Comments on: We’re Number One! (In Crime Per Capita!) http://jerseymike.org/2009/07/were-number-one-in-crime-per-capita/ We ain't even keeping score no more... Thu, 08 Sep 2011 14:53:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: yosh http://jerseymike.org/2009/07/were-number-one-in-crime-per-capita/comment-page-1/#comment-49706 yosh Thu, 23 Jul 2009 21:50:13 +0000 http://jerseymike.org/?p=1409#comment-49706 Check out the link: http://newpa.com/download.aspx?id=984 The following have standing to request a determination of municipal financial distress from the secretary: Ten percent of the number of electors of the municipality that voted at the last municipal election, by petition to the department alleging the municipality is fiscally distressed. That seems doable... Check out the link:

http://newpa.com/download.aspx?id=984

The following have standing to request a determination of municipal financial distress from the secretary:

Ten percent of the number of electors of the municipality that voted at the last municipal election, by
petition to the department alleging the municipality is fiscally distressed.

That seems doable…

]]> By: Jersey http://jerseymike.org/2009/07/were-number-one-in-crime-per-capita/comment-page-1/#comment-49705 Jersey Thu, 23 Jul 2009 21:44:49 +0000 http://jerseymike.org/?p=1409#comment-49705 Good call, Yosh- For those of you keeping score at home, here's an explanation of Act 47 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Financially_Distressed_Municipalities_Act The Financially Distressed Municipalities Act (Act of 1987, P.L. 246, No. 47), also known as Act 47, empowers the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development to declare certain municipalities as financially distressed. It provides for the restructuring of debt of financially distressed municipalities, limits the ability of financially distressed municipalities to obtain government funding; authorizes municipalities to participate in Federal debt adjustment actions and bankruptcy actions under certain circumstances; and provides for consolidation or merger of contiguous municipalities to relieve financial distress. Good call, Yosh-

For those of you keeping score at home, here’s an explanation of Act 47

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Financially_Distressed_Municipalities_Act

The Financially Distressed Municipalities Act (Act of 1987, P.L. 246, No. 47), also known as Act 47, empowers the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development to declare certain municipalities as financially distressed. It provides for the restructuring of debt of financially distressed municipalities, limits the ability of financially distressed municipalities to obtain government funding; authorizes municipalities to participate in Federal debt adjustment actions and bankruptcy actions under certain circumstances; and provides for consolidation or merger of contiguous municipalities to relieve financial distress.

]]> By: yosh http://jerseymike.org/2009/07/were-number-one-in-crime-per-capita/comment-page-1/#comment-49702 yosh Thu, 23 Jul 2009 21:39:59 +0000 http://jerseymike.org/?p=1409#comment-49702 Act 47, baby. I don't see any point in avoiding it. Let's just embrace it. Waiting will only make the pain worse. Act 47, baby. I don’t see any point in avoiding it. Let’s just embrace it. Waiting will only make the pain worse.

]]> By: Justin R. http://jerseymike.org/2009/07/were-number-one-in-crime-per-capita/comment-page-1/#comment-49696 Justin R. Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:04:22 +0000 http://jerseymike.org/?p=1409#comment-49696 This makes me want to go out and buy one of those HBG shirts so I can represent. This makes me want to go out and buy one of those HBG shirts so I can represent.

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