Sarah Kovash / 90.5 WESA Pittsburgh City Council approved the transfer of nearly $95 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds to city authorities and a nonprofit Tuesday, rejecting complaints that doing so would hamstring future leaders and result in less transparency.
Council approved $17.5 million to go to Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority to complete lead-line replacement projects — a long-time priority. Another vote allocated $74.8 million to the Urban Redevelopment Authority, for use in affordable housing and neighborhood redevelopment initiatives. The Pittsburgh Parking Authority will receive $80,000.
Perhaps most controversially, $2.5 million will go to nonprofit OnePGH for a guaranteed […]
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