Allegheny County Council committee passes amendment to lower property tax proposal
Allegheny County Council is now weighing the idea of a smaller property tax hike for next year. This comes after several members indicated that they were already going to reject Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato's plan.
Allegheny County Council slashes Innamorato's budget proposal
Allegheny County Council members presented their plan Tuesday to make over $70 million in cuts to Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato’s budget proposal as a means to lower the proposed property tax increase rate that could hit residents next year.
Allegheny County Council suggests $70M in cuts to proposed 2025 budget, lowering property tax hike
Previously, County Executive Innamorato proposed a 46% tax increase. The council is suggesting a 28.5% increase instead.
Amid proposed property tax increase debate, Innamorato says cuts would be "catastrophic" to Allegheny County
Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato warns of drastic cuts to services if council rejects her proposed property tax hike.
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Joanne Kilgour, Jeaneen Zappa and Lindsay Fraser: To keep Allegheny home for all, county council must pass Innamorato’s budget
Allegheny County residents are living through an ongoing housing crisis. Western Pennsylvania has some of the oldest housing stock in the nation and decades of disinvestment, and the climate crisis is driving increased costs for homeowners and renters through increased utility bills.
Some residents calling for Allegheny County tax hike as concerns over program cuts loom
A memo from the county manager to council was leaked. In it, he outlined what would happen if the millage was not increased calling subsequent cuts “deep” and “catastrophic.”
Innamorato continues push for Allegheny County Council to pass proposed budget
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato is continuing to push to have her budget and property tax hike approved by county council. Innamorato spoke in Blawnox on Tuesday alongside public safety officials, making the case that her plan would put desperately needed money in the hands of first responders.
Allegheny County Council passes property tax proposal amendment
On Tuesday night, County Council passed an amendment that would cut the proposed property tax rate hike in half.
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Connelly's viewpoint: Allegheny County needs to drive our own economic development future
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Allegheny County executive lays out plan for investing $57 million in public safety
Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato detailed how she would spend $57 million from her budget on public safety.
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Innamorato highlights investments in Allegheny County social services, argues against austerity
Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato argued Monday that despite a property tax increase, her proposed 2025 budget would ...