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‘A SENSELESS TRAGEDY’ Two teens die in Easter Sunday mass shooting on the North Side 17-YEAR-OLDS JAIDEN BROWN AND MATHEW STEFFY-ROSS, shown above, were killed when a party at a residence in Pittsburgh’s East Allegheny neighborhood turned into the site of a mass shooting, April 17. Eight other young people were shot.

by Rob Taylor Jr. Courier Staff Writer

It was supposed to be a simple party for young people celebrating spring break. It quickly became Pittsburgh’s largest mass shooting since the Tree of Life massacre in 2018. Pittsburgh Police said they “would not rest” until they found those responsible for firing at

least 140 gunshots here, there and everywhere, with no regard for human life. Two people, 17-year-old teens Mathew Steffy-Ross, of Pitcairn, and Jaiden Brown, exact residence unknown, died in the shooting, which occurred shortly after 12:30 Sunday morning — yes, Easter Sunday morning, April 17. Eight other young people were shot, and were expected to survive. Others were injured trying to escape the hail of gunfire,

with some youngsters jumping from the second-story windows of the home at 900B Suismon Street on the North Side, a home used as an AirBnB rental property.

A party brought upwards of 200 young people to the home. When the gunfire began, mayhem ensued.

Now, all that’s left is heartbreak.

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Four women honored for their longtime dedication to Clairton library, community

THE HONOREES—Deborah Marshall Battle, Kathleen Grisnik Tachoir, Dr. Tamara Allen Thomas, Jacqueline Wellington Moore.

by Genea L. Webb For New Pittsburgh Courier

Four women that the Clairton Public Library felt have done great things

for the city were honored by the institution for their individual efforts.

The honorees were: longtime library patron and supporter Jacqueline Wel-

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lington Moore; Clairton business owner, former Clairton City Councilwoman and former Deputy Mayor Kathleen Grisnik Tachoir; retired Clairton City School District teacher and principal Deborah Marshall Battle; and newly-appointed Clairton City School District superintendent Dr. Tamara Allen Thomas.

“As far as Kathy Tachoir,

we decided to honor her because she is willing to do anything in the community and she works hard for the community of Clairton,” explained Clairton Public Library Director Emma Anderson. “We chose Deborah because she dedicated her life to working for the students in the Clairton City School District. We chose Mrs. Moore because she has donated a lot to this li-

brary and she attends a lot of our programs.”

While Dr. Allen Thomas is new to Clairton, Anderson said that Dr. Allen Thomas is “so interested in Clairton and she can’t wait to get started and work with the library. So, we chose her because we wanted to welcome her to the community.”

Each woman was gifted with a book that signified

their unique character and personality. The books have a card in the front with the individual woman’s name.

The books will be available for checkout at the library. Tachoir was given the book, “In the Company of Women: inspiration and advice from over 100 Makers, Artists and EntreSEE CLAIRTON A5

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National Urban League releases State of Black America report with troubling findings

1871—The Third Enforcement Act is enacted. The Act was designed to give the president greater powers to suppress the actions of terrorist organizations such as the Ku Klux Klan, as they attempted to stop Blacks from voting.

In some instances, the racist groups used armed force to drive out integrated governments in several Southern cities. Under the Act, the president could declare such activities “rebellion against the government” and employ federal troops to restore order.

1899—Jazz great Edward “Duke” Ellington is born in Washington, D.C. Ellington was perhaps the greatest of the Jazz pioneers, popularizing Jazz with his performances, composing and his role as a bandleader. Ellington died in 1974.

1909—Jazz great Lionel Hampton is born in Louisville, Ky. Hampton was another of the great band leaders of the Jazz era. He was also known for his skills on the vibraphone. He died in 2002.

1971—The United States Supreme Court rules unanimously that the busing of students from schools of predominantly one race to schools populated most by students of another race was a constitutionally accepted method for integrating the nation’s public schools.

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by Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent

National Urban League President & CEO Marc Morial said factions of state and federal lawmakers, working in concert with shady political operatives and violent extremists, are dangerously close to dismantling American democracy and establishing autocratic rule.

The organization’s 2022 State of Black America report outlines “the conspiracy and the urgent case for a national mobilization to protect and defend our most sacred constitutional right,” Morial noted in the report titled, “Under Siege: The Plot to Destroy Democracy.”

“The anti-democracy wave that began to rise after record-high Black voting rates in 2008 and crested with the Supreme Court’s 2013 decision in Shelby County v. Holder to gut the Voting Rights Act has now broken against ‘The Big Lie,’ the relentless campaign to invalidate the 2020 election,” Morial wrote.

Using data and analysis from research partner, The Brennan Center for Justice, the Urban League noted that this year’s edition of The State of Black America exposes the four main tactics employed in the plot: gerrymandering, voter suppression, misinformation, and intimidation.

“Politicians have used these tactics for generations, to exclude voters of color and to give their parties an edge,”

Morial said.

“But never before has the nation seen such an insidious and coordinated campaign to obliterate the very principle of ‘one person, one vote’ from the political process.

‘It is an astonishing reversal of a two-century moral arc that has bent, if slowly and unevenly, toward universal suffrage,” he said.

In acknowledgement of Georgia’s status as “ground zero” in the assault on democracy, the Urban League released the report at an event at Clark Atlanta University featuring students from Atlanta’s four HBCUs, Urban League affiliate presidents from around the country, and other national civil rights leaders.

The release coincided with the 2022 launch of “Reclaim Your Vote,” the National Urban League’s civic engagement campaign, celebrated with a voter mobilization rally on the university’s Promenade.

A news release noted that, for the first time, The State of Black America includes a companion poll, the Pulse of Black America. Conducted

by Benenson Strategy Group, the poll found that an overwhelming majority Black Americans believe strongly in the power of their vote to make a difference when it comes to social and racial justice, police violence, and economic opportunity.

“But almost as many agree that elected officials are not doing enough to protect vot-

ing rights and are in fact doing more to limit voting rights than to protect them,” the authors stated.

They said the 2022 Equality Index, the National Urban League’s semi-annual calculation of the social and economic status of African Americans relative to whites, is 73.9 percent, slightly up from the revised 2020 Index of 73.7 percent.

Rooted in the Three-Fifths Compromise of 1787, which counted enslaved African Americans as “three-fifths” of a person, the Index would be 100 percent under full equality, the authors wrote.

Officials said because of a lag in data collection, the 2022 Equality Index does not capture the full effect of the COVID-19 pandemic or the resulting economic recession, but does capture changes during the pandemic for homeownership, unemployment rates, and school enrollment.

“For these metrics, the 2022 Equality Index illustrates how precarious social and economic gains are for Black Americans,” said economist Rhonda Vonshay Sharpe of the Women’s Institute for Science, Equity, and Race, who analyzed the Index for the report.

“It is also evidence of how vulnerable Black Americans are to economic and public health crises. The Equality Index is an aggregate analysis of centuries of structural racism that can be a starting point for crafting policy to dismantle anti-Black racism in America.

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1898—An official state of war is said to exist between Spain and the U.S. over Cuba. This Spanish American War was fought with major representation of Black soldiers from Alabama, North Carolina, Virginia, Illinois and Kansas. For imperialistic reasons of its own, the U.S. aided Cuban independence from Spain. Cuba became independent in 1902. However, when the Black troops returned to America, their greetings ranged from parades and speeches in some cities to assaults and lynching in other cities.

2003—African-American song stylist Nina Simone, born Eunice Kathleen Waymon, dies in Paris. She was was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist.

Over the length of her career Simone recorded more than 40 albums, mostly between 1958, when she made her debut with “Little Girl Blue,” and 1974.

She was 70 years old.

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1692—The notorious “Salem Witch Trials” of Salem, Mass., claim their first Black victim. Mary Black, a slave, is accused of sorcery and jailed. The hysteria created by the trials would lead to the arrests of 141 people (mostly women) and result in 19 of them being put to death. Ironically, there is reason to believe that the witch trials were indirectly set in motion by the voodoo stories of a Black slave. It seems that a minister brought to Salem a slave from Barbados named Tituba. He fascinated the minister’s daughters with stories about witchcraft in Africa and the Caribbean. The two daughters shared the stories with other young girls in the area and soon imagination took the place of reality. The girls started acting strangely and claimed they were victims of witchcraft. Superstitious adults began pressuring them to name names and soon dozens of women were being jailed for practicing witchcraft. The trials, which were not limited to Massachusetts, but spread throughout New England, are perhaps one of the greatest testimonies to how minds can be twisted to believe in the ridiculous and hurt others of as result of false belief.

1922—Jazz great Charles Mingus is born. The virtuoso bass player was born on a military base in Nogales, Ariz.

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1856—One of the greatest inventors in American history, Granville T. Woods, is born in Columbus, Ohio.

During his life he received 65 patents for electrical, mechanical and communications devices. Among his inventions was an advanced telephone transmitter. The transmitter was so advanced that the Alexander Graham Bell Company purchased the rights to it from Woods, both because it was superior to what Bell had invented and for fear that Woods might become a major rival to the Bell Company. At his height, the Cincinnati, Ohio Catholic Tribune (Jan. 14, 1886) wrote of Woods: “…the greatest colored inventor in the history of the race and equal, if not superior, to any inventor in the country…”

1872—Charlotte E. Ray becomes the first Black female lawyer in American history. Born in New York City to a journalist father and a politically active mother, Ray was a brilliant student who was teaching at Howard University in Washington, D.C., by the time she was 19. By age 22 she had her law degree and was admitted to the D.C. bar. However, sexual and racial discrimination forced her to abandon her law practice and return to New York to teach. She

died Jan. 4, 1911.

1971—Liberian President William Tubman dies. Tubman and his strongman rule had kept the West African nation founded by freed American slaves relatively stable but not necessarily democratic. His death laid the foundation for the anarchy and civil wars which would grip the nation for the next 30 years. Tubman also headed a class of so-called Americo-Liberians who often discriminated against the native African population.

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1867—The first national meeting of the Ku Klux Klan is held at the Maxwell House in Nashville, Tenn. The White supremacist organization and its various offshoots would go on to launch a wave of terror, which would result in death and injury to thousands of African-Americans over the years.

The Klan would remain the nation’s most powerful anti-Black terrorist organization for the next 70 years. The first chapter, however, was actually formed a year earlier in Pulaski, Tenn.

Most of the early Klan members were former soldiers of the defeated Confederate Army from the Civil War. The group’s initial aim was to spread fear among Blacks and prevent them from voting. But as the organization grew, it expanded into anti-Jewish, anti-Catholic and anti-foreigner activities. The first grand wizard was Nathan Bedford Forest.

1944—The United Negro College Fund is incorporated. Over the years, the fundraising activities of the UNCF would result in thousands of college educations for African-Americans.

1944—Whites only political primaries are declared unconstitutional. In a case known as Smith v. Allwright, the United States Supreme Court ruled that a “Whites only” primary law, which excluded Blacks from voting, was a violation of the 15th Amendment and was thus unconstitutional. Such laws had been common throughout the South.

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1918—Jazz singing legend Ella Fitzgerald is born in Newport News, Va. Orphaned at an early age, Fitzgerald was literally living in the streets when she was discovered in Harlem, N.Y., by bandleader Chick Webb. Despite never having received formal vocal training, musical experts often compared her techniques and vocal range to that of a conservatory trained singer. One of the ultimate compliments to her abilities was given by the great song writer Ira Gershwin who said, “I didn’t realize our songs were so good until I heard Ella sing them.” Fitzgerald died at the age of 79 on June 15, 1997.

1943—Tuskegee Institute President Frederick Patterson writes his famous letter (published in the Pittsburgh Courier) urging the presidents of the nation’s predominantly Black colleges and universities to “pool their small resources and make an appeal to the national conscience” in order to produce more scholarship funds for the education of Black students. One year later the United Negro College Fund is incorporated with 27 member colleges.

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1886—The “mother of the Blues” Gertrude “Ma” Rainey is born Gertrude Pridgett in Columbus, Ga. She began her career touring with the Rabbit Foot Minstrels. She was the first person to sing the Blues in minstrel shows.

Rainey also coached, then young Blues singer Bessie Smith who would become more famous and celebrated than Rainer. Rainey died Dec. 22, 1939.

1994—The first all race elections take place in then White ruled South Africa.

The elections would bring an end to 300 years of White minority rule, known as apartheid, in the African nation as well as bring about the election of Nelson Mandela as the country’s first Black and democratically elected president. Mandela had spent 27 years in prison because of his leadership of the African National Congress which had led the struggle against apartheid.

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Stephen Lucas named Koppers Vice President of Culture and Engagement The New Pittsburgh Courier has learned that Koppers Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Koppers Holdings Inc., announced that Stephen Lucas joined the company as Vice President of Culture and Engagement, effective April 11. In this role, Lucas leads all aspects of driving the organization’s people-first culture by ensuring the recruitment, development and retention of top talent, advancing the organization’s inclusion and diversity efforts, and finding new ways to enhance overall employee experience.

Lucas most recently served as Global Division Vice President of Human Resources at AMETEK, Inc., a global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electromechanical devices.

He brings nearly 30 years of experience in the areas of HR strategy, talent development, employee engagement, and inclusion and diversity with a proven track record in developing innovative employee programs and aligning strategic human resources leadership with business initiatives.

Lucas will maintain offices

in Chicago and Pittsburgh, balanced with traveling extensively to Koppers’ worldwide locations.

“I’m excited to welcome Stephen to the Koppers team and have great confidence in his ability to advance our culture and strengthen our reputation as an employer of choice,” said President and Chief Executive Officer Leroy M. Ball, in a statement. “Over the last few years, complex global challenges along with changing attitudes about what constitutes a great workplace have proven that forward-thinking organizations and their employees can work in tandem to achieve growth and make positive progress, regardless of the physical location.

Stephen’s leadership, experience and dedication to making a difference will be integral in helping Koppers find new ways to demonstrate value for our people across our global footprint.”

