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Community leader asks council for help navigating temporary use process for thrift in garage on Bellefonte Street
5867739 · September 25, 2025
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Summary
During public testimony at the Sept. 25, 2025 hearing, community leader Billie Vaughn put on the record her efforts to use a garage on Bellefonte Street as a temporary thrift site for two months and asked whether a building application or variance would be required.
Billie Vaughn, who identified herself as a community leader, spoke during the public-comment portion of Pittsburgh City Council's Sept. 25 public hearing to describe difficulties she said small, grassroots organizations face when trying to use local spaces for short-term projects.
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