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Council approves land bank cooperation agreement and accepts North Shore parcels after debate over oversight and tenant protections
Summary
Pittsburgh City Council on Sept. 22 approved two related measures to expand the city’s land-bank powers and accept property from the Sports & Exhibition Authority.
Pittsburgh City Council on Sept. 22 approved two related measures to expand the city’s land-bank powers and accept property from the Sports & Exhibition Authority.
Council approved Bill 22-17, a resolution to accept certain parcels from the Sports & Exhibition Authority for $1 plus costs that will be added to North Shore Riverfront Park, by a unanimous 9-0 vote. Later the council approved Bill 22-19 — the intergovernmental cooperation agreement authorizing the Pittsburgh Land Bank to acquire tax-delinquent and other properties — on an 8-1 vote.
The cooperation agreement drew both public praise and caution. Chris Rossello, director of policy at Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group, told council,…
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