MEDIA ADVISORY|
SENATE COMMITTEE TO HOLD HEARING IN PHILADELPHIA ON DISTRESSED PA CITIES, ACT 47
Wednesday, July 25

Harrisburg – The Senate Urban Affairs and Housing Committee, chaired by Sen. John Pippy (R-Allegheny) and Sen. Shirley Kitchen (R-Philadelphia), will hold a public hearing in Philadelphia next week on the fiscal health of Pennsylvania's cities, Act 47, the Municipalities Financial Recovery Act and the tools necessary for cities to attain fiscal health.

The hearing will be held Wednesday, July 25, beginning at 9 a.m., in the City Council Caucus Room, Philadelphia City Hall.

Those scheduled to testify include representatives of the Philadelphia Mayor's Office, the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority, the Economy League of Greater Philadelphia, the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce and others.

The hearing is among a series the committee is holding on cities of the First, Second and Third class, as well as Act 47, the 20-year-old state law designed to help stabilize the finances of distressed cities.

A recent study cited shortcomings in Act 47 and the need to examine challenges faced by Pennsylvania's cities.

The committee held a previous hearing in Harrisburg and will be scheduling one for Pittsburgh in September.

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MEDIA ADVISORY| SENATE COMMITTEE TO HOLD HEARING IN PHILADELPHIA ON DISTRESSED PA CITIES, ACT 47 Wednesday, July 25

MEDIA ADVISORY|
SENATE COMMITTEE TO HOLD HEARING IN PHILADELPHIA ON DISTRESSED PA CITIES, ACT 47
Wednesday, July 25