City of Philadelphia - File #: 090615

• File #: 090615
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: ADOPTED
• File created: 9/17/2009
• In control: CITY COUNCIL
• Final action: 9/17/2009
• Title: Proclaiming the week of September 14, 2009 as "Mom and Pop Store Week."
• Sponsors: Councilmember DiCicco

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
9/17/2009	0	CITY COUNCIL	ADOPTED
9/17/2009	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ
9/17/2009	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass

Title

Proclaiming the week of September 14, 2009 as “Mom and Pop Store Week.”

Body

WHEREAS, “Mom & Pop” stores are small, independent retailers of all types of products and services that we use every day and are usually owned and operated by local families; and,

WHEREAS, In addition to the convenience that neighborhood Mom & Pop stores provide, they also serve as a touchstone to the community, often taking on the roles of bulletin board, backyard fence and gathering space; and,

WHEREAS, Mom & Pop stores, and other small businesses, are often considered to be the backbone of our economy, providing jobs, revenues and investment in neighborhoods; and,

WHEREAS, Mom & Pop stores are threatened by the national economic down turn as well as the buying power of national retail chains; now, therefore be it

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, That the week of September 14, 2009 shall be designated as “Mom and Pop Store Week.”

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