“I am very excited to be joining Koppers, a values-driven culture where the people are the primary focus and instrumental in the success and profitability

of the organization,” stated Lucas, in a release. “Our guiding principles – People, Planet, and Performance – will continue to uphold our reputation as a great place to work. Koppers has a bright future, and I look forward to working with people at all levels of the organization to expand our Culture and Engagement initiatives.”

Lucas will be a member of Koppers Leadership Council, reporting directly to President and Chief Executive Officer Leroy Ball. He holds an MBA from Wright State University and a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Marycrest College.

Koppers, with corporate headquarters in Pittsburgh, is an integrated global provider of treated wood products, wood treatment chemicals, and carbon compounds.

Their products and services are used in a variety of niche applications in a diverse range of end markets, including the railroad, specialty chemical, utility, residential lumber, agriculture, aluminum, steel, rubber, and construction industries.

“I am very excited to be joining Koppers, a values-driven culture where the people are the primary focus and instrumental in the success and profitability of the organization. Our guiding principles – People, Planet, and Performance – will continue to uphold our reputation as a great place to work. Koppers has a bright future, and I look forward to working with people at all levels of the organization to expand our Culture and Engagement initiatives.”

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Alisha Tarver receives first ‘Diverse Student Journalist Award’ from Pa. Newsmedia Assn.

The New Pittsburgh Courier has learned that Penn State Greater Allegheny alumna Alisha Tarver recently received the inaugural Diverse Student Journalist Award from the Pennsylvania Newsmedia Association (PNA) Foundation through its annual Student Keystone Media Awards Contest.

Tarver, a 2021 graduate with a degree in communications, works as an information resources and services support specialist in PSU Greater Allegheny’s J. Clarence Kelly Library.

The Diverse Student Journalist Award, sponsored by

the Lenfest Institute, was established to recognize a college student journalist, of a diverse background, for outstanding contributions to their newsrooms. Diverse and inclusive newsrooms is a priority of the Lenfest Institute.

Rosemary Martinelli, lecturer in communications and business and faculty advisor for The GA-Zette, PSU Greater Allegheny’s student newspaper, recognized the role Tarver played in keeping student journalism alive and thriving during the pandemic.

“Alisha’s personal adapta-

tion to the world of journalism was formed during the pandemic when virtual interviews and remote learning could — and often did — provide challenges to news gathering and fact-finding,” said Martinelli, in a release.

“She was part of a core group of students who kept the news reporting timely and accurate.”

Tarver, a Farrell Area High School graduate, combined her position as a student journalist with her membership on PSU Greater Allegheny’s Crossing Bridges Summit committee to help bring awareness to and take

the editorial lead on issues of racial equity, community engagement and Black women’s health, the later which was the focus of The Crossing Bridges Summit speaker’s series in 2020–21. “(The award) gives me delayed gratification,” commented Tarver, in a release provided to the Courier. “I worked hard on the articles.

I was doing it because Black women’s health is important to me.”

When asked how it feels to be the inaugural winner of this award, Tarver said, “That means everything to be an influence. It feels good.

ALISHA TARVER I hope I am able to reach back and give to others.”

In addition to Tarver’s award, the PNA recognized PSU Greater Allegheny student and GA-Zette staff

member Riley Perciavalle with an honorable mention for his movie review of Pittsburgh-native Michael Keaton’s film “Worth.”

Four women honored for their longtime dedication to Clairton library, community CLAIRTON FROM A1

preneurs” by Grace Bonny; Wellington Moore was given, “Unbound: My Story of Liberation and the Birth of the Me Too Movement” by Tarana Burke; Marshall was gifted with two books; “Carved in Ebony” by Jasmine Holmes and, “The Black Professional’s Guide to Advancing in Academia” by Jennifer J. Edwards. Dr. Allen Thomas was gifted with, “The Strong Black Woman” by Marita Golden. Each woman also received a broach.

Clairton Mayor Rich Lattanzi presented a proclamation to the library to commemorate National Library Week (April 3-9) and to the women.

“We do appreciate, at the city level, what you do for the community and the city. That’s why this is such a special city,” Lattanzi said.

“The ladies who received these awards are most deserving. The people are the strongest asset in Clairton, and I would like to thank these women for putting in the time to

make Clairton a special place to live.”

Wellington Moore, a New York City transplant who has resided in Clairton for more than 15 years, said one of her first orders of business when she moved to the City of Prayer (Clairton) was to join the library. She is a member of the library’s book club, Wise Walk program and attends many of the library’s functions.

“It’s just so wonderful to be honored by the library in this manner,” said Wellington Moore, who was recently honored by

DeVore Carter Communications for over 40 years of service to the Ophelia DeVore Charm School.

Tachoir, a lifelong Clairtonian, was extremely honored to even be considered for the award, let alone receive it. “Sometimes, when you’re active and you do things around people in your community, they don’t really know all about you. This is all something for me to remember how people feel about me,” Tachoir said.

Marshall, a 2021 New Pittsburgh Courier

“Women of Excellence” honoree, lifelong Clairton resident and employee of the Clairton City School District for 51 years, sees the library award as a way for her to connect with the children of the community.

“The library is the city’s best kept secret,” Marshall told the New Pittsburgh Courier. “I love children because they live up to your expectations of them. I am thankful to the library for this honor.”

Although she was not able to attend the fes-

tivities and is not from Clairton, new school superintendent Dr. Allen Thomas was happy that the library would consider her for the award.

“As superintendent, I plan to partner with the library in ways that advance the partnership with the school district,” she said. “I look forward to having book drives, community meetings, and making sure that students and families understand the great resources and supports that the library offers,” Dr. Allen Thomas said.

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COMMUNITY RISING MORE AND MORE AGAINST THE VIOLENCE The New Pittsburgh Courier has been reporting on the unfortunate gun violence plaguing the Black community for decades. More recently, the Courier has reported on the more-than 20 homicides that have occurred in Pittsburgh’s city limits alone this year, but also how so many community members are speaking out against the violence.

Pittsburgh’s new mayor, Ed Gainey, personally walked the streets of Homewood last month to let residents know that he stands in solidarity with them in condemning the violence. He and his cabinet vowed to come up with a plan to help curb the violence. A number of community members walked with him, as residents asked for more police patrols in the neighborhood, better lighting of the streets, etc. Hundreds came out to a community meeting later that evening after the daytime neighborhood walk, another sign that more community members are joining in the fight to take their neighborhoods back.

Reverend Cornell Jones, coordinator of the city’s Group Violence Intervention initiative, led a march from Homewood to East Liberty on Good Friday, April 15, known as the “March for Peace,” originated by the late Rev. Eu-

gene “Freedom” Blackwell.

About 100 people joined Rev. Jones on the march.

You can find the organization “MADDADS” on the streets of Homewood, Downtown, and elsewhere, helping to stop violence before it starts. The Courier has learned that the organization received a $11,947 grant in March to fund supplies and equipment for its program that trains and mobilizes dedicated, roving safety teams of neighborhood fathers to conduct street patrols.

Tim Stevens, the longtime Chairman and CEO of the Black Political Empowerment Project, has positioned his organization to do whatever it can to help curb the violence.

There are countless other entities in this fight. Like the South Pittsburgh Coalition for Peace, headed

by Rev. Eileen Smith; Lee Davis, who serves as a mentor to numerous African American young males in the region; 1Hood Media, led by Jasiri X, which provides an outlet for young African American creatives to reach their fullest potential; Reverend Glenn Grayson Sr., of Wesley Center AME Zion Church in the Hill District, who runs The Center that C.A.R.E.S.; and many more organizations, from Clairton, to McKeesport, to Beaver County, to Beltzhoover, to the North Side.

‘WHERE ARE PARENTS?’

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On Tuesday, April 19, Pittsburgh resident Can-

THE AFTERMATH OF THE SHOOTING ON SUISMON STREET on the North Side early Sunday, April 17, shows car windows shot out, and evidence of where people jumped out of a second-floor window to escape the gunfire coming from inside. (Photo by Rob Taylor Jr.) dice Hall was picking up some groceries at the Giant Eagle Market District in Shadyside with her nieces, the mass shooting in East Allegheny on the North Side still fresh on her mind. But, in an interview with the Courier, her sadness for the families of those killed in the shooting turned to anger in what she said has become a disturbing trend—parents

not properly looking after their children.

“They need to be more aware of what their children are doing,” Hall said.

“I have five sons and they tell me everything. They need to get into their children’s business and stop being their friends.”

It’s not every parent, Hall said, “and we’re not going to be able to watch their every move, but get into

their lives and see what’s going on.”

Hall added: “My 16-yearold, he goes out, he checks in. Get into your children’s business, that’s just it for me.”

Robert, who declined to give his last name, told the Courier that “being a senior citizen, 62, I feel as though this generation is not raised like we were. We weren’t allowed to go to

parties at that age, 12, 15, 17, unless accompanied by an adult. And to carry firearms at that age is totally ridiculous. I just feel it was a senseless tragedy.”

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teach them. It should be handed down from generation to generation but this generation it seems, I wouldn’t say is lost, but it’s just not anything that can be said except to raise them up in the Biblical sense, ‘Spare the rod, spoil the child.’ We can’t even do that anymore.”

Michelle, who declined to give her last name, raised three sons in the Hill District. She now lives in East Liberty.

“When I first heard about it, I was devastated,” she told the Courier. “I have three boys of my own, I raised them on my own.

Talking about it now (the shooting) is bringing me to tears. We need to go back to the village raising our children. Start going into your kids’ bedrooms, flipping over their mattresses, looking in their phones, checking out who their friends are.

Get involved.”

Michelle said when her sons wanted to go to a friend’s house, she made sure she knew the parents of the friend, “where the house is...I need to interact with that parent.”

For Penn Hills resident Veronica, who declined to give her last name, she said parents definitely “have a responsibility for looking out for their children and seeing where they are and what they’re doing. I also think that the world is just chang-

ing and going in a direction where everybody has a responsibility to look out, even the children, too. They have a responsibility to make good choices after they become a certain age.”

Sylvia, who lives in the Hill District and declined to give her last name, pulled no punches on her feelings about the shooting. “First of all, I think it’s ridiculous. Second of all, I don’t think there’s much that the parents can do because some of these kids are just so out of control, it’s like kids raising kids, and it started years ago when the young people started having babies, and they didn’t know how to control them, train them, talk to them. That’s what a lot of the problem is,” Sylvia expressed to the Courier, “children raising children. When we were coming up, the parents were the ones who dictated what we did, and we better do it. And we did do it, because we were afraid of them. But these young people are not afraid. They have no guidelines, no morals, a lot of them. So they just do what they do.”

For Homewood resident Carol Owens, she agreed that parents need to play a better role in their children’s lives, “but I also feel like these kids are at a disadvantage because there’s nowhere for them to go. When my

kids were younger, they had under-21 places and they closed at 11:30. Nobody wants to open up a rec center, nobody wants to open up a place for the younger generation to have fun. I drove my kids places and I made sure that they went where they said they were going.”

Owens added to the Courier: “When there is a place to go, the younger parents don’t parent like we do. They’re letting the kids go, catching buses to places. There’s no adult supervision.”

“They need to be more aware of what their children are doing. I have five sons and they tell me everything. They need to get into their children’s business and stop being their friends.”

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At Pittsburgh Allegheny, football and academics are the perfect combination

by Rob Taylor Jr. Courier Staff Writer

Football is tradition in Pittsburgh.

It unifies strangers. It brings families closer.

And for the past decade, it’s been the recipe in getting students at Pittsburgh Allegheny K-5 to learn teamwork and organization while keeping their

COURIER EXCLUSIVE grades up.

“I always believe that organized sports teaches students collaboration,” voiced Molly O’Malley-Argueta, principal of Pittsburgh Allegheny K-5, in an interview with the New Pittsburgh Courier, April 8. The interview took place while students in grades 2-5 were playing outside in the field near the school in the “Spring Showdown,” a 15-on-15 two-hand-tag football game. The game was watched by other students and even had students playing instruments in a makeshift band. Some students became de facto cheerleaders, as well.

Other students helped to keep score. “I think it’s just helped bring students together that don’t look alike, aren’t from the same neighborhood. We get students from the North Side, East End, we’re a full magnet. (Football) brings them together for a common goal.”

The “Spring Showdown” is the culmination of the football games played on a consistent basis throughout the school year during recess at the school. For the past 10 years, football has been played during recess for grades 2-5, a vision of O’Malley-Argueta but led daily by Project Manager Brice Flenory. He and his team compile stats on the students from the games, and have a Wall of Fame style signage inside the school to recognize the best players over the years.

At the end of each school year, Flenory gives out “Golden Footballs,” similar to ESPN’s “ESPY” Awards, where a student is named “offensive player of the year,” “defensive player of the year,” etc.

Flenory told the Courier the mission of the student football program is “just to inspire kids, inspire the youth to be better, to be great; not just on the field but also in academics...give them a chance to shine in front of their parents. This is an opportunity to come show your talent to not just the school, but the public.”

The “Spring Showdown” had Andre Bowie calling off work to watch the game.

His son, Gino Bowie, was a participant.

“For me, it’s just great camaraderie for the kids to get together, and they all seem to be really tied into the movement,” Andre Bowie told the Courier.

Also, Andre Bowie is a little league baseball coach, and about six of his players were playing in the football

BRICE FLENORY, PROJECT MANAGER AT PITTSBURGH ALLEGHENY K-5, leads the students in football games during recess. He’s the quarterback for all teams, looking to get all students on the field involved. (Photos by Rob Taylor Jr.) game.

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AARON SCOTT CATCHES A TOUCHDOWN IN THE “SPRING SHOWDOWN.”

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THE 59TH N.E.E.D. ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS DINNER

The 59th NEED Annual Scholarship Awards Dinner was held, March 24, at the Wyndham Hotel, Downtown.

It’s an annual celebration of the local Negro Education Emergency Drive, which has

been in existence since 1963.

Since that time, NEED has grown to provide scholarship assistance to a small group of high school students into a nationally-recognized college access program, sending

over 31,000 deserving young people by providing nearly $35.4 million in grants. Annually, NEED awards over $1 million in scholarships and grants to local students.

