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HomicidalHushPuppy t1_jaspqmk wrote

Reply to comment by hypotenoos in What can Philadelphia do as PA’s sole Class 1 city that Pittsburgh PA’s sole Class 2 city can’t? by [deleted]

>Allegheny probably doesn’t need 130 municipalities, but probably does need more than 1.

There's a lot of purple/red territory outside city limits. People would have a shit fit if they tried to form a unified city-county government. Personally I'd move just because I don't want to be under the city goverment, regardless of who's in charge.

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hypotenoos t1_jasqiw5 wrote

Oh I think the city would get smacked down hard if it was a countywide operation. It would be 900k vs 300k.

Other than perhaps the boroughs that butt right against the city most don’t view Pittsburgh as the pinnacle of governance and keeper of the public trust. The way things have gone with plowing every year has ensured that.

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MRG_1977 t1_jaucc8b wrote

PA residents endless complain about local property taxes.

Too many school districts and way too much dinky municipalities yet same residents refuse to merge with adjacent municipalities to have a broader tax base and reduce need to increase property taxes.

Local residents complain loudly about local property taxes.

Repeat cycle of stagnation. Change is always hard but it seems extra super hard in most parts of PA.

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