Newly-inaugurated Mayor Corey O’Connor used part of his first full day in office — and his first executive order — to make good on a campaign promise to smooth the path for developers doing business in Pittsburgh.
The order, signed in the mayor’s office amid made-for-TV appearances around town and meetings with the new staff, directs leaders of city departments to advise him within 60 days on how to “revamp” the city’s permitting process in hopes of reducing the time builders and developers need to wait before beginning construction.
“We know that we can grow Pittsburgh if we speed these processes up, and that we’re open, not only for business, but for new homeowners,” O’Connor said…