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Report on FPP's Mayoral Forum
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>From Friends of Philadelphia Parks: soon to be Philadelphia Parks Alliance On October 20th, Friends of Philadelphia Parks held a Mayoral Forum on Parks at the Free Library at Logan Square. Over 400 people representing more than 65 different park and neighborhood groups, civic organizations, universities, businesses, government agencies, and schools came out to hear wha ...Read entire story |
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Seven Years Late, Mary Mason Makes Financial Disclosure
Posted by Ed Goppelt
Monday, 09/16/02
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| Seven years into her job on the Fairmount Park Commission, Mary Mason filed her first Financial Disclosure Report. Mason was the only incumbent to have never filed a report (see Fairmount Park Commissioner Failed to Disclose Finances for Seven Years). |
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Fairmount Park Commissioner Failed to Disclose Finances for Seven Years
Posted by Ed Goppelt
Monday, 09/09/02
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| Radio personality Mary Mason has not filed any financial disclosure reports with the City for the seven years she has been a Fairmount Park Commissioner. Mason now sits on the Commission as Council President Anna Verna's representative, following ...Read entire story |
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Fairmount Park Gets New Boss
Posted by Ed Goppelt
Sunday, 08/04/02
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| Former Schools Chief Phil Goldsmith will take over as Executive Director of Fairmount Park. Mayoral spokesman Frank Keel is quoted in the Daily News as saying: "Despite the fondness that many felt for Bill Mifflin, this was a decision that had to be made. The mayor think ...Read entire story |
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Fairmount Park Honcho Objects to Hallwatch Story
Posted by Ed Goppelt
Wednesday, 06/19/02
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As the webmaster of a good government ("goo goo") web site, I get my share of "attaboys" from people writing to say how much they like hallwatch. But I also get the other kind. The kind from people who are not happy. I got one of those letters the other day from Barry Bessler, Chief of Staff for Fairmount Park. Together with his boss, Executive Director Bill Miffl ...Read entire story |
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Fairmount Park Commission Elects New President, But Can't Agree on Much Else
Posted by Ed Goppelt
Tuesday, 06/04/02
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View photos of 6/3/02 Fairmount Park Commission meeting Back in May, the Judges replaced 6 out of 10 sitting Fairmount Park Commissioners in a stunning rebuke to the Commission's leadership. Some of the boardmembers--apparently unused to having to compete for their positions--were evidently still smarting yesterday. Commissioner Pauciello and to a le ...Read entire story |
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Judges Release List of Candidates for Fairmount Park
Posted by Ed Goppelt
Monday, 04/29/02
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View list of Candidates for the Fairmount Park Commission Judge Rosalyn Robinson has released a list of those running for Fairmount Park Commissioner. Eight incumbents and thirty-two candidates have expressed interested in becoming, or staying, a Fairmount Park Commissioner. ...Read entire story |
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New Leadership for Philadelphia's Parks
Posted by Ed Goppelt
Wednesday, 04/24/02
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View Photos of Press Conference. A coalition of 21 park groups is calling on the City's judges to put aside politics and install new leadership at the Fairmount Park Commission. Unlike other cities, in Philadelphia it is the Judges and not the Mayor who choose the Park Commissioners. ...Read entire story |
