A group seeking the annexation of Wilkinsburg with the City of Pittsburgh late Monday filed a petition seeking review by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. In it, those advocating for the merger said that two lower courts misinterpreted the law and violated the separation of powers principle in doing so. “Petitioners
A state court on Thursday said that if residents of Wilkinsburg want to pursue annexation with Pittsburgh, there must be a referendum approving it by both communities. The Commonwealth Court issued a 17-page opinion affirming a lower court ruling by Allegheny County Common Pleas Senior Judge Joe James last year.
An Allegheny County judge on Friday dismissed a petition that sought to initiate annexation proceedings for Wilkinsburg to be incorporated into the City of Pittsburgh. The petition, filed on Sept. 29, was dismissed in a two-page order by Senior Common Pleas Judge Joe James. In the order, James wrote that
A petition filed Thursday in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court seeks to start annexation proceedings for Wilkinsburg to be incorporated into Pittsburgh. It could restart an annexation battle that effectively was paused in February, after Pittsburgh City Council voted down a petition request. The new petition, filed on behalf of
Allegheny County Senior Judge Joseph James has ruled the petition to put a proposed annexation of Wilkinsburg by the city of Pittsburgh on the ballot for Wilkinsburg voters is valid.