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Residents and council debate LERTA, tax-forgiveness and blight strategy for entire borough
Summary
At an Aug. 12 Munhall Borough workshop, residents pressed council about LERTA, a proposed real-estate tax-forgiveness ordinance and whether to declare the entire borough blighted; councilors and residents urged more data, legal review and clearer planning-commission reporting.
At a Munhall Borough Council workshop on Aug. 12, residents and councilors pressed for faster, clearer action on blight programs, including the LERTA recommendation from the planning commission and a parallel real-estate tax-forgiveness ordinance. The planning commission voted to recommend that the entire borough be designated a deteriorating/blighted area; council members said they were awaiting solicitor guidance on potential ramifications for bonding and fiscal standing.
The debate intensified after public commenters said they had counted numerous visibly dilapidated buildings in the borough and criticized perceived delays in applying for Act 152 blight funds and in crafting the tax-forgiveness ordinance. Resident Brad Petrella raised concern that the borough missed an Act 152 application deadline…
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