Legal Opinion

In re City of Clairton

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 20, 1997No. 881 C.D. 1996Published

1Opinion of the Court

RODGERS, Senior Judge.

United Steelworkers of America, Local 1557 and Gerald Strelick (Appellants) appeal from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County (trial court) which granted the petition of the City of Clairton (City) to levy additional earned income taxes on residents and nonresidents pursuant to Section 123(c) of the Municipalities Financial Recovery Act (Act).1 We affirm.

In January of 1988, the Department declared the City to be a financially distressed municipality and appointed the Pennsylvania Economy League, Western District, to coordinate and develop a recovery…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Petition of City of ClairtonCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  2. In re City of ScrantonCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
  3. In re the City of AltoonaCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986

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