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From YouTube: Councilman Taubenberger Calls for Council Housing Committee Hearings On Squatting 9-28-2017

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From the Stated Meeting held Thursday, September 28, 2017:

Councilman Al Taubenberger (At Large) calls for City Council’s Committee on Housing, Neighborhood Development, and the Homeless to hold hearings on the problem of squatting in Philadelphia.

Read the resolution: http://bit.ly/2xMRgWw

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A privileged resolution authorizing the Committee on housing, Neighborhood Development of the homeless, to hold hearings to discuss the impact of squatting in Philadelphia, the victims of squatting and additional measures and best practices to prevent squatting.

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Second, first one: yes,.

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Yes, I'd like to just say.

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That and owning your own home is the is the American dream. Losing your home to squatters is really an unbelievable nightmare. I have witnessed three times over the summer and having my office work on a fourth situation, which is very, very, very difficult.

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I then spoke to councilwoman blundell, Reynolds, Brown and Councilman Alan Daum and Councilman Brian O'neill during this process, and that resulted in today's requests for a hearing as a privileged resolution and I really want to thank all my colleagues, including yourself, for co-sponsoring with thee on on this I, think it's very, very important that we get to the bottom of it, because the people that are squatting for the most part are very organized and are using it as a bit of a crime spree, and it has added a degree of lawlessness.

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This also originated with state representative, John Taylor in a home, only four doors from from his own home as well. So it's something we as a city government need to take a very, very serious. Look at council president. Thank you and colleagues. Thank you for your co-sponsorship Thank.

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You Cal Smith.