Daily News | City Council exempts Cobbs Creek Golf Course from an environmental law, despite ukulele solo and protests
Rendering of a proposed multitiered driving range as part of a $65 million renovation of the Philadelphia-owned Cobbs Creek Golf Course.Despite impassioned pleas from some members of the public, Philadelphia City Council on Thursday unanimously approved a controversial ordinance that would exempt renovations of the Cobbs Creek Golf Course from having to adhere to a city environmental law.
The song was a bit of levity in a Council hearing otherwise tense at times as opponents spoke out against the proposal.At issue was an ordinance introduced by Councilman Curtis Jones Jr. that would create a carve out, known as an overlay zoning district, that would exempt the nonprofit making $65 million in renovations to the course from the city’s steep slope requirements. The rules are intended to prevent erosion by limiting what can be done to trees, vegetation, and the land on a slope.
However, Szmulowicz, who lives in the Cobbs Creek neighborhood, objected, saying the revisions still exempt the entire property, giving the foundation “free rein to cut down trees on any steep slope within the 350-acre premises.”
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