Venice Island work to begin ‘any day now’
![The Venice Island Recreation Center in Manayunk is slated for a $45 million expansion. The Venice Island Recreation Center in Manayunk is slated for a $45 million expansion.](/wp-content/uploads/planphilly/assets_2/http-planphilly-com-sites-planphilly-com-files-l_vi305-1-jpeg.original.jpg)
By Amy Z. Quinn
For PlanPhilly
Work could be about to start on the long-awaited overhaul of the Venice Island Recreation Center in Manayunk. The Philadelphia Water Department recently awarded a general contract on the $45 million transformation of the disused playground to Keating Construction. A notice to proceed on the work is expected “any day now,” PWD spokeswoman Joanne Dahme said this week. Long talked-about a… More »
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