Holmesburg Fish & Game Update

[CZJedi]

Here's an update on Holmesburg Fish & Game in Philadelphia...

The bad news: our lease sucks, and legally, the city can shut us down anytime they want.

The good news: We have at least 1/2 lawyers offering free services, the NRA, the PA Game Commission, important State reps in Harrisburg, and some very valuable (and influential) Philadelphia City Council people on our side.

Legally, we don't have a leg to stand on, but politically, things are going in our favor. I'd say we have a very good chance of staying open.

[phillyshooter]

This is great news for members like myself. If anyone in Philly is looking for a nice gun club to join, this is the place. If you are interested in joining and need a sponsor let me know.

http://holmesburgfishandgame.com/

The HF&G Protective Association Lives!
Status as of 4/1/08

We have reached an agreement in principle with the City of Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Prison System. Philadelphia City Council members Krajewski and O'Niell met with Everett Gillison, the Deputy Mayor for Public Safety today. The agenda that the HF&GPA executive committee gave to the City Council people was largely accepted by the Deputy Mayor. We expect that the final agreement will be drafted and ready for signatures in the next week or so. Details will be provided here as soon as that document is finalized. A brief synopsis will also be published in the club paper.
Please note: This is NOT the same agreement we have on the Messages/Contacts/Letters page of this site!
What can you do at this point? It's not too soon to start writing your letters of thanks. Philadelphia City Council members Krajewski and O'Niell are certainly at the top of that list. Also Mayor Nutter, Deputy Mayor Gillison and Prison Commissioner Giorla are worthy of our gratitude. All I can say is what a difference a change in administration makes! Any other political support you know that was involved should also be recognized.
The new agreement should allow us reasonable access to club facilities enabling us to retain the maximum number of members and recruit the maximum number of new members. This was absolutely essential to our survival and our future as an organization. While there is never a guarantee of a future, today that future looks much brighter than it has in years past.
Thank you all for supporting your club!
It is your actions as ladies and gentlemen that has brought us to this point. Congratulations!

[BlownNitroPontiac]

Who are the friendly members of Philthydelphia City Council?

I'll make sure that I help their re-election campaigns.

[phillyshooter]

Who are the friendly members of Philthydelphia City Council?

I'll make sure that I help their re-election campaigns.

Philadelphia City Council
City Hall · Philadelphia, PA 19107-3290

Joan Krajewski
6th District
Room 591
215.686.3444 / 215.686.3445
fax: 215.686.1935
joan.krajewski@phila.gov

Brian O’Neill
10th District
Room 562
215.686.3422 / 215.686.3423
fax: 215.686.1939
brian.o’neill@phila.gov

Frank DiCicco
1st District
Room 332
215.686.3458 / 215.686.3459
fax: 215.686.1931
frank.dicicco@phila.gov

Anna Verna (Council President)
2nd District
Room 405
215.686.3412 / 215.686.3413
fax: 215.686.1932
anna.verna@phila.gov

Jannie Blackwell
3rd District
Room 408
215.686.3418 / 215.686.3419
fax: 215.686.1933
jannie.l.blackwell@phila.gov

Carol Ann Campbell
4th District
Room 404
215.686.3416 / 215. 686.3417
fax: 215.686.1934
carol.campbell@phila.gov

Darrell Clarke
5th District
Room 484
215.686.3442 / 215.686.3443
fax: 215.686.1901
Clarke-5th-District@phila.gov



Daniel J. Savage
7th District
Room 597
215.686.3448 / 215.686.3449
fax: 215.686.1936
daniel.savage@phila.gov

Donna Reed Miller
8th District
Room 312
215.686.3424 / 215.686.3425
fax: 215.686.1937
donna.miller@phila.gov



Marian Tasco
9th District
Room 577
215.686.3454 / 215.686.3455
fax: 215.686.1938
marian.tasco@phila.gov


William K. Greenlee
At-Large
Room 588
215.686.3446 / 215.686.3447
fax: 215.686.1927
william.greenlee@phila.gov

W. Wilson Goode, Jr.
At-Large
Room 316
215.686.3414 / 215.686.3415
fax: 215.686.1928
wilson.goode@phila.gov

Jack Kelly
At-Large
Room 594
215.686.3452 / 215.686.3453
fax: 215.686.1925
kelly-at-large@phila.gov

James Kenney
At-Large
Room 330
215.686.3450 / 215.686.3451
fax: 215.686.2013
james.kenney@phila.gov

Juan Ramos
At-Large
Room 590
215.686.3420 / 215.686.3421
fax: 215.686.1930
juan.ramos@phila.gov

Blondell Reynolds Brown
At-Large
Room 581
215.686.33438 / 215.686.3439
fax: 215.686.1926
blondell.reynolds.brown@phila.gov

Frank Rizzo
At-Large
Room 582
215.686.3440
fax: 215.686.1929
frank.rizzo@phila.gov

[BlownNitroPontiac]

That looks like about all of them.

You're saying that they're ALL supportive of this range's remaining open?

[phillyshooter]

I know that Frank Rizzo, Joan Krajewski and Brian O’Neill are the 3 major supporters but,the rest were on the club's side as well. It was the Prison system people that were against it.