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da_london_09 t1_j8eka1t wrote

Reply to comment by Paranoidexboyfriend in Alternate Title: City of Pittsburgh sues to keep ownership of dilapidated housing, preventing them from being redeveloped by asdropen11

Its the same ones that scream that the city should build more homeless shelters, without thinking about where any of that money would come from.

Also the same ones that scream that schools are underfunded while they also bitch about their property tax assessments.

You know, the kind that want everything, but don't want to be the ones to actually pay for it.

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hydrospanner t1_j8e62z3 wrote

Reply to comment by ChefGuru in Alternate Title: City of Pittsburgh sues to keep ownership of dilapidated housing, preventing them from being redeveloped by asdropen11

Yeah, I've yet to hear of any easy, economical, sustainable, way to simultaneously revitalize an area, attract new business, improve quality and quantity of housing, and reduce crime while also not displacing any current residents, not tearing down any older buildings other than dilapidated ones, not increasing average rent, and not "flooding the area with traffic and outsiders".

That's just not how it works. You get both the good and the bad or you get neither.

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lexispots t1_j8e5hbd wrote

Reply to Mushroom foraging by Caden_Smith324-

Typically, I forage for mushrooms in the woods by my house in Westmoreland County, on the CONSOL property in Washington County, Ohiopyle trails in Fayette County, and a couple state parks in the Laurel Highlands in Somerset County. Maybe try some of the parks like Marine State Park, North Park, South Park, or Boyce Park. I will be interested in other redditor's suggestions for mushroom foraging in Allegheny County.

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pedantic_comments t1_j8dnwkr wrote

Reply to comment by Evorgleb in Alternate Title: City of Pittsburgh sues to keep ownership of dilapidated housing, preventing them from being redeveloped by asdropen11

I’d love to drop some knowledge bombs!

It’s a relic from when houses cost less than an used car. I’m pretty confident that the powers that be are trying to do as few of these sales as possible, because now it means selling a lot worth $25k+ for $400 to a neighbor.

I maintained the lot next to my house for a decade and filled out the paperwork. It takes about a year or two if you’re approved and you can’t have any major code violations or owe any tax or utilities. My neighbors got rejected for a week-overdue water bill, for example.

https://apps.pittsburghpa.gov/finance/sideyard_sale_program.pdf

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