Pittsburgh’s mayor and city council are fighting over the budget:
Cost-cutting ideas are coming quickly in Pittsburgh City Council, but some members are claiming that they’re being targeted for political revenge by Mayor Luke Ravenstahl in the latest proposal.
Over objections from the Ravenstahl administration, Council voted to cut half the number of taxpayer-funded take-home cars for city officials.
On the heels of that vote comes a call from an ally of the mayor to put the knife to City Council’s payroll for its staff. . . [Councilman Ricky] Burgess led in making the charge that revenge by Ravenstahl is behind Councilman Jim Motznik’s bill to slash money for council’s staff. Burgess said it’s payback for City Council voting on Tuesday to cut the number of take-home cars for city employees from 59 to 29.
As long as they’re squabbling by cutting the budget, let’s sit back and enjoy the show.
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