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Watchyousuffer t1_jef0dvw wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Opinions on Swissvale? by A-Fry-Guy

funny - I've always felt like the borough is too demolition happy and loses poor but salvageable buildings often.

generally, the farther you are from rankin the better. the northern portions are pretty nice.

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[deleted] t1_jef2qe8 wrote

Condemned houses are condemned for a reason. And the neglected buildings tend to have an awful tax burden so transferring them is a legal nightmare.

Each building they tear down coats the borough tens of thousands of dollars because of the work that goes into it, they are limited to a handful of properties a year because of the budget constrictions. This comes up in borough meetings all the time.

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