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File #: 2021-2305    Version: 1
Type: Resolution Status: Passed Finally
File created: 12/10/2021 In control: Committee on Urban Recreation
On agenda: 12/14/2021 Final action: 12/28/2021
Enactment date: 12/28/2021 Enactment #: 919
Effective date: 12/30/2021    
Title: Resolution providing for the designation and transfer of certain public properties within the Hazelwood, Glen Hazel, and Greenfield neighborhoods from the Greenways for Pittsburgh Program and other adjacent vacant properties under City ownership to be formalized and adopted as a City park.
Indexes: PGH. CODE ORDINANCES TITLE 11 - HISTORIC DESIGNATION
Attachments: 1. 2021-2305 Cover Letter-Hazelwood Greenway - Letter, 2. Summary 2021-2305
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Resolution providing for the designation and transfer of certain public properties within the Hazelwood, Glen Hazel, and Greenfield neighborhoods from the Greenways for Pittsburgh Program and other adjacent vacant properties under City ownership to be formalized and adopted as a City park.

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WHEREAS, adopted plans such as OpenSpacePGH, the City's Open Space Parks and Recreation Plan, and OnePGH, the City's resilience strategy, recommend having residents within 1/2 mile or a ten-minute walk to a City Park or open space, and

WHEREAS, an expansion of the parks system is expected to benefit the Hazelwood, Glen Hazel, and Greenfield neighborhoods in many ways, including:

1. Providing equitable access to parks throughout the City;
2. The expansion of natural areas and open spaces to create a comprehensive network that includes a better balance of landscapes;
3. The preservation of Pittsburgh's character-defining hillsides, views, and scenic resources;


Be it resolved by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh as follows:

Section 1. That City Council will dedicate the Subject Properties within the Hazelwood, Glen Hazel, and Greenfield neighborhoods that are primarily currently known as the Hazelwood Greenway as "Hazelwood Park", pending a permanent name by recommendation of the City's Naming Commission and action of City Council per Chapter 173 of the Code:

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