This year’s celebration also

honored Rev. Deryck Tines as its Honorary Dinner Chair, William and Susan Cohen (Education Vanguard Award), Dr. Sheila Beasley (Lifetime Achievement Award) and former Urban

League of Greater Pittsburgh President and CEO Esther Bush (Legend of Pittsburgh Award).

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“For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.”

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REV. WALKER SAYS: Word of God, For by grace are we saved through faith; and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God; Not of works, lest any man should boast. So after we are saved, we as Children of God, we are to do good works.

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How long will the new USFL really last?

Pittsburgh Maulers among the eight teams Over this past Easter weekend, the “new” USFL (United States Football League) made an auspicious and unconventional debut. There are eight teams in two divisions.

Those teams are: Birmingham Stallions, Houston Gamblers, New Orleans Breakers, Tampa Bay Bandits (South Division); New Jersey Generals, Michigan Panthers, Philadelphia Stars, Pittsburgh Maulers (North Division).

I find it ironic that the USFL was exhumed from the graveyard of sports leagues during the time that we remember and cherish the resurrection of my Lord and Savior, Jesus the Christ.

Why? Well, because after his crucifixion and resurrection, the deeds of Christ have been celebrated for 21 centuries. Let’s hope that the USFL will last more than just a year or two or three.

The original USFL debuted in 1983 and lasted until 1985. There were a few reasons that the up-

start league was able to last even three seasons.

First, they were able to recruit and sign a few marquee players. In 1984, the 1983 Heisman Trophy winner from Nebraska, Mike Rozier, was selected by the Pittsburgh Maulers first

overall in the 1984 USFL Draft. He played his first two professional seasons in the United States Football League. Although future NFL Hall-of-Famer Jim Kelly was of the six quarterbacks taken in the first round of the 1983 NFL Draft and ended up being selected 14th overall by the Bills, he chose to sign with the USFL’s Houston Gamblers instead and did not play for the Bills until the

USFL folded in 1986.

Did the original USFL fold for lack of money or mismanagement?

Who knows? In 1983, free agency was in its infancy and the NFLPA continued to be suspected as just a mouthpiece whose words and actions were dictated by the NFL ownership group. What is the financial wherewithal of this resurrected USFL and do they have the fiscal staying power?

Mike Florio recently posted this on profootballtalk.nbcsports.com, sort of pondering aloud in regards to whether people will watch and actively participate with this new league: “That’s the real question. (Is) will people watch? Legalized gambling will help, since if folks have skin in the game they’ll be more inclined to monitor it. Still, the annals of pro football are littered with failed spring leagues.

This one could be different.

The AAF failed in 2019 because it ran out of money, in part because it was spending too much and

didn’t have enough.”

The new re-imagined and retooled USFL is taking a page out of the old ABA marketing playbook. Ya know, fourth-and-12, the alternative to the NFL’s onside kicks. This is especially attractive, when your kicker or punter has to face snow, rain, sleet and has to kick into 35 mph headwinds in an attempt to make a field goal or late in the game trying to punt and pin a team inside of the red zone hoping that your defense can pull off a three and out, so that your team can get the ball back with good field position before the clock runs out.

When a team scores a touchdown in this new USFL, they can go for three. The ball gets placed at the 10. Get it into the end zone, and six points become nine. However, will the different rules have enough of an impact on the current pro football demographic to have a positive and lasting impact on the USFL’s bottom line?

The marketing promise of the AFL forced the stag-

nant and tradition-laden NFL into a merger, just like the slickness, smoothness and almost-asphalt-schoolyard aura of the ABA forced the Bob Cousy-worshipping NBA into social and economic submission.

Let’s be real. The USFL will never be more than a stopgap measure for NFL junkies. Ya know, still having football games to watch when the big boys are on vacation. The NFL will adopt, borrow, steal and emulate the rules of the new league

to make sure that the “newbies” will never have the competitive edge. They will eliminate measurement chains for electronic measurements if the public gravitates towards the rules and regulations that cause the junior league to be more attractive and exciting. They will never be forced into another merger just because they are out of step. The NFL will never ever again say; “out of sight, out of mind.”

‘A Bloop and a Blast…We had ‘em all the way!’

Young Pirates team showing promise :10—OK, OK. I am in! I know how this is going to end and I know because I’ve seen the end of this story time and time again. But, it just seems to me the fair thing to do is give the Pittsburgh Pirates a chance…at least until mid-season; and judging by the start, my partner in sports talk radio, Kevin Cameron, might finally be wrong about your Buccos. This just might be the year things get turned around (you see what I did there…I actually made you think that it’s possible the Pirate ownership cares about winning and some people think I’m not a good writer?). Listen, as of now, it’s not really wishful thinking. The Pirates are holding their own in the NL Central Division.

They were 5-4 before losing to Milwaukee on Monday night, April 18 (now you see I did it again…had you believing. Fool you once, shame on me; fool you twice, shame on you!) You all know Kev, the former Aliquippa baseball player and self-proclaimed baseball purist, who believes your Pittsburgh Pirates are nothing but “Fools Gold!”...

Not this time, Kev, we’re going to the World Series. :09—Speaking of wishful thinking, and I just was, it would be just that if the USFL was “kicking” things off the way they did on their last “run.” But it’s a way different “Game Plan” this time

around. Fox Sports, the owner of the league, has invested $150 million into the effort and are committed for the next three years. :08—I gave you plenty of Penguins news last week and even though I made it look good, I didn’t know what I was talking about then and I don’t know now so don’t press your luck. But I can tell you this, they are definitely in the playoffs and will open on Wednesday, April 20 at 7 pm. in Ottawa against the Sena-

tors. :07—It’s spring and I know many of you are working on your swing…golf, that is.

With that being said, I am sure you’ll be surprised to know that Tiger Woods’ next tournament will be the JP McManus Pro-Aam, July 4-5, at Adare Manor Hotel Golf Club in Limerick, Ireland. Gotcha! :06—Just a quick update on the upcoming Pitt men’s basketball recruiting class. All is not lost. They are the commitment of Marlon Barnes out of Brush High School outside Cleveland. A 6-foot-6, 180-pound shooting guard; a 3-star baller with great upside. I’ll keep you posted. :05—A tip of the cap to the stellar group that attended the 6th Annual Cyril Wecht Western Pa. Humanitarian Awards this past Saturday, April 16, at the Comfort Inn Hotel in Penn Hills. Of course, a grand time was had by all with the likes of Dr. Wecht, Senator Jay Costa and basketball legend Baron “BB” Flenory…it’s expected. But that was not the highlight of

the event…that would be the monumental and emotional effort put forth by those in attendance who raised $1,476 on the spot for a recent burnout victim and her family.

Now that’s achieving greatness personified!!!! :04—For you old school cats and kittens who missed it last week, the Temptations and Four Tops lit it up at Heinz Hall and left no old stone unturned. And can you believe the legendary Otis Williams, the founder of the group and last living member, just turned 80…and didn’t miss a step. It-WasWorth-Every-Penny! Now do yourself a favor, pull out any one of the classic vinyls you have in the man-cave and sit and listen to the greatest R&B group of all time…the Tempting Temptations. :03—Here are your NBA playoff teams: Eastern Conference: #1 Miami vs. #8 Atlanta. #4 Philadelphia vs. #5 Toronto. #2 Boston vs. #7 Brooklyn and #3 Milwaukee vs. #6 Chicago. Western Conference: #1 Phoenix vs. #8 New Orleans. #4 Dallas vs. #5 Utah. #2 Memphis vs. #7 Minnesota and #3 Golden Sate vs. #6 Denver.

KE’BRYAN HAYES :02—Bet you didn’t know this…the No. 1 sport in the world is soccer - 3.5 billion followers; No. 2 is cricket – 2.5 billion and basketball comes in third with 2.4 billion. Gotcha again! :01—While we’re at it, here’s the selected top 10 greatest athletes of all-time as voted on by a special select sports and scientific committee. (Honorable mention, Pele) #10 Willie Mays, #9 Simone Biles, #8 Jim Brown

(I have to question him not in the top 3 at least), #7 Tiger Woods, #6 Usain Bolt, #5 Jackie Joyner-Kersee, #4 Serena Williams, #3 Michael Phelps, #2 Wayne Gretzky, #1 Michael Jordan…OK, OK, OK, everybody has a list, but you can’t have a top 10 list that doesn’t include Muhammad Ali and Wilt Chamberlin. C’mon Man…What say you? Text me at 412-6284856. :00—GAME OVER.

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cess, feels the program is now part of the school’s culture. Back in 2012, she could see how students were itching for an outlet to “play and be constructive, they just didn’t know how to do it yet because they’re little,” she said. “I went to Mr. Flenory and said, ‘We gotta do something.’”

Flenory and O’Malley-Argueta decided on football at recess, and it’s been that way since.

Flenory always is the “quarterback” during the games, and students oftentimes rotate from, say, the red team to the blue team. Girls play, too.

“It brought everybody to-

gether,” O-Malley-Argueta told the Courier. “It was like, ‘Now we’re not at each other because we play on the same team on the field.’”

Don’t expect Flenory to tire as “all-time quarterback” for the student football games. He’s a former basketball standout at Valley High School and played professional basketball in the ABA (Pittsburgh Xplosion, Pittsburgh Phantoms).

The “Spring Showdown” on April 8 was played in, well, football conditions.

Temperatures barely above 45, a steady wind, a light rain coming and going. But that didn’t stop students like Derri-

onna Smith, Malik Davis and Aaron Scott catching touchdown passes. Or Gino Bowie with a long run after catch.

Jaiden Washington, a fifth-grader who played in the game, told the Courier he has a “great time playing with my friends and winning awards.”

And for fellow student Mi’Ayre White, “I’ve never played wide receiver in real football, and this is a chance for me to actually play it,” he told the Courier. “And I get different awards, and sometimes I get to be put on the Wall of Fame. It’s great.”

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Know your options if your home loan payment suspension is ending (StatePoint)—Is the COVID-19-related payment suspension (also known as a forbearance) on your home loan ending? Ready to resume making mortgage payments? Understanding your options and being proactive can help ensure a smooth process, say experts.

“Loan servicers are currently reaching out to customers through emails, letters and calls to help them with exiting forbearance.

Responding to this outreach promptly is crucial,”says Rulon Washington of Wells Fargo, who’s worked with nonprofits throughout the pandemic to educate homeowners on what they’ll need to do as their forbearance plans come to an end.

Below, Washington answers common questions homeowners have when exiting their forbearance: Can I move missed payments to the end of the loan term?

In most cases if you were current on your mortgage or home equity payments when the suspension started and are ready to resume your regular monthly payments,

you may be able to move missed payments to the end of the existing loan term.

This additional balance won’t accrue interest and will be due when the loan is paid in full, refinanced, or when the home is sold.

What other options are available?

You may have the option to pay off missed payments in full or follow a repayment plan, which divides what’s due into manageable amounts, and adds it to the regular monthly payment.

What if I need help with a lower monthly payment?

If you need a reduced payment, you may qualify for a loan modification. Wells Fargo and several investors provide streamlined non-document modification review processes in many cases.

What if I can’t afford reduced payments and need to sell?

Your loan servicer can work with you as you attempt to sell your home, and in many cases, enable you to take advantage of the strong increases in U.S. home prices.

YOUR LOAN SERVICER can work with you if you need a reduced payment, or you may qualify for a loan modification Who controls how my loan is handled?

Many loans are insured, guaranteed or owned by third-party “investors” who set the rules for how loans are managed. Investors include government-sponsored enterprises, like Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, government agencies, such as FHA, VA or USDA, banks and pri-

vate companies. While many investors offer similar programs to help homeowners coming to the end of a payment suspension, exact programs may vary.

Will my home be foreclosed if I stay in forbearance or can’t resume payments?

Servicers will not move to foreclosure or eviction on

anyone who remains in an active, approved payment suspension plan. In the case of Wells Fargo-owned loans, all foreclosure-related activity and evictions have stopped on occupied properties through the end of 2021, except in very specific cases.

For loans Wells Fargo services for other investors, we follow the investor’s requirements for customers as they exit payment suspensions.

“We’ll make every effort to reach out to customers to discuss deferral of missed payments, modifications and other available programs before advancing or initiating foreclosure,” says Washington.

What if I’m exiting a COVID-related forbearance but have been impacted by a natural disaster?

Contact your loan servicer for options during this difficult time.

Other resources No-cost housing counseling agencies approved by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development can help assess your situation, navigate available programs

and even work with your servicer on your behalf. To find an approved agency, call HUD toll-free at 1-800-5694287 or visit www.hud.gov/ counseling.

Additionally, states, U.S. territories and Native American tribes are being granted federal funds designated for helping qualified homeowners address payments missed during a suspension and with payments going forward. Check with the appropriate housing finance agencies or contact a housing counseling agency for information about when these funds may be available and to determine if you might qualify for assistance.

Finally, Wells Fargo mortgage and home eqhity customers can find additional information at wellsfargo. com/repaymentdetails or can call 800-219-9739 to speak to someone who can help review their circumstances.

“If your payment suspension is ending, help is available. Be sure to contact your mortgage servicer for next steps,” says Washington.

Three simple steps to help you strengthen your finances (StatePoint)—Americans have been feeling the effects of the pandemic in their wallets, leading many consumers to start thinking differently about their finances.

According to Lincoln Financial Group’s Consumer Sentiment Tracker, 59 percent say they are planning to make permanent changes to the way they spend and save due to the crisis. The findings went on to show that consumers’ top three financial concerns in today’s market include emergency savings (41 percent), having enough income in retirement

(40 percent) and inflation (39 percent).

“Our research found consumers are especially interested in protection during times of financial uncertainty, which reinforces the need for financial planning,” said Sharon Scanlon, senior vice president Customer Experience, Producer Solutions and Retirement Operation for Lincoln Financial Group.

“Everyone has competing priorities but making a few easy adjustments can help people achieve their financial goals.”

