Pittsburgh Still Going Broke

It wasn't long ago the Mayor Murphy was talking about a budget surplus. Talk about fuzzy math. Now Pittsburgh City Councilman Doug Shields and the city's Act 47 recovery coordinator say the city's revenues are lagging behind projections, and additional cuts may be needed in the second half of the year to stay within budget.

The Murphy administration said it's too early to project the budget until official numbers are received for the second quarter of the year. Shields, council's finance chairman, said the city could end up $6 million to $8 million short on revenue.

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2 comments:

Jim Sandoval said...

...but... but.. but the stadiums and the convention center were supposed to fix EVERYTHING!!!

Anonymous said...

I still remember voting no on those, but mr smurphy need them to save the city. Plan B, more like Plan kickback.