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Resident asks Pittsburgh commission to require local residency for city-funded housing loan
Summary
A public speaker at the March 11 meeting urged the commission to require that city-provided funds for a Visino Group housing project be restricted to Crawford County or Pittsburgh residents; commissioners said program rules and federal funding could limit such requirements.
At the March 11, 2025, Pittsburgh City Commission meeting, resident Roger Longcheck urged commissioners to require that recipients of city funding for a Visino Group low-income housing project be local residents of Crawford County or the city of Pittsburg.
Longcheck told the commission the city had agreed to provide funding to a Visino Group project and asked that the commission stipulate any city money be used to benefit local-area residents rather than anyone who applies. He proposed a residency preference…
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