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Committee advances renaming Waterview Recreation Center as Donna Reed Miller Recreation Center

3115065 · April 24, 2025

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Summary

The committee reported an ordinance to rename the Waterview Recreation Center at 5826 McMahon Street as the Donna Reed Miller Recreation Center; Parks and Recreation commissioner submitted written testimony for the record.

Philadelphia City Council’s Committee on Public Property and Public Works reported an ordinance that would rename the property commonly known as the Waterview Recreation Center, at 5826 McMahon Street, as the Donna Reed Miller Recreation Center.

Susan Slosson, commissioner of the Department of Parks and Recreation, submitted testimony in writing and was not present to testify in person. No committee member raised concerns during the hearing and no members of the public testified on the item in committee.

The committee voted to report the ordinance favorably and requested suspension of the rules to permit first reading at the next City Council session. The renaming is an administrative action affecting the facility’s formal designation; no operational or budgetary changes were described in committee testimony.