Here are three simple fi-

nancial steps Lincoln Financial recommends to help strengthen consumers” financial outlooks: 1. Review Finances holistically. Ensure you evaluate the big picture—not just where you are spending, but where you are saving and protecting your future too.

A simple budget will help you differentiate between needs and wants, enabling you to find areas to cut back or eliminate to find money to meet your financial goals, like retirement or emergency savings. Maximize online budgeting tools, calculators

and other financial wellness resources available through your employer too.

2. Prepare for the unexpected. Without the right protections in place, an unexpected event can derail retirement savings, disrupt your ability to provide for your family or drive you into additional debt. Look into coverages like disability, accident and life insurance that may be available through your employer or consider an individual life insurance policy. Also, commit to funding your emergency savings account as part of your bud-

get. And don’t forget to think about how you would fund the cost of care if you or a loved one had a long-term care event.

3. Plan for the future.

Start with your employer-sponsored retirement plan and commit to save at least up to the match, if available. If you already meet the match, resolve to increase your retirement contributions each year, or with each increase in pay. You don’t just need a retirement plan, though—you need a plan for retirement! Consider diversifying your portfolio with an

annuity. Also, in-plan guaranteed income options can serve as a powerful tool to protect savings during periods of market volatility, while still benefitting you when the market goes up.

In addition to these resolutions, also consider meeting with a trusted financial professional who can help you identify solutions that best meet your individual need and situation. Visit www.lfg. com for more tools and resources.

With a few proactive strategies, you can strengthen your financial footing.

Debunking the viral ‘Credit Card vs. Debit Card’ video myth!

There’s a video trending on Social Media entitled “Credit Card VS Debit Card”. Five people sent me this video, wanting my take on it. In this video the speaker is an avid believer that credit cards are superior to debit cards. He honed his argument on 3 key points, zero liability, using other people’s money and increasing your credit score. I’ll summarize and transcribe some of the key takeaways of the video below: I’ll also provide some commentary. Let’s just say, I disagree with his premise.

He hates Debit Cards: I never owned a Debit Card. I never allowed my three sons to possess one. Debit Cards are the worst financial tool ever given to the American Consumer.

Damon: Actually, the worst financial tool ever given to the American Consumer is Credit Cards. Let’s put aside the fact that interest rates on credit cards are DOUBLE DIGIT as high as 25 percent. Unlike Credit Cards, when using Debit Cards it forces you to “act your wage” and only use money you have in your account. Thus, it eliminates the risk of running up debt.

He thinks Credit Cards are the safest form of payment: How would I remove 99.9 percent of my personal liability with the snap of a finger? I use the safest form of payment that exists on the planet earth and that is a Credit Card not a Debit Card.

Damon: Safest!? Did he forget about “Cash”? Cash isn’t always the most convenient form of payment. But it’s most definitely the safest form of payment. When he mentions removing 99.9 percent of personal liability, he’s suggesting identity theft is at play. Using cash provides 2 types of liability protection. 1. If you pay using cash, you’re not exposing yourself to identity theft. 2.

Using cash eliminates the liability of debt!

Coincidently, Debit Cards not Credit Cards

are the modern-day equivalent to using cash.

He uses his credit card for everything, EVERYDAY: Every day of my life, I spend their money. I don’t spend my own money.

My money sits in a money market account earning interest. I use my card for dry cleaning, groceries, and gas. I pay rent to the Marina to keep my boat in the water all year long using my card. I travel all over the world.

While I wait to get reimbursed, I use my Credit Card. If I need Euros, I go to the ATM machine and get Euros with my credit card.

Damon: Seriously.

You use Credit Cards EVERYDAY on EVERYTHING? I bet he’s racking up the airline miles and cash back rewards which is equal to 1 penny for every dollar spent. He’s such a good credit card user, maybe he gets 3 points or 3 pennies for every dollar spent.

What sense or cents does it make to run the risk of overspending which is what people do when they use credit cards, while earning less than 3 percent in interest on a money market account? Not to mention the double-digit interest rate he’s subjected to. Pulling foreign currency from an ATM overseas subjects you to high cash advance interest rates and foreign currency fees. Traveler’s Checks aren’t widely used anymore but prepaid VISA Cards will do fine? If he’s waiting to get reimbursed, it suggests he’s on a company business trip. Two previous employers of mine issued me an Employee’s Business Credit Card for traveling within the US. His company has him traveling all over the world on his own dime? Maybe he’s the owner?

He’s boosting his credit score using Credit Cards: Every day I use my card. If I pay the bill in full or part of the bill my credit score goes up. I’m building credit while I’m using that credit card.

Damon: Take note of the words “if and or”.

It implies two things. 1. He doesn’t always pay the balance in full every month. Meaning he’s hit with a double digit interest rate. 2.

What “if” he doesn’t pay “or” he can’t pay—what happens to his credit score then? Answer: It drops!

Zero Liability when using Credit Cards: I’ll do everything to protect my personal information but if tomorrow somebody gets my card number and charges $1 million on my Credit Card. By Federal Law, my liability is zero. I have no liability. When you use your Debit Card, every time you reach for it, you’re exposing the money sitting in your account.

The only person going to get robbed is you.

When you use your debit cards, you can use it for the next 50 years—20 times per day and you will not raise your credit score.

When you use your debit card, you are liable up to a certain amount and it takes a while for you to get your debit card fixed.

Damon: There’s zero liability protection available to both Credit Cards and Debit Cards users. The maximum liability with a credit card is $50. The maximum liability with a debit card is $500. With a debit card, it’s important that you report your card stolen or fraudulent activity right away. The sooner you report, the less you’ll be personally liable for. Put that in perspective. You’re more prone to notice lost/stolen or fraudulent

activity on a debit card than you would on a credit card—because your personal money is on the line. Lastly, he’s right, if fraudulent activity occurs on your debit card vs your credit card, a portion of your money is tied up while it’s under investigation. What he failed to mention is the probability of the event actually occurring. I’ll suffice it to say you’re more likely to run up piles of debt on a credit card than you are to be a victim of fraudulent activity on a debit card.

Generational Debt: I had three sons that went to college. I gave them all credit cards.

No debit cards. I guaranteed the card. Since I guaranteed the card, 3 things have taken place. 1. The bills come to me. I’m responsible for the bill. If you spend a lot of time in the bar, I’m going to know that. 2. Whatever amount I want you to spend while you’re at school, I set that limit. 3. Every month I pay the bill, it will boost your credit score. When you get out of college, if you want to buy a house, car, or condo, you’re not going to need me to cosign for you. One of the best things you can do is teach them to use credit early and build credit in their name.

Damon: Saving money is the cornerstone of sound money management and wealth building. The best thing you can do is stress to your child the importance of saving. If you’re an avid believer in helping your child build their credit score, here’s an idea—get a secured credit card. It’s a credit card that is secured with money saved. It will help establish and build credit—but if you can’t pay, the money securing the credit card will pay the balance—thus avoid account going in collection (Damon Carr, Money Coach can be reached @ 412216-1013 or visit his website @ www.damonmoneycoach.com)

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FINANCIAL KNOWLEDGE can be a game changer for Black communities across the country and abroad.

Financial literacy meets technology Staff Writer In the age of technology, users are used to gaining assistance at the click of a button. Apps are ever-evolving and provide the ability to access information in an instant.

Merging money management with technology, developers are building apps to provide financial assistance without the hassle of in-person meetings.

Access to financial assistance is a major stumbling block for African Americans. With implicit biases in banking and barriers created by systemic racism and discrimination, the ability to receive financial assistance and opportunities dwindles for Black consumers. However, African American developers are getting into the business of creating platforms specifically geared towards assisting other African Americans in their quest for equal financial services.

Based in Atlanta, CapWay Inc. is a financial technology startup founded by Sheena Allen which helps users obtain a bank account. Announcing in October 2021, the launch of its neobank, the company’s main service, users will be able to make online transactions, send and receive money and round-up change with each transaction to help reach personal financial goals.

“As a founder from a rural, underbanked community, I recall discussing the impact of the cashless economy years ago when CapWay was in the idea stage. We then went into stealth mode and considered and understood the forever impact of COVID-19 on banking. And with that, we are ready to bring innovation to the financial service industry for those who need it and deserve it the most,” said Sheena Allen, CEO of CapWay, Inc., in a press release.

The app allows users to sign up for an account and utilize the platform’s many financial services. In addition to providing access to banking, the app allows consumers to gain financial content and education. The Learn Money product contains articles, videos, infographics on finances.

The company’s financial literacy program, creatively called Phunds, is available to a variety of business entities and individuals. CapWay also offers ways to network with other users on financial topics through its Money Talks property.

“There are many financial gaps in the traditional banking and financial system. Whether it is income, access, digital or information gaps, they all impact the working-class Americans ability to get ahead,” said Allen in the release.

“My vision for CapWay is to build an inclusive financial system and offer access and opportunity to everyone—especially those who have been misunderstood, overlooked and underserved. We have to start at the root of the systematic challenges and address those issues by first filling the gaps to allow people to improve their financial health and ultimately help them create generational wealth.”

Adults are not the only group looking to be more financially savvy. Young entrepreneurs are also getting in on the action and looking to learn the financial ropes early. Goalsetter, a fintech platform, was launched to help families and K-12 children with access to banking, savings, investing and financial education.

As the wealth gap continues to grow, the brains behind Goalsetter believes minority youth are the key to leveling the financial system playing field. The app allows youth to earn money through financial quizzes with its Learn to Earn feature and gives parents the power to freeze their student’s debit card if their child has not won their financial quizzes for the week with the Learn Before You Burn option.

“Wealth disparities in the United States are vast and prevalent in every corner of our country,” said Tanya Van Court, Goalsetter founder and CEO. “If we want to transform the bell curve of wealth in our society, we need to start by ensuring that the next generation of Americans are savers, investors and owners. The work starts by giving them early access to financial tools, and making financial education relatable, fun and accessible, and that is what Goalsetter achieves.”

Financial knowledge can be a game changer for Black communities across the country and abroad. Affording the opportunity to learn while on the go, apps create platforms and opportunities of ease for Black entrepreneurs and those looking to simply get ahead financially.

NATIONALLY, THE PANDEMIC SPARKED a huge boom in the creation of small businesses as more people resigned from their corporate jobs and became entrepreneurs.

Black-owned businesses thriving despite early pandemic lows: Here’s why (Black Information Network)—Despite being hit the hardest at the beginning of the pandemic, Blackowned businesses are making a significant comeback.

Reports say the number of Black small-business owners is up 28 percent compared to before the pandemic. Black people are making greater gains in business than any other demographic—the number of Latino business owners increased by 19 percent and White and Asian-owned businesses saw a 5 percent increase.

U.S. News reports that 1.2 million African Americans are self-employed in 2022 compared to 1.1 million in February 2020.

Erica Groshen, a university senior economics adviser told U.S. News, “There have been two changes of late: one is the pandemic, but there was also the racial reckoning.”

During the summer of 2020, social justice protests called for White Americans to put their money where their mouth was and invest more in the Black community. Experts say this upward trend in the number of Black-owned businesses shows that companies may have followed through with their promises to support the cause.

Nationally, the pandemic sparked

DIAMONTE WALKER a huge boom in the creation of small businesses as more people resigned from their corporate jobs and became entrepreneurs. New business applications increased more in 2020 than they had in the past 15 years, according to USAFacts.

The biggest increases in business formation came from cities with large Black and Hispanic populations in-

cluding Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, Houston, and Miami.

Economist Ron Hetrick said, “The good news of this whole thing is, when you see business formations occurring in very ethnically diverse populations, then that would typically suggest that you would start to see increased hiring from these populations as well.”

Despite the boom in Black-owned, there are still issues with these businesses surviving long term. Black businesses are opening at a rapid rate, but struggling with sustainment.

Black business owner Tracey Clark Jeffries said, “What Black-owned small businesses need is a more structured model that can help them sustain over a period of three to five years.”

Still, healthy Black businesses continue to be the key to healthy Black communities, according to Diamonte Walker, formerly of Pittsburgh’s Urban Redevelopment Authority.

“You see a glaring wealth gap between Black people and White people. That disparity is felt not only on an economic level but on a psychological and emotional level,” said Walker. “As these Black businesses start to thrive, it signals what’s possible.”

Black Americans make 37 percent less income than White Americans: Report (Black Information Network)— In 2022, the gap between White and Black Americans is continuing to expand in all areas of life, according to this year’s Equality Index.

The National Urban League released its annual report on the State of Black America on Tuesday (April 12) and the findings show widening disparities in wealth, education, health, civic engagement, and social justice. With little progress since its Equality Index launched in 2005, systemic racism continues to be at the root of the Black community’s hardships in America.

According to the report, Black people are bringing in 37 percent less income than their White counterparts. On average, Black Americans are making $43,862 while White people are reaping $69,823.

The Black community continues to struggle with building generational wealth through homeownership. Black couples are more likely to be denied a mortgage or home loan, which leads to 59 percent of the home equity white households have.

National Urban League President Marc Morial said in a statement, “In that area of wealth, we’ve seen almost no change, none, since the civil rights days.”

Morial added, “The wealth disparity has gotten wider.”

The educational gap impacts the Black community’s stagnance in wealth. Fewer Black students are enrolled in STEM classes that can help secure higher-income jobs.

In minority schools, teachers are more likely to be inexperienced and uncertified, according to the report.

Health disparities afflict Black

children and adults more than White people. Black women are 59 percent more likely to die while giving birth and 31 percent more likely to die of breast cancer. Black men are 52 percent more likely to die of prostate cancer.

The U.S Justice Department data shows that Black people are three times more likely to be jailed if arrested and twice more likely than white people to experience police brutality.

When it comes to the vote, White people are 5 percent more likely to be registered than Black people.

Considering the recent findings, the National Urban league finds the state of Black America is grim.

Morial said in a statement, “These numbers change so little and so slowly. What it tells me is that this institutional disparity based on race seems to be built into American society.”

