Mahanoy City leaves Act 47 program for distressed municipalities ...

Shapiro Administration Announces End of Mahanoy City's ...

Mahanoy City was designated as distressed on February 18, 2016, under the Municipalities Financial Recovery Program, known as Act 47 of 1987, as ...

Mahanoy City officially exits Act 47 program for distressed ...

Mahanoy City is the 20th municipality to leave Act 47, joining Reading, Scranton and other recent graduates. About two dozen people attended the ...

No longer 'distressed' Mahanoy City leaves Act 47 program - WNEP

On Thursday, county and state officials crowded the borough hall in Mahanoy City for a celebration. The borough is officially out of the ...

Mahanoy City leaves Act 47 program for distressed municipalities ...

MAHANOY CITY – After seven years under Act 47, the borough is standing on its own.Members of the Department of Community and Economic Development joined ...

Mahanoy City poised to leave Act 47 program for distressed ...

The program is intended to assist municipalities that are deemed financially distressed and to ensure the health, safety and welfare of their citizens. Gerald E ...

Mahanoy City Borough Act 47 Departmental Order of Termination

... Mahanoy City a distressed municipality as defined by Act 47 ... municipalities of Mahanoy and Ryan Townships to explore a multi-municipal plan.

Schuylkill County borough no longer economically distressed - WVIA

Acting Secretary Rick Siger approved Mahanoy City's exit from the state's Act 47 program. The city received support from the DCED starting ...

Mahanoy City receives Governor's Award for responding to adversity

Mahanoy City became the second municipality in northern Schuylkill County to enter Act 47 and recover to exit the program. Shenandoah was one of the first ...

Borough of Mahanoy City Exits Distressed Status - PSATS Main

After seven years, the Borough of Mahanoy City in Schuylkill County is no longer considered distressed under Act 47. The state Department of ...

E-news Updates - February 24, 2023 - Senator Argall

Congrats to Mahanoy City on successfully improving their local operations enough to qualify for leaving the Act 47 program. Act 47 is a state ...

Hazleton celebrates exit from distressed municipality status

... City Hall to celebrate the city's exit from the Act 47 distressed municipalities program. Newly ... Shenandoah and Mahanoy City in ...

State official warns of potential failures without overhaul of Pa.'s ...

Enhanced taxing power for municipalities enrolled in Act 47 provides a major revenue boost as a way to avoid bankruptcy or state control while ...

Act 47 public hearing held for Mahanoy City financial study findings

MAHANOY CITY – The Mahanoy City Borough Council hosted an Act 47 public meeting on Tuesday for the presentation of the preliminary findings ...

Act 47 was intended to help distressed municipalities but has an ...

The city was unable to meet its payroll or pension obligations and relied on state police to cover the city for seven years. Clairton Mayor ...

MUNICIPALITIES FINANCIAL RECOVERY ACT

Compiler's Note: Section 708(a) of Act 6 of 1991 provided that Act 47 is suspended as to cities of the first class until the termination of the Pennsylvania ...

The Truth and Consequences of Municipal Distress in Pennsylvania

indicates that Act 47 was not successful in restoring tax base value to the boroughs that exited the program. TRUTH AND CONSEQUENCES ○ MUNICIPAL FISCAL DISTRESS ...

Leaving Act 47 | 30 years of work led to Johnstown shedding ...

Johnstown officially exits Pennsylvania's Act 47 program for distressed municipalities during a ceremony at the Frank J. Pasquerilla ...

Scranton exits Act 47 status after three decades - WBRE

After three decades, the city of Scranton is no longer in “financial distress” status with the state. It's a huge step in regaining control of finances at the ...

Distressed no more: After 30 years, Scranton moves past Act 47

After spending 30 years as a distressed municipality under Pennsylvania's Act 47, the city of Scranton has been freed from its emergency ...

Hazleton declared financially distressed under state's Act 47

The city of Hazleton is financially distressed.State Department of Community and Economic Development Secretary Dennis Davin signed ...