Frank DiCicco (born May 21, 1946) is a
Democratic politician and former Councilman who represented the First District on the
City Council
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of
Philadelphia
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,
Pennsylvania
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. He served for 16 years (4 terms), and decided not to run for a fifth term in 2011. A major accomplishment during his time in office was the 10-year Tax Abatement Plan that sparked development in Center City and on the Philadelphia waterfront. He then launched a consulting firm
Frank DiCicco Associates
Before running for office he served as an administrator in the Philadelphia Traffic Court system for 16 years. In 2017 DiCicco was appointed by Mayor
Jim Kenney
James Francis Kenney (born August 7, 1958) is an American politician who is the 99th Mayor of Philadelphia. Kenney was first elected on November 3, 2015, defeating his Republican rival Melissa Murray Bailey after winning the crowded Democratic ...
as chairman of Philadelphia's
Zoning Board
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of Adjustment, serving until November 2021.
DiCicco lives in the
Passyunk Square
Passyunk Square is a neighborhood in South Philadelphia bounded by Broad Street to the west, 6th Street to the east, Tasker Street to the south and Washington Avenue to the north. Passyunk Square is bordered by the Bella Vista, Hawthorne, Centra ...
neighborhood.
See also
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List of members of Philadelphia City Council since 1952
On January 7, 1952, Philadelphia's current city charter took effect. The city council created under that charter consists of seventeen members. Ten are elected from equal-sized districts, and seven are elected at-large in a citywide vote. For the s ...
References
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Philadelphia City Council members
Pennsylvania Democrats
1946 births