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Some smart uses for the new funds coming in include:

1. Retirement security.

If you have not started saving for retirement, a salary increase is the perfect opportunity. If you have already started saving for your golden years, directing more of your salary into your retirement accounts moves you further ahead.

2. Long-term goals. Do you have an event on the horizon, such as a wedding, home purchase or dream vacation? Create an investment account and divert some of your pay increase into it.

3. Debt elimination. A salary increase can be the ideal way to pay down or pay off lingering debt, whether from student loans, mort-

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Guest Editorial Trump endorses Oz for Pa. Senate, insulting voters Former President Donald Trump’s endorsement of Dr. Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania’s Republican primary for Senate should be offensive to voters.

In a statement April 9, Trump said his decision was “all about winning elections” as he formally backed the celebrity heart surgeon, best known as the host of daytime TV’s “The Dr. Oz Show.”

“The Great Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has a tremendous opportunity to Save America by electing the brilliant and well-known Dr. Mehmet Oz for the United States Senate,” said Trump. Later, at a rally in North Carolina, he said: “You know when you’re in television for 18 years, that’s like a poll.

That means people like you.”

Trump noted that Oz was a well-known quantity who has “lived with us through the screen and has always been popular, respected, and smart.”

“Perhaps most importantly, I believe that Mehmet Oz will be the one most able to win the General Election against a Radical Left Democrat looking to do unthinkable harm to our Country,” he added.

“Women, in particular, are drawn to Dr. Oz for his advice and counsel. I have seen this many times over the years. They know him, believe in him, and trust him,” he said.

Pennsylvania voters should be offended by Trump’s endorsement of Oz. Trump does not focus on Oz’s attributes or platform or why he would be good for Pennsylvania.

Instead, the former president emphasized that his support for Oz is based on the doctor’s so-called popularity with voters, particularly women voters, because he was on TV, as if one thing should have anything to do with the other. Are Pennsylvania voters to believe that being a “well known” TV star should be a qualification for being in the U.S. Senate?

By comparison, Pennsylvania’s leading Democratic candidates for the Senate—Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb and State Sen. Malcolm Kenyatta—all have elective experience and detailed positions on issues.

The Democratic candidates also have long roots in Pennsylvania, unlike Oz who has taken heat in the race even from Republican rivals for carpetbaggery. Oz lived in New Jersey for two decades until just before deciding to run in Pennsylvania. He said he moved to his in-laws home in Montgomery County in late 2020, only weeks after it became clear the Senate seat would be open.

Oz had been competing for Trump’s endorsement in the May 17 primary against former hedge fund CEO David McCormick. The two had gone embarrassing lengths to win over the former president, who remains deeply popular with the Republican base. Polls show Oz and McCormick evenly matched.

Trump had previously endorsed Sean Parnell in the race, but Parnell withdrew his candidacy amid allegations of abuse from his estranged wife. The turnabout should raise questions about Trump’s vetting process.

Trump’s endorsement of Oz should not be a total surprise. Trump and Oz are similar in many ways.

Both used TV stardom to enter politics. Both Trump and Oz have a record of questionable business dealings.

Both have a history of fluid positions on issues which they have changed over the years.

For example, Oz publicly promoted for over a decade health insurance mandates, a key element of the Affordable Care Act also known as “Obamacare,” before opposing it in his run for Senate.

Both Trump and Oz are conning voters.

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(TriceEdneyWire.com)—I can’t completely or accurately articulate my elation upon witnessing President Biden signing the Emmett Till Antilynching Act into law on March 29, 2022. With his signature, he affirmed what Congress had acknowledged—that lynching was, indeed, a federal hate crime.

My only question was, “Why has it taken so long?” In the past century, the effort to legally outlaw lynching federally failed over two-hundred times. I cannot and never have been able to understand how lynching could not have been determined as the physical embodiment of hatred.

This signing event brought a myriad of thoughts and memories to mind. The image of the NAACP “lynching flag” swirled through my mind. This flag with the inscribed words “A MAN WAS LYNCHED YESTERDAY” was flown from the window of the NAACP National Headquarters (NY) whenever a lynching had been confirmed in the US. Although named after Emmitt Till, who was brutally murdered in 1955, The Act recognizes the thousands of, mostly, African Americans who met their fate at the end of a noose or by some other diabolical means generated in the malignant minds of racists.

Reflecting on the events lodged in my mind, I thought of the lynching of Hayes and Mary Turner, the circumstances of which truly epitomize racial hatred. In 1918, in Morven, Georgia, 25-year-old Hayes Turner was accused of killing an abusive (White) landown-

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Commentary er and subsequently lynched. Hayes’ 18-year-old wife Mary publicly opposed his lynching and threatened legal action against the White people who had murdered him. The following day, Mary was hanged upside down from a tree, doused with gasoline and motor oil, and set on fire. Mary was still alive when a member of the mob split her abdomen open with a knife and her unborn child fell on the ground. The baby was stomped and crushed as it fell to the ground. Her body was riddled with hundreds of bullets. Those actions can only be the product of hatred.

I also reflected on the year 2005 when Janet Langhart-Cohen, Mark Planning, Dick Gregory, and I walked into the offices of almost every US Senator promoting a 2005 Antilynching Bill.

Our goals were lofty. Among them was the renaming the Richard Russell Senate Building, named after the notorious and rabidly racist Georgia senator.

This building was representative of the prestige and authority of one-half of our governing body and we felt its name

was inconsistent with the spirit of our entire nation.

When we were unable to garner sufficient support for a name change, Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu offered an alternative—an apology from the U.S. Senate for failing to acknowledge and apologize for the nation’s legacy of lynching. The House of Representatives had done so. Several U.S. Presidents had done so. It was unconscionable that an apology had never been offered by the U.S. Senate. After numerous meetings and intensive lobbying, the Senate finally offered its apologies. The refusals by the few Senators who objected to the apology spoke volumes about their characters and those who supported them.

Now, at long last, we’ve gone past a mere “We’re sorry!” We have legal punitive enhancements in place to discourage the commission of crimes based upon hate and animus. We have finally put some teeth into our “bite out of crime.”

Realistically, a point of common logic informs us that legal deterrence only has limited success. Racial hatred, which is the fuel for the most egregious of violent offenses will continue to motivate acts of ill-will. Fortunately, we now have a tool to put racial hatred in its proper place.

(Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq. is a minister, a UN Peace Ambassador, President of the Dick Gregory Society, author of “Dick Gregory: Wake Up and Stay Woke,” and Host of “Wake Up and Stay Woke” on WPFW-FM-89.3 radio.

America’s students must learn all history (TriceEdneyWire.com)—Black history is American history.

That shouldn’t be a controversial statement. But thanks to politicians like Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, teaching honestly about history is getting downright dangerous.

Youngkin got elected in part by embracing a dishonest campaign launched by far-right activists to make parents fear that teaching about racism represents some kind of sinister plot to shame and indoctrinate children.

Once he took office, the very first official action he took as governor was to sign an executive order supposedly designed to “get divisive concepts out of our schools.”

You know what was “inherently divisive?” The Confederacy, which waged a brutal war to defend slavery from its capital in Richmond, Virginia. How about massive resistance to the desegregation of schools? How about Virginia’s law that made interracial marriage illegal until the U.S. Supreme Court overturned it in 1967?

Youngkin has claimed that his order will still allow students to learn about history—both good and bad. But he also set up a tip line that parents could use to report on “divisive” teachers.

That’s in the worst tradition of authoritarian politicians everywhere.

It’s a terrible policy. It’s a terrible way to think about education.

And, I will admit, I take it a bit personally. My ancestors were enslaved in the state of Virginia. One of my forefathers was elected to the state legisla-

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Commentary ture during Reconstruction. He helped create the state’s system of public education. Then White supremacists took back power, made segregation the law of the land, and made it impossible for Black Virginians to build political power for decades. That’s pretty “divisive” stuff.

A coalition of civil rights groups has launched the Black History is American History campaign to push back on Gov. Youngkin’s efforts to force teachers and schools to whitewash teaching about history and racism. Students have the right to learn the truth about our history and our present.

We are inviting Virginia parents and families to use the governor’s “tip line” to tell Gov. Youngkin that denying students the freedom to learn is bad for children, families, and the future.

Unfortunately, Virginia is far from alone. Politicians and political operatives are out to build power by mobilizing a backlash to honest teaching about racism in our history and institutions.

And those efforts are connected to campaigns for so-called “Don’t Say Gay” laws, which threaten teachers who acknowledge the reality of LGBTQ students and families.

And all of this goes hand in hand with

a surge in censorship in classrooms and libraries. The American Library Association recently released its list of the books most often challenged last year.

Most of them were about Black and LGBTQ people. And that reminded me that Gov. Youngkin’s campaign actually ran an ad featuring a woman who objected to the teaching of Toni Morrison’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “Beloved” in her son’s senior-year English class.

Watching politicians build power by inflaming fears about Black people can be deeply discouraging. It can also be intensely motivating.

As a Black Christian writing this column during Holy Week, I draw strength from the historic witness of the Black church and its role in supporting and sustaining Black people as we made history. I celebrate the power and impact of Martin Luther King Jr.’s appeal to both the Constitution’s promise of equality under law and the great faith traditions’ call for us to treat one another with decency and respect.

And I lift up the words of Lonnie Bunch, the founding director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture and now the director of the Smithsonian Institution, who reminds us that “there are few things as powerful and as important as a people, as a nation that is steeped in its history.”

(Ben Jealous serves as president of People For the American Way and Professor of the Practice in the Africana Studies Department at the University of Pennsylvania where he teaches leadership.)

The pulse of Black America

by Marc H. Morial (TriceEdneyWire.com)—“The psychological toll of always anticipating that next set back where one unexpected bill, short paycheck, or medical emergency will derail months, maybe years, of plans and priorities is exhausting. Feeling like you must do more, and expect less, creates a never-ending daily cycle of economic anxiety.” —Shannon Currie, Vice President, Benenson Strategy Group.

For nearly two decades, as part of the State of Black America® report, the National Urban League has produced the Equality IndexTM, a statistical calculation of the social and economic status of African Americans inspired by the Three-Fifths Compromise of 1787. The 2022 Index year’s is 73.9 percent, slightly up from the revised 2020 Index of 73.7 percent.

This year, for the first time, we decided to find out how Black Americans feel about their status.

Conducted by Benenson Strategy Group, the Pulse of Black America survey is based on nearly 1,700 interviews conducted in March of this year.

“If the Equality Index measures the share of the American economic pie Black Americans gets compared to Whites, then the Pulse of Black America survey unpacks the feelings and frustrations of Black people who will never get that last slice of pie,” wrote Shannon-Janean Currie, the BSG Vice President who conceived of and led the research.

The survey revealed a Black America ravaged by a deadly pandemic and beset by economic despair, yet still optimistic in the promise that “we shall overcome.”

The survey confirmed the findings of the Equality Index: When it comes to education, income, occupation, housing, and debt load, Black Americans are at a disadvantage. Only 27 percent of Black survey respondents had attained a college education, compared to 37 percent of White respondents. Fewer than half as many Black respondents—12 percent —reported earning more than $100,000 annually, versus 27 percent for Whites.

The Black homeownership rate was a little more than half the White rate: 33 percent compared to 62 percent.

The survey found that Black and White Americans differ in their views about these economic disparities. A majority of Black respondents, 57 percent, agreed with the statement, “Wealth inequality between Black and White Americans is a cycle that creates never-ending economic disparity, no matter how hard individual people work.” But an even larger majority of White respondents, 71 percent, agreed with the statement, “Wealth inequality between Black and White Americans can be overcome, but it’s up to individual people to change their circumstances.”

But Black Americans are frustrated about their ability to change their circumstances. Majorities are worried about being paid less, passed over, having to work harder for the same amount, and being discriminated against because of their race. While a plurality of Black respondents, 47 percent, felt that the professional opportunities they receive have nothing to do with race, nearly as many—41 percent—said they received fewer professional opportunities because of their race or ethnicity.

Black Americans feel the sting of rac-

ism even more sharply in the health care system. An overwhelming 8 in 10 Black respondents feel that race influences the quality of care a person receives, and 2 in 5 said the system had discriminated against them personally.

When it comes to the heart of this year’s State of Black America report, voting and democracy, overwhelming majorities believe in the power of their vote to make a difference in economic opportunity, social and racial justice, and police violence. But nearly as many —71 percent—believe that Black and brown communities specifically are often denied the right to vote. Only 45 percent of Black respondents said voting in their communities is very easy, compared to 59 percent of White respondents. And Black respondents said the government is doing more to limit voting rights than it is to protect them.

“Fifty years since the Civil Rights Movement and ten years since the murder of Trayvon Martin, the real promise of equity has yet to be fulfilled, and young Blacks are growing frustrated with the rate of change,” Curry wrote.

“Beliefs and behaviors are hard to shift, and while progress has been made, the biases of today manifest in more subtle forms of systemic suppression.

“Pragmatic and hopeful, hardworking and vulnerable, the complexities of Black pain and Black pride define the Black experience.

The full survey, along with the rest of the 2022 State of Black America report, “Under Siege: The Plot to Destroy Democracy,” can be found at www.StateOfBlackAmerica.org

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Destroying Biden Not a moment has passed since President Biden took office that somebody, somewhere is making a political doomsday prediction that Biden will fail. There are endless stories about how he and the Democrats are in trouble and will lose big in the November 2022 primaries.

Biden’s plunged approval ratings are endlessly cited as proof of his and Democrats’ supposed pending political Armageddon.

This is the same sorry template that the GOP and conservative media used during virtually every moment of the Obama presidency.

That was to create a strawman argument that Obama’s policies were a failure, that he could get few if any political initiatives through, and those he did get through such as the Affordable Care Act were bad. Then Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell doubled down on this by famously declaring that his and the GOP’s goal was to ensure that Obama was a one-term president. When that didn’t work, McConnell simply switched gears and declared that he would make Obama’s presidency a failed presidency.

