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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 Wilkinsburg Community Development Corporation recently commissioned a study of the finances of the Wilkinsburg School District and Pittsburgh Public Schools. The two districts say they have not been involved in the conversation to potentially annex Wilkinsburg into the city, thus merging the two districts. The financial study is expected to be completed by the end of January.
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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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On today’s episode of The Confluence: The Borough of Wilkinsburg could be annexed into the City of Pittsburgh, but the proposal still has a long way to go; the University of Pittsburgh is welcoming Afghan scholars targeted by the Taliban to continue their work in the U.S.; and arts organizations weathered the pandemic with the help of government funding and are starting to welcome back in-person audiences, but whether Pittsburgh audiences are ready and willing to return is yet to be seen.
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Pittsburgh City council members hope to hear from residents of both the city and Wilkinsburg in a public hearing Saturday about plans to annex the borough.
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In 1859, Pittsburgh was the 17th largest city in the United States, housed nearly 1,000 factories and was a major industrial force. The town of about 50,000 was in the middle of earning its nickname, the Steel City, producing large amounts of the strong material and growing each year.