Mayor Corey O’Connor’s administration this week will begin taking a scalpel to Pittsburgh’s finances as it tries to close a $30 million to $40 million budget gap.
The new administration accuses the Gainey administration of raiding city trust funds to pay for some programs and departments while underfunding others. One of those is the newly renovated Oliver Bath House on the South Side.
The city spent $8 million on the renovation of the Oliver Bath House, but the mayor’s office says the prior administration didn’t budget any money to run it in 2026. Now, the O’Connor administration says it needs to make tough choices to keep the city afloat…