Mayors and Local Officials, Representing the PA League of Cities and Municipalities, Call for Legislative Support of New Revenue Options to Address Dire Municipal Fiscal Crisis

HARRISBURG, Pa., March 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Mayors and local officials from across the Commonwealth, representing the Pennsylvania League of Cities and Municipalities (PLCM), will gather in the Capitol on March 8, to call for support of new revenue options for local government.  The economic downturn and soaring personnel costs combined with an outdated local tax structure have generated an unprecedented fiscal crisis at the local level.  This crisis is most prevalent in our older, urban communities, but it is also evident in suburban and rural communities statewide.  All levels of local government are faced with increasing property taxes and user fees, cutting services and decreasing their workforce to make ends meet.  These drastic measures are necessary because there are no tools at the local level to help avert or even soften these last resort efforts. Join us as we present viable revenue options for Pennsylvania local government.

What:  Press Conference Calling for Legislative Support of New Revenue Options to Address Municipal Fiscal Crisis

When:  Monday, March 8  --  2:00 p.m.

Where:  East Wing, Main Capitol, Harrisburg, Pa.

Who:  John Callahan, Mayor, Bethlehem, PLCM President; Kim Bracey, Mayor, York; Gabriel Campana, Mayor, Williamsport; Sherry Capello, Mayor, Lebanon; Charles Christy, Councilmember, West Chester; Carolyn Comitta, Mayor, West Chester; Chris Doherty, Mayor, Scranton; Kevin Flannery, Manager, Sewickley Borough; Shawn Forrest, Code Administrator, Mansfield Borough; Elizabeth Goreham, Mayor, State College Borough; Ed Grala, Manager, Mansfield Borough; Rick Gray, Mayor, Lancaster; Sandra Greene, Mayor, Kutztown Borough; Don Hahn, Councilmember, State College Borough; Bruce Hockersmith, Mayor, Shippensburg Borough; George Hood, Mayor, Indiana; Kathy Kane, Councilmember, Wilkes-Barre; Bruce Kelley, Vice Mayor, Altoona; Jean Krack, Manager, Phoenixville; Bill McLaughlin, Council President, Chambersburg Borough; Tom McMahon, Mayor, Reading; Dave Montz, Manager, Green Tree Borough; James Nelles, Manager, Warren; Eugene Pacsi, Councilmember, Farrell; Sal Panto, Mayor, Easton; Ed Pawlowski, Mayor, Allentown; Bill Peduto, Councilmember, Pittsburgh; Holly Quinn, City Administrator, Nanticoke; John Reiley, Mayor, Pottsville; Tom Riel, Mayor, Bradford; Scott Sanford, Mayor, Corry; Matthew Serakowski, Manager, Upper St. Clair Township; Joe Sinnott, Mayor, Erie; Anthony Spossey, Mayor, Washington; Richard Stadler, Manager, Latrobe; Linda Thompson, Mayor, Harrisburg; Richard Thorell, Councilmember, Indiana Borough; Rick Vilello, Mayor, Lock Haven; Kirk Wilson, Mayor, Carlisle Borough

The Pennsylvania League of Cities and Municipalities is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization established in 1900 as an advocate for Pennsylvania's 3rd class cities. Today, PLCM represents Pennsylvania's cities, townships, town, boroughs, and home rule municipalities that all share the League's municipal policy interests.  The Board of Directors oversees the administration of a wide array of municipal services including legislative advocacy, publications, education/training, consulting-based programs, and group insurance trusts.

SOURCE Pennsylvania League of Cities