An opinion piece today examined the status of the City of Pittsburgh’s attempt to negotiate a payment in lieu of taxes agreement with big non-profit entities. Against the backdrop of a possible constitutional amendment on what a “purely public charity” in Pennsylvania is, and other cities that have made attempts at PILOTs and a late 2014 examination of exempt property by the Auditor General’s office, Pittsburgh officials classify progress on an agreement as “…not good enough”.
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