Pittsburgh Mayor Corey O’Connor introduced his first budget proposal to City Council on Monday.
O’Connor submitted the preliminary budget in September, and at that time warned of a looming financial crisis following “years of mismanagement.” He said that the city will run out of its reserve in five years.
On Monday, he told City Council that his promise to Pittsburgh is to be honest about the difficult financial situation the city faces and, at the same time, invest in neighborhoods.
“We are focusing on our neighborhoods because we want people to have pride in their community,” he said. “Residents shouldn’t have to live next to blight, overgrowth, illegal dumping, and litter ...that’s why this year we’ve nearly doubled our clean and leins.”
The $728 million budget promises no new taxes and no layoffs, but there will be cuts.
Channel 11 Chief Investigator Rick Earle is sifting through the budget proposal and will explain to you what he’s learned starting at 4 p.m.
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