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Allegheny County Council approves TRID for Manchester‑Chateau Esplanade after heated public comment
Summary
Allegheny County Council voted 14-0 to join a Transit Revitalization Investment District (TRID) for phase 1 of the Manchester‑Chateau Esplanade project after lengthy public testimony from neighborhood groups, labor and residents urging both caution and support.
Allegheny County Council voted unanimously to approve a resolution to participate in a Transit Revitalization Investment District (TRID) for phase 1 of the Manchester‑Chateau Esplanade project, authorizing related agreements and directing allocation of future incremental tax revenue to neighborhood infrastructure and housing.
The action, introduced as resolution 13474‑25, passed 14‑0 after public comment that ranged from full-throated support from neighborhood organizations and building trades to calls for additional community engagement and assurances about affordable housing and developer meetings. "This is not an outside idea," Manchester Citizens Corporation executive director LaShawn Burton Faulk said. "The TRID is the next chapter in that work. Please support."
The vote follows years of neighborhood planning and public meetings, supporters said, and committee endorsement. Council member Bukowski told the chamber the Committee on…
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