🌱 How will Pittsburgh’s new housing incentives affect Oakland’s existing zoning rules?

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• How will Pittsburgh’s new housing incentives affect Oakland’s existing zoning rules?

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📰 News we're reading

• Pittsburgh commission backs voluntary affordable housing program (triblive.com) — Oakland residents should know Pittsburgh’s Planning Commission just backed a voluntary affordable housing incentive that leaves existing mandatory inclusionary zoning in Oakland unchanged. The proposal, now headed to City Council, would trade development perks for long-term affordable units, adjust opt-out fees, and legalize accessory dwelling units while removing parking minimums citywide.
   

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Tuesday June 9

• Barnes Kasson Health Clinic →
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🗞 Nearby News

Montrose

• New Milford Area Rotary and Men's Club partner for True Friends (thetimes-tribune.com)
• Softball Recap: Montrose Takes Down Northwest Area in a Playoff Battle (maxpreps.com)

Carbondale

• Scholastic Superstar Matthew Serkosky of Carbondale Area High School (thetimes-tribune.com)
• Valley View School District joins legal battle over proposed "Project Scott" data center project (wnep.com)
• Dig it: Excavation underway for gasoline tanks at site of Wawa in Scranton (thetimes-tribune.com)

Jermyn

• Dickson City hearing on Bell Mountain power plants rescheduled (thetimes-tribune.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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