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Cherelle Parker: “Some [government-owned properties in Philadelphia] have been…”

Featuring: Cherelle Parker, Democratic | Mayor of Philadelphia | Pennsylvania

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Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker sits down with Clarence Anthony

Published | Video Starts at 08:59

We can use government owned land. We have the land. Let's put all of these persistently vacant. Some, it's embarrassing even say, but I'm going to tell you Some [government-owned properties in Philadelphia] have been vacant for 3 up to 30 years. Want you to imagine schools vacant from 3 to 30 years or government owned buildings. We have Holmesburg Prison, our old roundhouse, prime real estate right in the center of our city. (08:59–29:59)

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Asserts that some government-owned properties in Philadelphia have been vacant for 3 to 30 years.

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