Posts about the annexation process itself, as determined by law or by those supporting or opposing it.
In what we believe to be the final action related to the failed efforts to use an unused, shortsighted, and outdated law from the early 1900s to annex Wilkinsburg into Pittsburgh, on April 17, 2024,… Read More »“…denied,” says PA Supreme Court
A group seeking the annexation of Wilkinsburg with the City of Pittsburgh filed a petition seeking review by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court on August 14, 2023.
Appellate court affirms trial court decision that annexation was repealed and repealed lawfully.
Today, court found that the outdated, unused, and unfitting 1903 annexation law was effectively repealed by the 1968 PA Constitution.
WF and engaged residents obtained the annexation petition filing complete with signatures and completed its initial review of the purported 1,243 signatures collected from early July 2022 until late September 2022. The result? The number… Read More »Annexation signature collector data reflects disconnection
Pro-annexation folks file signatures collected over a three-month period for a process that was repealed before the effort began.
This flyer is problematic, and its specious claims warrant examination statement by statement.
Pittsburgh City Council voted 7-2 along the same lines as the standing committee vote last week to reject the Wilkinsburg annexation petition filed in court case GD-21-014817. This ends the process for the petitions submitted… Read More »City Council rejects Wilkinsburg annexation, for now
In a standing committee meeting today, Pittsburgh City Council voted to disapprove of the annexation by approving the ordinance that disapproves the petitions in Allegheny County courts case GD-21-014817. This all but ends the current… Read More »City Council disapproves annexation in 7-2 vote
More than 10% of Wilkinsburg registered voters could be disenfranchised if any annexation referendum ballot question is placed on any primary election ballot, including the May 2022 primary election. Any annexation referendum should be on… Read More »A Referendum on the 2022 Primary Ballot Could Disenfranchise 10% of Active Wilkinsburg Voters