Mayor Bill Peduto, Pittsburgh, Pa.
In 2017, the city of Pittsburgh is pouring the bulk of its annual operating funds into core services, says Mayor Bill Peduto. “The amount of street resurfacing will be twice what it was just two years ago, the city is hiring the most police officers it’s had in more than a decade, and we're putting more than $10 million into capital improvements for Public Safety, recreation and senior facilities,” the mayor tells GPN.
Pittsburgh is also poised to leave state fiscal oversight for the first time since 2014. The city's budget is in the best place it’s been in years even as Pittsburgh -- like many cities -- is facing long-term legacy commitments to its municipal pension system. “We continue to make budget contributions in excess of our minimum municipal obligations, and through a lot of hard work, by 2019 we'll see our long-term debt service drop by almost 60 percent from its current levels,” Mayor Peduto explains.
In 2017, the city of Pittsburgh is pouring the bulk of its annual operating funds into core services, says Mayor Bill Peduto. “The amount of street resurfacing will be twice what it was just two years ago, the city is hiring the most police officers it’s had in more than a decade, and we're putting more than $10 million into capital improvements for Public Safety, recreation and senior facilities,” the mayor tells GPN.
Pittsburgh is also poised to leave state fiscal oversight for the first time since 2014. The city's budget is in the best place it’s been in years even as Pittsburgh — like many cities — is facing long-term legacy commitments to its municipal pension system. “We continue to make budget contributions in excess of our minimum municipal obligations, and through a lot of hard work, by 2019 we'll see our long-term debt service drop by almost 60 percent from its current levels,” Mayor Peduto explains.