With 55.83% of the vote, Jim Kenney was elected this May as the Democratic candidate for Mayor of Philadelphia. Although the general election isn't until November 3rd, Kenney's victory marks a major turning point in the campaign for Payments In Lieu Of Taxes. In his platform, Kenney has explicitly expressed his support for PILOTs, saying that he “is committed to at least collecting as much in PILOTs ... as Boston does currently.”
