Colin McNickle: Questioning Pittsburgh’s ARP spending

Colin McNickle: Questioning Pittsburgh’s ARP spending

A crew replaces lead water lines in the Mexican War Streets section of Pittsburgh Aug. 18, 2020. The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority is among the recipients of American Rescue Plan funds. The City of Pittsburgh has finalized how it will spend more than $335 million in American Rescue Plan (ARP) money. But serious questions abound, says a scholar at the Allegheny Institute for Public Policy.

“With the resolutions approved and a reporting system established, there are public policy questions that remain and might not be answered until after the money is expended,” says Eric Montarti, research director at the […]

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