City drops appeal of judge’s library decision

    By: Tom MacDonald

    The city of Philadelphia has given up it’s appeal of a judge’s decision that keeps libraries ordered closed by the Nutter Administration open. WHYY’s Tom MacDonald reports the mayor says it was an issue of time and money.

    By: Tom MacDonald
    tmacdonald@whyy.org

    The city of Philadelphia has given up it’s appeal of a judge’s decision that keeps libraries ordered closed by the Nutter Administration open. WHYY’s Tom MacDonald reports the mayor says it was an issue of time and money. [audio: reports20090211librarydecision.mp3]

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