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One of the Originals to Leave Distressed Status?

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Based on the recommendation of its recovery coordinator, the City of Clairton might be leaving Act 47 status behind.  Consider that since the City was declared distressed on January 19th, 1988, twenty four other municipalities have entered Act 47, and seven have since been released from distressed status.

The factors that led to the determination of distress in 1988 have been alleviated“, according to the rescission report.  Note that is also what the coordinators for Pittsburgh said in November of 2012 but the Department of Community and Economic Development opted to keep the City in Act 47, so we will have to see what the Department rules in regards to Clairton.  It should be noted that not long after Clairton’s Act 47 designation voters approved a switch to home rule that altered its form of government.  It still has a higher earned income tax on residents by virtue of its charter, but the higher earned income taxes on residents and non-residents as permitted under Act 47 have been gone for some time.

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