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If a referendum is approved it would create a seven-member government study commission to analyze Wilkinsburg’s current government and make recommendations, which could include a new home rule charter. Supporters of a proposed merger with Pittsburgh say the commission's creation is meant to delay a potential annexation.
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Pittsburgh city council voted down a similar proposal earlier this year after councilors said they did not have enough time or information to properly consider the proposal.
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At a public hearing last night, a group of Pittsburgh and Wilkinsburg residents said they do not support the city’s proposed annexation of Wilkinsburg.
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A bill introduced to Pittsburgh City Council Tuesday could terminate an effort to annex Wilkinsburg into the City of Pittsburgh.
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The Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas pushed the process to annex Wilkinsburg into the City of Pittsburgh forward Tuesday, the same day Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald endorsed the effort.
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The nonprofit promoting the annexation of Wilkinsburg into the City of Pittsburgh has submitted a petition to the courts to begin the process.
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Council members from Pittsburgh and Wilkinsburg met Thursday to discuss a proposed annexation of the borough into the city. Many were opposed to the plan, which now faces an uncertain future.
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The Wilkinsburg Community Development Corporation and borough mayor Marita Garrett announced Monday they would delay a referendum on the issue in order to first collect more community input. A Pittsburgh City Council hearing on the topic has also been postponed.
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Fifteen community projects in Pennsylvania are being funded by the state’s Keystone Communities program, Gov. Tom Wolf announced today. The program…
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Forty out of the 150 buildings in Wilkinsburg’s central business district are vacant, but borough officials are hoping that a new tool will help spur…