It’s the same game plan with Biden. Play up big every supposed Biden misstep, gaffe, or policy fumble. At the midwinter meeting of the Democratic National Committee meeting in Washington DC in March, Biden sounded the alarm. He warned Democrats to get doubly busy and get a massive Democratic voter turnout in November. The loss of the House or the Senate or both would be catastrophic. It would guarantee that Biden’s remaining two years of his first term would be neutered by the GOP. McConnell and nearly all the GOP senators gave a preview of the hardball game they’ll play with Biden after his nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson for the SCOTUS. The near-universal consensus was that she was one of the most eminently qualified jurists to come down the pike in years. Her confirmation as the first Black woman on the high court would not just be a historic first, but also a neat, and fitting

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Tolerating wrong for ‘the greater good’ A minor controversy ensued after the 2022 Critics Choice Awards over remarks directed at superstar tennis players Venus and Serena Williams.

The Williams sisters were in attendance because their biopic King Richard was nominated for best picture. New Zealand film director Jane Campion won for best director.

During Campion’s acceptance speech, she acknowledged the male directors she beat for best picture. Then said, “Serena and Venus, you are such marvels. However, you do not play against the guys like I do.”

Since actresses have complained about pay disparities for decades, it’s not hard to believe that women behind the camera have their own difficulties. In 2018 Glamour (the women’s magazine) complained about the constant lack of female best director honorees at the Critics’ Choice Awards.

Industry insiders knew what Campion meant, and the Williams sisters weren’t bothered. However, a grave offense was taken on behalf of Venus and Serena.

“The offended”—people who weren’t hurt but derive pleasure from knocking “the privileged” off their pedestal—felt Campion “whitewashed the racism/misogyny/elitism” the Williams sisters endured playing professional tennis. Their harsh criticism led to a swift apology from Campion.

But the kicker was when White screenwriter Holly Sorensen said, “We all know what Jane Campion has done and how unbelievably sexist Hollywood still is.

But if Jane Campion won ten Oscars, it would still be wrong. She can’t compute what being Black in this culture is like.”

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Check It Out The interesting part is no one was offended by Sorensen’s comment.

“The offended” argued Campion didn’t need to put Venus and Serena down to praise herself, but if that logic is sound, it should also apply to Sorensen. She didn’t have to imply that being Black in this culture was an existential nightmare in order to put a peer’s privilege in check.

Sorensen wasn’t defending the Williams sisters because of their greatness, she defended them because she pitied their blackness, but since her pity was used in defense of the “underprivileged”, it was tolerated for “the greater good”.

President Biden was given the same leeway for his Supreme Court nomination.

After Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer announced his retirement, President Joe Biden declared, “I’ve made no decision except one: The person I will nominate will be someone with extraordinary qualifications, character, experience, and integrity.”

The President didn’t need to continue.

That was all the public expected. The public knew the conservatives held the majority on the Supreme Court, and it was imperative for President Biden to

nominate the most gifted legal mind to contend with the ideological imbalance.

President Biden should have nominated Ketanji Brown Jackson for the imperative reason alone which would have indicated she was the best of all possibilities, and the historical fact that she was the first Black woman to be nominated for the highest court would still have been a great moment for the country but happenstance.

Unfortunately, President Biden didn’t do this. He destroyed the authenticity of the historical moment by stating his nomination “will be the first Black woman ever nominated to the United States Supreme Court. It’s long overdue, in my view.”

But there’s a lot more to the President’s view.

Shelby Steele once wrote, “Liberal paternalism gave rise to a new kind of White supremacy by making White liberals the driving force behind social change, which cast them as morally superior to non-liberals.” The President viewed the nomination as a moral opportunity to make up for historical injustices inflicted on Black Americans, which made Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination symbolic instead of substantive. The President’s view also took the significance off of Ketanji Brown Jackson’s individuality and placed it completely on her double minority status.

More importantly, the nomination was his accomplishment, not hers.

The left doesn’t believe in progress unless they give it permission. This is wrong, but it’s tolerated for “the greater good”.

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McConnell and nearly all the GOP senators had other ideas. They hectored and impugned Jackson with every nonsensical, and plain silly question and assertion at her committee hearings. Then with three exceptions voted against her confirmation. Then with only one exception, Mitt Romney, refused to even give polite applause when her confirmation was approved-mostly by Democrats.

McConnell and the GOP will kick things into even higher gear going forward. They will mount a relentless and ruthless yearlong campaign of hectoring, harassing, dithering, diddling, and obstructing many of Biden’s major initiatives. McConnell will continue to have an almost totally united, lockstep GOP behind him. He’s armed with total mastery of all the parliamentary and legislative tricks of the Senate trade to stonewall Biden.

He will have plenty of opportunities to use all of them. Biden still faces a continuing clean-up job ahead of him. There’s still the COVID battered economy, and worries about a still dangerous public health crisis, soaring gas prices, and a dangerous, and unpredictable course Russian war against Ukraine.

Biden has scored some notable wins. He got an agreement between Congressional Democrats and Republicans on a stimulus deal. He has got his massive Build America infrastructure bill through.

However, Biden will almost certainly be thrust into the brewing battle over the pending SCOTUS case on Roe v. Wade. This has ignited a public firestorm on both sides of the battle lines on this perennially hyper volatile issue. Biden will be tugged hard to act. The question then becomes just what action to take.

McConnell and the GOP, fortunately, can’t do to Biden what they did to Obama. That’s hamstringing him on confirmation of his nominations and appointments to federal courts and administration posts. But only because the confirmation process is by a simple majority. Democrats for the moment still have that razor-thin Senate majority.

Yet, there’s the array of housing, education, foreign policy, and spending decisions that are on the table.

Biden will be forced to sign off on a rash of executive orders on education reforms and enhanced environmental and consumer financial protections. These were reforms Obama penned by executive order and Trump moved quickly to try and wipe them out. When Biden uses his executive pen, he will evoke the same howls Obama got from McConnell and the GOP that he is a tyrant, dictator, and abusing the power of his office by usurping Congress.

Then there’s the issue of criminal justice reform and voting rights protections. Biden is walking a continuous tightrope on these issues.

He’s pushed hard by Black Lives Matter, criminal justice reform advocates, and civil rights groups to make good on his promises for reforms in community policing, police-community relations and to rein in police abuse. This stirs fierce backlash from police unions and conservatives that he’s encouraging lawlessness and weakening law enforcement. He’s backed far away from any advocacy of Defund the police.

There’s little he can do about getting the stalled voting rights protection bill moving in the Senate. McConnell has effectively shut that down.

It’s not a pretty picture for Biden. One that’s made even uglier by the GOP and the conservative media. Biden is a skilled and seasoned politician though. It will take all his skills and the firm backing of the Democratic party to keep the GOP from destroying him.

(Earl Ofari Hutchinson is an author and political analyst.)

Evangelicals and the Easter Holiday Season (TriceEdneyWire.com)—It is not hard to forget that in 2011 when the mission to kill Osama bin Laden was authorized, Barack Obama was president, and Donald Trump was still a private citizen.

Yet, during a recent Trump rally in Michigan, U.S. Rep. Lisa McClain falsely claimed that Donald Trump “caught” Osama bin Laden.

This, of course, is not true. Still, it didn’t stop an elected official from presenting a twisted fact as being true (During his presidency, Trump authorized operations that led to the deaths of several high-level terrorists, including bin Laden’s son, Hamza). And yes, the seed was planted, and the lie could grow in the minds of certain voters. Whether it’s Michigan or any state with an upcoming primary and general election, certain buzzwords resonate with voters, therefore, candidates are quick to exploit them. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey faces a well-funded challenger and a crowded field in her gubernatorial primary.

“The fake news, big tech and blue state liberals stole the election from Donald Trump,” Ivey says at the start of one of her campaign ads. “But here in Alabama, we’re making sure that never happens.”

Ivey continues to note that the state “has not and will not send absentee ballots to everyone and their brother,” has “banned corrupt curbside voting,” and “our results will always be audited.”

“The left is probably offended,” she says at the ad’s conclusion. “So be it.

As long as I’m governor, we’re going to protect your vote.” Ivey’s campaign ad is disturbing for several reasons. First, it is undisputable that there was no voter fraud associated with the last presidential election. The voter protection she is championing is actually voter suppression tactics meant to offset voting patterns by people of color. Secondly, it also goes against the oath of office taken by the governor. All members of the legisla-

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Commentary ture, and all officers, executive and judicial, are sworn to” faithfully and honestly discharge the duties of the office upon which I am about to enter, to the best of my ability. So help me, God.” It says a lot about knowingly disingenuous or misleading elected officials, offering a deliberate distortion of the truth for political gain. They know that campaigning and governing by deceit contradicts their sworn oath of office, but it is a betrayal to the citizens who truly depend on officials to uphold the U.S. and state Constitutions in their entirety. The growing influence of social media and echo chambers proves how deceit as a campaign and governing strategy has become much more mainstream today than in previous generations. Unfortunately, lies and deceit are effective means of galvanizing specific groups, but why? Especially in the part of the country commonly referred to as the Bible Belt.

This year, the Easter season coincides with the midterm campaign season.

While non-religious traditions are held during this time, Easter is a principal holiday for those of the Christian faith.

It acknowledges the resurrection of Jesus Christ after his death which represents the core of Christian beliefs. We have always known that race, politics, and religion are intertwined, so it is no surprise when elected officials spread lies, deceit, and misinformation to gain the support of White evangelical voters.

But why are these tactics so effective

with a large number of individuals representing this group?

Why do Christians who claim to be followers of Jesus fail to demonstrate the character of Jesus regarding social and political equity? While we have elected leaders who betray segments of their constituents by not upholding their oaths and defending the Constitution, we also see Christians (laypeople and leaders) who betray the mission and teaching of Jesus by succumbing/promoting political lies and debunked conspiracy theories. The story behind Holy Week also reminds us of the key part played by Judas Iscariot. As one of the 12 disciples, Judas was taught by Jesus and was a close follower. For 30 pieces of silver, he betrayed Jesus by turning him over to those who would crucify him. Today, we see the same Judas-type followers who compromise Christian teachings and character for their version of 30 pieces of silver.

To some, the 30 pieces of silver represent maintaining a conservative Supreme Court, idolizing Donald Trump and keeping him in power, maintaining racial supremacy, or all the above. To them, the ends justify the means. As bad as it seems in 2022, let’s hope history repeats itself. The Judas-type followers didn’t fully succeed during the Civil War, Reconstruction, or the civil rights eras.

Hopefully, in 2022 more politically active evangelicals will develop self-awareness concerning the harm to themselves, their communities, and the nation. And during this Easter season, let’s not forget Judas Iscariot did not stop Jesus despite periods where it appeared to be a lost cause. Overall, the story did not end well for Judas.

(David W. Marshall is the founder of the faithbased organization, TRB: The Reconciled Body, and author of the book God Bless Our Divided America. He can be reached at www.davidwmarshallauthor.com.)

America needs humanitarian relief, too It is a good thing that America has been a lead nation in both providing humanitarian and military assistance to Ukraine. It is good that we as a nation, Democrat and Republican, have been able to unify on this most important issue facing the world. It is also a good thing that America has been able to give hundreds of millions of doses of the COVID-19 Vaccine to struggling third world countries where people are waiting in lines while Americans refuse vaccinations for all kinds of reasons.

But while all of this is a good thing, let us not forget the looming crisis ahead of us. The fact is that the virus, with its ever increasing mutations, is not over. There are still over 750 people dying daily from this virus even though hospital rates and the daily death rates are down from what they were just months ago. Infection cases are up across the country with some states experiencing higher rates than others and a number of cities like Philadelphia, New York, and Washington, D.C. have had to reinstate their mask mandates.

In the midst of the Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis, the new surge in infec-

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Commentary tions across the country, and continued death rates, the United States Congress refused to pass a 22 billion dollar funding bill to continue testing, vaccinations, and the funding for Covid-19 related supplies before adjourning for the Easter/Spring Recess. Much of the opposition, again, is coming from the (Russian-like) Republican Party not only denying and refusing to support and vote for such funds, but also leaving out much needed continuation dollars for programs to feed the hungry.

This pull back on funds for testing and vaccinations is also impacting those American companies that geared up to produce Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) at the height of the pandemic when supplies were no longer available from our foreign sources. Now, with this cutback in federal

funds, many of these companies are on the verge of going out of business because America is withdrawing the very funds that allowed hospitals and others to purchase the PPE items they were able to buy until this cutoff.

How can we find billions of dollars to support all elements of the Ukraine Humanitarian crisis, but not have money for our own people here at home? Those Americans who are still unvaccinated, and mainly by choice, still represent a threat to the rest of us. The government’s distribution of personal testing kits cannot become a substitute for providing the kind of care and supplies that have allowed us to avoid millions of additional deaths because, at the time, we funded the very things we are now threatening to withhold. Let us not forget the saying “Charity starts at home and then spreads abroad”.

Mr. President, Members of Congress, America is “home”.

Let’s not create another humanitarian crisis here because of party politics.

(John E. Warren is Publisher, The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint)

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PORT AUTHORITY OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY Electronic Proposals will be received online at the Port Authority of Allegheny County’s Ebusiness website (http://ebusiness.portauthority.org).

Proposals/bid submittals will be due 11:00 AM on May 11, 2022, and will be read at 11:15 AM., the same day, at Port Authority’s Heinz location (345 Sixth Avenue, Third Floor, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-2527) as well as through your web browser via Microsoft Teams video conferencing, for the following:

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Pest Control Services

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Brake Disc Pads - LRV

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B22-04-30A

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Crossarm Insulator Assemblies

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To join by Microsoft Team video conference: • https://bit.ly/37rvKuj To join by Microsoft Teams call-in number: • 412-927-0245 United State, Pittsburgh (Toll) • Conference ID: 928 215 916# No bidder may withdraw a submitted Proposal for a period of 75 days after the scheduled time for opening of the sealed bids.

A Pre-Bid Conference will be held via tele-conference on each of the above items at 10:00 am April 27, 2022, as well as through your web browser via Microsoft Teams video conference.

