State Sen. Wayne D. Fontana
A Plan for the Future of Our Communities
State Sen. Wayne Fontana discusses the Growth, Progress and Sustainability (GPS) plan for the future of our local communities.
Local municipalities across the state are facing a broad spectrum of challenges including economic development, taxation, crime, education, and the rising costs for personnel and the delivery of social services. In an attempt to alleviate these communities of some the impact of aging and distressed communities so often face, the Pennsylvania Senate Democrats recently announced our Growth, Progress, and Sustainability (GPS) plan to help transform our neighborhoods and achieve sustainability for the future. Since 1987, 27 municipalities, including Pittsburgh, have been declared “financially distressed” under Pennsylvania’s Act 47. Under this designation, the state provides loan and grant funds to these financially distressed local …
