Pittsburgh council sets weekend meeting for people to comment on 2021 budget
“We wanted to hold something so the public could feel they had time to speak,” council President Theresa Kail-Smith said. People can register to speak by filling out a form here. They can register until noon Saturday and can watch the meeting on the city’s YouTube channel. The 2021 budget of $564 million doesn’t increase taxes and will require the city to lay off more than 630 people unless it receives $26 million in federal aid for coronavirus relief. Such aid has been lobbied for by Mayor Bill Peduto and has been in some relief proposals in Congress. The comments from residents that...
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