To join by Microsoft Team video conference: • https://bit.ly/3JnKl7a To join by Microsoft Teams call-in number: • 412-927-0245 United State, Pittsburgh (Toll) • Conference ID: 521 855 683# Attendance at this meeting is not mandatory but is strongly encouraged.

Questions regarding any of the above bids will not be entertained by the Port Authority within five (5) business days of the scheduled bid opening.

These contracts may be subject to a financial assistance contract between Port Authority of Allegheny County and the United States Department of Transportation. The Contractor will be required to comply with all applicable Equal Employment Opportunity laws and regulations.

Contractor is responsible for expenses related to acquiring a performance bond and insurance where applicable. All items are to be FOB delivered unless otherwise specified. Costs for delivery, bond, and insurance shall be included in bidder’s proposal pricing.

Port Authority of Allegheny County hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in regard to any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprise will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for an award.

The Board of Port Authority reserves the right to reject any or all bids.

NOTICE TO PROPOSERS The Sports & Exhibition Authority will receive proposals for Employee Uniform Lease / Rental Services as identified below for the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. The contract for this work will be with the Sports & Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County. Inquiries regarding the project should be made to Joseph Garcia, jgarcia@pittsburghcc.com, Phone: (412) 952-3956, Fax: (412) 325-6190 This Advertisement applies to the following Request for Proposal: RFP Available:

Wednesday April 20, 2022

Pre-Proposal Meeting:

2:00 PM, Tuesday April 26, 2022 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center

Time/Date/Location for Proposal:

3:00 PM, Wednesday May 25, 2022 David L. Lawrence Convention Center 1000 Fort Duquesne Boulevard Pittsburgh, PA 15222

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL The Allegheny County Department of Human Services and the City of Pittsburgh r e c e n t l y i s s u e d a Request for Proposal (RFP) for Homeless Prevention and Emergency Shelters. Due Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, May 13.

LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT INVITATION FOR BIDS: The Allegheny County Housing Authority (ACHA) is requesting bids from qualified contractors for

For more details and submission information, visit: w w w . a l l e g h e n y c o u n t y. u s / Human-Services/Resources/ Doing-Business/Solicitations-(RFP/ RFQ/RFI).aspx.

Erin Dalton Director REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) ADVERTISEMENT The Public Parking Authority of Pittsburgh (Authority) is soliciting proposals from qualified respondents to provide Professional Design and Management Services for a new public Authority website, as more fully described in the formal RFP document.

The RFP document will be available April 19, 2022, after 3:00 p.m. EST on the Authority website at www.pittsburghparking.com on the homepage (Doing Business with the PPA). Printed copies may also be obtained at the Authority main office located at 232 Boulevard of the Allies, Pittsburgh, PA 15222.

A mandatory pre-proposal meeting will be held virtually via Zoom on Monday, May 2, 2022, at 2:00 p.m.

EST. Meeting information will be provided with the RFP documents on the Authority website.

Submitted proposals are required to be in the Authority’s possession, in the form of one (1) electronic copy via USB drive, clearly marked and sealed by 2:00 p.m. EST on Thursday June 2, 2022.

SHINGLED ROOF REPLACEMENT. CONTRACT: #ACHA-1678 UANSA VILLAGE – SHINGLED ROOF REPLACEMENT DOCUMENTS: Bid documents & specifications for review, will be available on/after April 18, 2022 on the Pittsburgh Builder’s Exchange, or the McGraw-Hill websites. Complete IFB Documents with Bid Package may be obtained from the Allegheny County Housing Authority, 301 Chartiers Avenue, McKees Rocks, PA 15136, or by contacting Dean Allen, Project Manager dallen@achsng.com or 412-402-2469 FEE: No Charge for Emailed documents.

NON-MANDATORY PRE-BID CONFERENCE: Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at 10:00AM EST at Uansa Village, Helen & Robb Streets, McKees Rocks, PA 15136 QUESTION SUBMITTAL DEADLINE: Wednesday, May 4, 2022, at 3:00PM EST BIDS DUE: Wednesday, May 11, 2022 at 2:00 PM EST at the ACHA Central Office, 301 Chartiers Avenue, McKees Rocks, PA 15136 Section 3 Businesses, MWDBE, VOSB are encouraged to respond.

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DOCUMENT 00030-AA ADVERTISEMENT ANNOUNCEMENT ALLEGHENY COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA PROJECT NUMBER 22TG01 (GENERAL) PROJECT NUMBER 22TE01 (ELECTRICAL) PROJECT NUMBER 22TPFS01 (PLUMBING/FIRE SUPPRESSION) PROJECT NUMBER 22TM01 (MECHANICAL) CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION BID PACKAGE AT PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ELECTRONIC BIDS & BID OPENING PROCEDURE: Electronic Bids will be received by the Allegheny County Airport Authority until 1:00 P.M. prevailing local time, JUNE 1, 2022.

Due to the COVID precautions, the ACAA is modifying its typical bid opening process; the formal bid opening procedure will be conducted virtually – any/all firms submitting a Bid to the ACAA will be given special access to view the opening event. Once bidding is closed, any/all firms submitting a bid will be issued an Invitation (via email) to access the formal bid opening event via a live webcast. Bidders will also be notified of the results via an email within (24) hours of the Bid Opening event.

ACCESS TO BID PACKAGE DOCUMENTS: ALL BIDDERS shall be required to provide a completed formal Bid Document Request application in order to acquire bidding documents for any/all of the above listed Project Numbers.

No bidding documents will be issued prior to the Authority’s Construction Manager having a copy of a fully completed Request Application.

Bid Document Request Applications can be obtained by sending a Request to the following email address: TMPBids@flypittsburgh.com On the Subject Line, include the following: “Bid Documents Request – Customs and Border Protection”.

Once a bidder’s request has been received, provided it is complete, the CM will provide access for the bidder to access and download the bid documents through Building Connected, a web-based bid management platform.

A PREBID CONFERENCE –April 20, 2022 – 1:00 PM The meeting will be a Microsoft Teams Meeting. To join the meeting the following number can be called (877) 286-5733 - United States (TollFree) – Conference ID 933 438 7#. Please email TMPBids@flypittsburgh.com to receive the link to join by computer.

A site visit will be conducted. Details regarding the site visit will be provided at the Pre-Bid meeting. Note that no questions can be asked during this Prebid Meeting. Any/all questions must be issued to the CM as an “RFI”.

REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION (RFIs) Any/all questions related to this project must be made in writing to the CM. RFIs are to be sent to the CM via email to TMPBids@flypittsburgh.com BID SUBMISSION Proposals must be made on the Authority’s forms and in accordance with the Plans and Specifications and the “Instructions to Bidders”’.

Due to Covid precautions, ACAA will not be accepting any hard copy bids for this Project. Accordingly, Electronic Bids are the only form that the ACAA will accept. While the Instructions to Bidders will provide more details, for an Electronic Bid to be accepted in must be sent through Building Connected and it must be received by no later than the established Bid Date and time deadline.

OTHER ISSUES Attention is called to the fact that not less than the minimum salaries and wages as determined by the General Wage Determinations issued under the Davis-Bacon and related Acts must be paid on these projects.

This project has DBE participation goals; DBE firms must be certified with the Pennsylvania Unified Certification Program) (PAUCP). Firms must be certified prior to award of contract. A searchable database of DBE firms can be found on the PAUCP web site: https://paucp.dbesystem.com/ The Airport Authority reserves the right to reject any and all bids or waive any informalities in the bidding.

No bidder may withdraw his bid for a period of one hundred twenty [120] days after the scheduled closing time for receipt of bids.

To view a complete advertisement, which is also included in the bidding documents visit www.flypittsburgh.com under “Business Opportunities”.

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HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) FOR SECURITY CAMERA MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT REBID RFP# 350-20-21-REBID The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh (HACP) hereby request proposals from qualified Firms or Individuals capable of providing the following service(s): The documents will be available no later than April 11, 2022 and signed, sealed proposals will be accepted until: 10:00 A.M. on May 3, 2022 The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh will only be accepting physical proposals dropped off in person from 8:00 AM until the closing time of 10:00 AM on May 3, 2022 in the lobby of 100 Ross St. Pittsburgh, PA 15219.

Proposals may be uploaded to the Authority’s online submission site, the link is accessible via the HACP website and within the RFP. Sealed proposals may still be mailed via USPS at which time they will be Time and Date Stamped at 100 Ross Street 2nd Floor, Suite 200, Pittsburgh, PA 15219.

Parties or individuals interested in responding may download a copy of the Solicitation from the Business Opportunities page of www.HACP.org.

Questions or inquiries should be directed to: Mr. Kim Detrick Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh Procurement Department 100 Ross Street 2nd Floor, Suite 200 Pittsburgh, PA 15219 412-643-2832 A pre-submission meeting will be held via Zoom meeting; on April 21, 2022 at 10:00 A.M. Please see meeting information below: Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/ j/81103771665?pwd=dytIZWhx OEtIQXdXQ1BOdGl1aEY4dz09 Meeting ID: 811 0377 1665 Passcode: 826633 +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington D.C) The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh strongly encourages certified minority business enterprises and women business enterprises to respond to this solicitation.

HACP has revised their website.

As part of those revisions, vendors must now register and log-in, in order to view and download IFB/ RFPs documentation.

Caster D. Binion, Executive Director Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh HACP conducts business in accordance with all federal, state, and local civil rights laws, including but not limited to Title VII, the Fair Housing Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act, The PA Human Relations Act, etc. and does not discriminate against any individuals protected by these statutes.

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PORT AUTHORITY OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY ADVERTISEMENT Separate sealed Bids for the Work as listed hereinafter will be received at the Purchasing and Materials Management Department of Port Authority of Allegheny County (Authority) Heinz 57 Center, 345 Sixth Avenue, Third Floor, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15222-2527 until 1:30 p.m. on Friday, May 20, 2022 (Please call Cindy Denner at (412) 566-5117 prior to arriving at this location – all participants must provide and wear a mask at all times and practice minimum social distancing of 6 feet between other individuals) and will be opened and read at 2:00 p.m. via teleconference at: (toll free phone number: 1-855-453-6957 and conference ID #4485786).

Each Bidder shall be solely responsible for assuring that its Bid is both received and time stamped by a representative of the Purchasing and Materials Management Department at or before the advertised time for submission of Bids. Bidders submitting bids via FedEx, UPS, USPS or other carrier must immediately provide tracking information to the assigned contract specialist via e-mail. Upon delivery, bidder will notify the assigned contract specialist with an e-mailed receipt. Bids received, or time stamped in the Purchasing and Materials Management Department after the advertised time for the submission of Bids shall be non-responsive and therefore ineligible for Award.

Wood Street and Steel Plaza System Improvements CONTRACT NO. SYS-22-02 The Work of this Project includes, but is not limited to, the furnishing and installation of new 480V switchboards in Steel Plaza and Wood Street LRV stations, the removal of existing 480V switchboards, the replacement of Fan Dampers and Actuators and the replacement of two (2) substation rectifier transformers.

Bid Documents will be available for public inspection and may be obtained on or after Wednesday, April 20, 2022 at Authority’s offices at the following address (If you are picking up bid documents, please call Cindy Denner at (412) 566-5117 prior to arriving at this location – all participants must provide and wear a mask at all times and practice minimum social distancing of 6 feet between other individuals): Port Authority of Allegheny County Purchasing and Materials Management Department Heinz 57 Center 345 Sixth Avenue, Third Floor Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-2527 Bid Documents are available for purchase as follows: Bid Documents are available in an electronic form on USB Storage Drive upon payment of $15.00 per USB Drive. Payment shall be by check or money order (NO CASH), payable to “Port Authority of Allegheny County.” No refunds of payment will be made. Upon request, Bid Documents can be mailed upon receipt of payment in full. Should the purchaser wish to have the Bid Documents delivered via special delivery, such as UPS or Federal Express, the purchaser shall provide its appropriate account numbers for such special delivery methods.

This Project may be funded, in part, by, and subject to certain requirements of, the County of Allegheny and/or the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Authority, in compliance with 74 Pa.C.S. § 303, as may be amended, require that certified Diverse Businesses (“DBs”) have the maximum opportunity to participate in the performance of contracts and subcontracts for this Project.

In this regard, all Bidders shall make good faith efforts in accordance with 74 Pa.C.S. § 303, to ensure that DBs have the maximum opportunity to compete for and perform contracts. Bidders shall also not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, age, disability, national origin, sexual origin, gender identity or status as a parent in the award and performance of contracts for this Project. If aid is required to involve DBs in the Work, Bidders are to contact Authority’s Director of Employee Relations and OEO at (412) 566-5262.

The Bidder’s attention is directed to the following contacts for Bidder’s questions: Procedural Questions Regarding Bidding: Cindy Denner – Authority CDenner@Portauthority.org (412) 566-5117 All other questions relating to the Bid Documents must be submitted by mail or email to: Port Authority of Allegheny County Heinz 57 Center 345 Sixth Avenue, Third Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15222-2527 Attn: Cindy Denner email: CDenner@Portauthority.org In addition, the Bidder’s attention is directed to the following schedule of activities for preparation of its Bid: 9:00 a.m.

Pre-Bid Conference will be conducted via April 28, 2022 teleconference at:

Toll free phone number: 1-855-453-6957

Conference ID #4485786

(Attendance is not mandatory, but strongly recommended) 9:00 a.m.

April 29, 2022

Pre-Bid Light Rail Station Site Tour Contractors to initially meet at: Wood Street Station (Wood Street and Liberty Avenue) Pittsburgh, PA 15222

Followed by:

Steel Plaza Station

(Ross Street and Sixth Avenue)

Pittsburgh, PA 15219

(Steel Plaza site tour immediately follows Wood Street site tour)

All participants must provide and wear class

2 safety vests and appropriate footwear; all

participants must always provide and wear

a mask and practice minimum social distancing

of 6 feet between other individuals. Tours

will be conducted in limited group sizes and

in the order of which bidders sign-in at the

site. (Attendance is not mandatory, but strongly recommended.)

