | maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the bridge to |
17 | traffic in both directions. |
18 | Section 2. Effective date. |
19 | This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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