If you haven't already, check out this posting from yesterday afternoon, in which coucilmembers Jim Kenney and Frank DiCicco stop by Fort Dix Federal Correctional Institute to visit their old pal and colleague Rick Mariano. Heard in the Hall also takes you to Michael Nutter's first town hall meeting. Mr. Mayor the presumptive mayoral favorite, was in fine oratorial form. It was DiCicco, incidentally, who called Nutter "Mr. Mayor" at the meeting. Nobody blinked when he did so.
Nutter will also be at today's City Council session, testifying in favor of Wilson Goode Jr.'s bill encouraging city businesses to hire ex-cons.
In the Inquirer today, we learn that the Fairmount Park Commission is jacking up the Boy Scouts rent from $1 to $200,000. That's one heck of an increase, and it's tied of course to the organization's refusal to admit gay scouts. The city is also getting tough with one of its own judges, Rayford A. Means, who owns some dilipidated South Philadelphia properties. Over at Great Expectations they're getting ready for a heavy discussion on poverty. The Daily News reports from the Ethics Board, which has imposed some tighter political restrictions on city boards like the Planning Commission.
Finally, great news from Harrisburg for those who like to see the public's business kept private: a new open records bill was just riddled with holes by a House committee.
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