What’s On City Council’s Agenda Post-Recess?
Pittsburgh’s City Council is on their version of a summer vacation. The 9-member board is on recess until August 19th and City Cast’s Megan Harris and Morgan Moody are running down what they’ve accomplished this year, plus what legislation is waiting for them when council resumes next month.
The Post-Gazette has an excellent roundup of some of these measures: https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-local/2022/07/25/pittsburgh-city-council-summer-break-agenda-stop-and-frisk-bill-airbnb-rentals/stories/202207200083
Here’s a handy map of our new City Council districts.
Learn more about District 5 candidates Barb Warwick here and Doug Shields here.
And check out PublicSource’s great breakdown of DOMI’s challenges, especially now that the city’s Bridge Asset Management Program has been approved: https://www.publicsource.org/gainey-pittsburgh-bridges-infrastructure-lucas-domi/
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