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Allegheny's Onorato to hold drink tax hostage
Friday, July 13, 2007By Jim Ritchie
TRIBUNE-REVIEW
The Port Authority will not get any money from proposed taxes on alcoholic drinks and rental cars until it cuts labor costs further, Allegheny County Chief Executive Dan Onorato said Thursday.
Onorato might hold revenue generated by the proposed taxes until after the transit agency reaches a labor contract that satisfies terms he intends to propose to County Council.
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Onorato touts improvements in Braddock
Friday, July 13, 2007By Karamagi Rujumba
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Allegheny County Chief Executive Dan Onorato yesterday announced a $10 million county investment in redevelopment of blighted streets and neighborhoods in Braddock.
"When I was campaigning I said we wouldn't forget the Mon Valley, and one of the first things we did was buy the Carrie Furnace site," Mr. Onorato told a group of about 100 residents and county, state and municipal officials gathered at Good Shepherd Church.
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Talk of Allegheny County alcohol tax shaking, stirring restaurant owners
Tuesday, July 03, 2007By Steve Twedt
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
When the cash-strapped city of Pittsburgh sought a 10 percent tax on alcoholic drinks four years ago, local bar and restaurant owners rallied to block it.
Now Allegheny County could come looking for that 10 percent.
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