Hazleton pulls back from the brink
- From: Vol 11, Issue 7 (July 2010)
- Category: General
- Region: Americas
- Country: United States
A Pennsylvania town facing bankruptcy may have negotiated a compromise, but the sale of its water utility has not been ruled out completely.
The town of Hazleton, PA is looking to its water system, the Hazleton City Authority, for an additional funding stream in exchange for city services as a way to avoid laying off city employees by the end of July.
The proposal is an attempted compromise, following months of contention over Hazleton Mayor Lou Barletta’s proposal to sell the city ...
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