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Council green-lights Mayor Cherelle Parker’s budget plans, including $100 million for a Northeast Philly drug rehab center

The budget keeps tax rates flat and bolsters funding for quality-of-life programs like code enforcement and trash collection.

Mayor Cherelle L. Parker and City Council President Kenyatta Johnson hold a news conference hours after the mayor’s budget passed in City Council early Thursday morning.
Mayor Cherelle L. Parker and City Council President Kenyatta Johnson hold a news conference hours after the mayor’s budget passed in City Council early Thursday morning.Read moreAlejandro A. Alvarez / Staff Photographer