Pittsburgh City Councilmember Barb Warwick announced plans to introduce legislation this week that would raise the city’s real estate tax by 30 percent in 2026. It comes as the city faces a $20 million budget deficit.
“It hurts, and it’s a lot all at once,” Warwick said. “I think the big thing, of course, is the dropping real estate tax values in downtown, and also the drying up of the American Rescue Plan dollars. So we do not have that cushion that we had in the past.”
Warwick’s proposal includes increasing the millage rate from 8.06 mills to 10.48 mills, which she said would generate more than $41 million in additional revenue for the city…