Judge set to rule on non-profit to help Harrisburg
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(Harrisburg) — A Commonwealth Court judge is set to rule on whether a new non-profit can be set up to benefit Harrisburg.
The non-profit would be called Impact Harrisburg, funded with more than $12 million from the leasing of public parking in the capital city.
The proposed organization will invest the money in economic development, and infrastructure improvements.
It’s all part of the road map that pulled Harrisburg out of receivership known as the Strong plan, and requires approval from Commonwealth Court Judge Bonnie Brigance Leadbetter.
Steve Kratz, spokesman for the state Department of Community and Economic Development, says the non-profit is designed to improve the city’s budget situation.
“The best way to increase revenue and to increase funds coming into the city is to grow, and you can’t grow without investing in community and economic development,” he says.
DCED says no one filed objections to the Impact Harrisburg plan by last Friday’s deadline.
Doug Hill and Les Ford will co-chair the task force overseeing the non-profit’s operations.
Hill is a former executive director of the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania, and sat on the task force that advised Harrisburg’s former receivers.
Ford once ran for Harrisburg mayor.
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