Pittsburgh’s Department of Permits, Licenses and Inspections has a new director, a veteran employee who has been running the department for months. City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved David Green of Lawrenceville to replace Sarah Kinter, who stepped down in July. Mayor Ed Gainey previously praised Green as the “most
HARRISBURG – On Monday, the Governor’s Advisory Commission on Women and the Girl Scout Councils from across Pennsylvania hosted a National STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) Day event for
Pittsburgh’s Department of Permits, Licenses and Inspections is expanding its new accelerated review program to include commercial mechanical and electrical permits. The city launched a pilot program about a year ago to speed up the process for people applying for fire alarm and fire suppression permits. People pay an additional
Pittsburgh City Council gave preliminary approval Wednesday to several proposed changes to next year’s budgets, including measures that would again revise the city’s American Rescue Plan Act spending plan and give themselves a pay raise. Mayor Ed Gainey last month introduced a 2023 budget for American Rescue Plan Act funding
Pittsburgh City Council voted Tuesday to eliminate several business-related licenses that the Department of Permits, Licenses and Inspections deemed unnecessary. Licenses eliminated included ones for transient merchants, trade fairs and amusement places and producers. It also nixed a sign maintenance certification. “It’s a good example of cutting some of this