SKYFOX flew over the PHILADELPHIA - Mayor Kenney on Thursday said the city will postpone its plan to close a protest encampment that has gathered near Benjamin Franklin Parkway for the last several weeks.Kenney will instead meet with the camp's representatives sometime next week to continue ongoing dialogue.
According to the mayor, a mutual resolution has been the preferred outcome."We appreciate their willingness to engage in productive dialogue, and I’m hopeful that we will reach a peaceful resolution soon," Kenney said.MORE: Philadelphia posts formal notice to close protest encampment by July 17Dozens of tents have lined the Benjamin Franklin Parkway near 22nd Street for several weeks in protest of a lack of long-term housing for.