Dorothy Emanuel Recreation Center Building Renaming (Bill 260638)
At a glance
Based on auto-generated captions; names and details may be misheard.
- What: Bill 260638 would name the building at the Dorothy Emanuel Recreation Center (Dorothy Emanuel Playground building) as a neighborhood center honoring a woman whose surname is garbled in the captions.
- Where it stands: amended and reported favorably by the committee on 2026-10-21. The content of the amendment is not stated in the captions.
- Next: full Council.
Main points
- Parks and Recreation Commissioner Susan Slawson testified in support.
- Councilmember Lozada asked how the public is told about name changes; the commissioner described advisory council and friends-group meetings and a City process resolution.
Sources
- Committee agenda for 2026-10-21: https://phila.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=1454355&GUID=A82E415A-C929-41F9-B911-63C99342E58C
- Meeting video: https://youtube.com/watch?v=ggwtyQHOADU
Discussion time
About 5 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-21 - Committee on Public Property and Public Works | 5 |
Log
- 2026-10-21 - Committee on Public Property and Public Works - Parks and Recreation testified in support; committee approved an amendment and reported the bill as amended.