1:00 p.m.

April 29, 2022

Pre-Bid Substation Site Tour Contractors to initially meet at: West Library Station (6230 Library Rd) Bethel Park, PA 15102

Followed by:

Castle Shannon Station

(880 Castle Shannon Blvd)

Pittsburgh, PA 15234

(Castle Shannon site tour immediately

follows West Library site tour)

All participants are responsible for their own

transportation to the substation locations.

Public parking is available at both locations.

All participants must provide and wear class

2 safety vests and appropriate footwear; all

participants must always provide and wear

a mask and practice minimum social distancing

of 6 feet between other individuals. Tours will

be conducted in limited group sizes and in

the order of which bidders sign-in at the site.

(Attendance is not mandatory, but strongly recommended.)

1:30 p.m.

May 20, 2022

Bids Due Purchasing and Materials Management Department Please call Cindy Denner at (412) 566-5117 prior to arriving at the Heinz 57 location – all participants must provide and wear a mask at all times and practice minimum social distancing of 6 feet between other individuals.

Bids submitted via Fed Ex, UPS, USPS or other carrier are subject to the notification requirements indicated above.

2:00 p.m.

May 20, 2022

Bid Opening will be conducted via teleconference at: Toll free phone number: 1-855-453-6957 Conference ID #4485786

Authority reserves the right to reject any or all Bids

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PUBLIC NOTICE REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS & QUALIFICATIONS FOR ASSISTANCE UNDER THE SECTION 8 PROJECT BASED VOUCHER PROGRAM FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION UNITS The Westmoreland County Housing Authority (W.C.H.A.) is accepting owner and/or developer applications for project-based voucher (PBV) units, necessary to preserve quality affordable housing within Irwin Borough, Westmoreland County, through the PBV program (authorized by section 8(o)(13) of the U.S. Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(13)) in accordance with 24 CFR § 983. Applications must be received by 10:00 a.m. on May 13, 2022, at the W.C.H.A.’s administrative office located at 167 South Greengate Road, Greensburg, PA 15601.

In accordance with Federal Law – Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act, Executive Order 11063-Housing Employment, Sections 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act – the W.C.H.A. does not discriminate in employment, Federal contracts or subcontracts, or housing programs due to race, color, religion, sex, handicap, disability, national origin, age, sexual orientation or gender identity. Only applications submitted in response to this advertisement will be considered.

Interested and qualified respondents may obtai n R FQ-D ocuments containing detailed submission requirements from the W.C.H.A. at 167 South Greengate Road, Greensburg, PA 15601. Electronic format RFQ documents are available for downloading at no cost online at https://www.wchaonline.com.

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NOTICE OF CONDEMNATION IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA IN RE: THE CONDEMNATION BY THE COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY OF A CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN ROBINSON TOWNSHIP, ALLEGHENY COUNTY REQUIRED TO RECONSTRUCT AND WIDEN CAMPBELLS RUN ROAD (ROUTE 6072) CONDEMNEES: LANDMARK REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT, LLC, AS THEIR INTEREST MAY APPEAR CASE NO: GD 22-4007 Estimated Just Compensation: $42,800.00 TO: LANDMARK REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT, LLC TAKE NOTICE that a Declaration of Taking was filed April 12, 2022 at the above referenced docket number.

Name of Condemnee: LANDMARK REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT, LLC Name & Address of Condemnor: Allegheny County, (“County”) 101 Courthouse, 436 Grant St., Pittsburgh, PA 15219.

Authorizing Statute(s). Article IV, §§2 and 6 of the Allegheny County Home Rule Charter, Article VII, §§701.02 and 703.07 of the Allegheny County Administrative Code and the Act of 1953 July 28, P.L. 723, Art. XXVI, §5601, et seq.

Authorizing Ordinance. Ordinance No. 02-21-OR, enacted April 13, 2021 by the Allegheny County Council and approved on April 15, 2021 by the Chief Executive of Allegheny County. The ordinance may be examined at the offices of Condemnor, noted above.

Condemnation Description. The purpose of this condemnation is to acquire certain property, designated in the Allegheny County Department of Real Estate as Block & Lot 264-H-42, needed for the reconstruction and widening of Campbells Run Road (Route 6072) in Collier and Robinson Townships, Allegheny County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Statement of Condemnation. Condemnee’s property identified on the Viewer’s Plan marked as Exhibit B to the Declaration of Taking, attached hereof, has been condemned as of April 12, 2022. The title acquired by the County is a fee simple interest, including all interests of every record owner thereof or any party claiming an interest therein, in the area labeled “Required Right-of Way” and an easement interest in the area labeled “Temporary Construction Easement” on Exhibit B. Plans showing the property condemned may be inspected in Condemnor’s offices noted above and are also lodged of record in the Allegheny County Department of Real Estate, at Plans-Misc. Book 191, Page 1. Just compensation for the condemnation is secured by the County’s power of taxation, which is deemed pledged as security for the payment of damages as, shall be determined by law.

Challenging the Condemnation. If Condemnee wishes to challenge the power or the right of County to appropriate the condemned property, the sufficiency of the security, the procedures followed by County or the Declaration of Taking, the Condemnee must file preliminary objections within 30 days after being served with Notice of Condemnation.

Howard M. Louik Attorney for Condemnor NOTICE OF CONDEMNATION IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA IN RE: THE CONDEMNATION BY THE COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY OF A CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN ROBINSON TOWNSHIP, ALLEGHENY COUNTY REQUIRED TO RECONSTRUCT AND WIDEN CAMPBELLS RUN ROAD (ROUTE 6072) CONDEMNEES: PCW1 HOLDINGS, LLC, AS THEIR INTEREST MAY APPEAR CASE NO: GD 22-004010 Estimated Just Compensation: $178,000.00 TO: PCW1 Holdings, LLC TAKE NOTICE that a Declaration of Taking was filed April 12, 2022 at the above referenced docket number.

Name of Condemnee: PCW1 Holdings, LLC Name & Address of Condemnor: Allegheny County, (“County”) 101 Courthouse, 436 Grant St., Pittsburgh, PA 15219.

Authorizing Statute(s). Article IV, §§2 and 6 of the Allegheny County Home Rule Charter, Article VII, §§701.02 and 703.07 of the Allegheny County Administrative Code and the Act of 1953 July 28, P.L. 723, Art. XXVI, §5601, et seq.

Authorizing Ordinance. Ordinance No. 02-21-OR, enacted April 13, 2021 by the Allegheny County Council and approved on April 15, 2021 by the Chief Executive of Allegheny County. The ordinance may be examined at the offices of Condemnor, noted above.

Condemnation Description. The purpose of this condemnation is to acquire certain property, designated in the Allegheny County Department of Real Estate as Block & Lot 203-L-169, 203-L-175 and 203-L-180, needed for the reconstruction and widening of Campbells Run Road (Route 6072) in Collier and Robinson Townships, Allegheny County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Statement of Condemnation. Condemnee’s property identified on the Viewer’s Plan marked as Exhibit B to the Declaration of Taking, attached hereof, has been condemned as of April 12, 2022. The title acquired by the County is a fee simple interest, including all interests of every record owner thereof or any party claiming an interest therein, in the area labeled “Required Right-of Way” and an easement interest in the area labeled “Temporary Construction Easement” on Exhibit B. Plans showing the property condemned may be inspected in Condemnor’s offices noted above and are also lodged of record in the Allegheny County Department of Real Estate, at Plans-Misc. Book 191, Page 1. Just compensation for the condemnation is secured by the County’s power of taxation, which is deemed pledged as security for the payment of damages as, shall be determined by law.

Challenging the Condemnation. If Condemnee wishes to challenge the power or the right of County to appropriate the condemned property, the sufficiency of the security, the procedures followed by County or the Declaration of Taking, the Condemnee must file preliminary objections within 30 days after being served with Notice of Condemnation.

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NOTICE OF CONDEMNATION

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

IN RE: THE CONDEMNATION BY THE COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY OF A CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN ROBINSON TOWNSHIP, ALLEGHENY COUNTY REQUIRED TO RECONSTRUCT AND WIDEN CAMPBELLS RUN ROAD (ROUTE 6072) CONDEMNEE: MICHAEL D. ZILNER, AS HIS INTEREST MAY APPEAR

IN RE: THE CONDEMNATION BY THE COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY OF A CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN ROBINSON TOWNSHIP, ALLEGHENY COUNTY REQUIRED TO RECONSTRUCT AND WIDEN CAMPBELLS RUN ROAD (ROUTE 6072) CONDEMNEES: RUSSELL M. KEITH, AS HIS INTEREST MAY APPEAR

CASE NO: GD 22-003995 TO: MICHAEL D. ZILNER

CASE NO: GD 22-3983 TO: RUSSELL M. KEITH

Estimated Just Compensation: $18,400.00

TAKE NOTICE that a Declaration of Taking was filed April 12, 2022 at the above referenced docket number.

Name of Condemnee: MICHAEL D. ZILNER Name & Address of Condemnor: Allegheny County, (“County”) 101 Courthouse, 436 Grant St., Pittsburgh, PA 15219.

Authorizing Statute(s). Article IV, §§2 and 6 of the Allegheny County Home Rule Charter, Article VII, §§701.02 and 703.07 of the Allegheny County Administrative Code and the Act of 1953 July 28, P.L. 723, Art. XXVI, §5601, et seq.

Authorizing Ordinance. Ordinance No. 02-21-OR, enacted April 13, 2021 by the Allegheny County Council and approved on April 15, 2021 by the Chief Executive of Allegheny County. The ordinance may be examined at the offices of Condemnor, noted above.

Condemnation Description. The purpose of this condemnation is to acquire certain property, designated in the Allegheny County Department of Real Estate as Block & Lot 264-C-126, needed for the reconstruction and widening of Campbells Run Road (Route 6072) in Collier and Robinson Townships, Allegheny County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Statement of Condemnation. Condemnee’s property identified on the Viewer’s Plan marked as Exhibit B to the Declaration of Taking, attached hereof, has been condemned as of April 12, 2022. The title acquired by the County is a fee simple interest, including all interests of every record owner thereof or any party claiming an interest therein, in the area labeled “Required Right-of Way” on Exhibit B. Plans showing the property condemned may be inspected in Condemnor’s offices noted above and are also lodged of record in the Allegheny County Department of Real Estate, at Plans-Misc. Book 191, Page 1. Just compensation for the condemnation is secured by the County’s power of taxation, which is deemed pledged as security for the payment of damages as, shall be determined by law.

Challenging the Condemnation. If Condemnee wishes to challenge the power or the right of County to appropriate the condemned property, the sufficiency of the security, the procedures followed by County or the Declaration of Taking, the Condemnee must file preliminary objections within 30 days after being served with Notice of Condemnation.

Howard M. Louik Attorney for Condemnor NOTICE OF CONDEMNATION IN RE: THE CONDEMNATION BY THE COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY OF A CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN ROBINSON TOWNSHIP, ALLEGHENY COUNTY REQUIRED TO RECONSTRUCT AND WIDEN CAMPBELLS RUN ROAD (ROUTE 6072) CONDEMNEES: SAMDOZ, INC., AS THEIR INTEREST MAY APPEAR CASE NO: GD 22-3992 TO: SAMDOZ, INC.

Estimated Just Compensation: $41,900.00

TAKE NOTICE that a Declaration of Taking was filed April 12, 2022 at the above referenced docket number.

Name of Condemnee: SAMDOZ, INC. Name & Address of Condemnor: Allegheny County, (“County”) 101 Courthouse, 436 Grant St., Pittsburgh, PA 15219.

Authorizing Statute(s). Article IV, §§2 and 6 of the Allegheny County Home Rule Charter, Article VII, §§701.02 and 703.07 of the Allegheny County Administrative Code and the Act of 1953 July 28, P.L. 723, Art. XXVI, §5601, et seq.

Authorizing Ordinance. Ordinance No. 02-21-OR, enacted April 13, 2021 by the Allegheny County Council and approved on April 15, 2021 by the Chief Executive of Allegheny County. The ordinance may be examined at the offices of Condemnor, noted above.

Condemnation Description. The purpose of this condemnation is to acquire certain property, designated in the Allegheny County Department of Real Estate as Block & Lot 264-D-205, 264-D-215, 203-A-39, 203-A-47, 203-B-283, 204-P-25, 204-P-30, 203-A-268, 264-H-34, 264-D-202, 264-D205, 264-D-210, 264-D-215, and 265-S-25, needed for the reconstruction and widening of Campbells Run Road (Route 6072) in Collier and Robinson Townships, Allegheny County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Statement of Condemnation. Condemnee’s property identified on the Viewer’s Plan marked as Exhibit B to the Declaration of Taking, attached hereof, has been condemned as of April 12, 2022. The title acquired by the County is a fee simple interest, including all interests of every record owner thereof or any party claiming an interest therein, in the area labeled “Required Right-of Way”, an easement interest in the area labeled “Temporary Construction Easement”, and a substitute right-of-way interest in the area labeled “Substitute Right-of-Way” on Exhibit B. Plans showing the property condemned may be inspected in Condemnor’s offices noted above and are also lodged of record in the Allegheny County Department of Real Estate, at Plans-Misc Book 191, Page 1. Just compensation for the condemnation is secured by the County’s power of taxation, which is deemed pledged as security for the payment of damages as, shall be determined by law.

Challenging the Condemnation. If Condemnee wishes to challenge the power or the right of County to appropriate the condemned property, the sufficiency of the security, the procedures followed by County or the Declaration of Taking, the Condemnee must file preliminary objections within 30 days after being served with Notice of Condemnation.

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TAKE NOTICE that a Declaration of Taking was filed April 12, 2022 at the above referenced docket number.

Name of Condemnee: RUSSELL M. KEITH Name & Address of Condemnor: Allegheny County, (“County”) 101 Courthouse, 436 Grant St., Pittsburgh, PA 15219.

Authorizing Statute(s). Article IV, §§2 and 6 of the Allegheny County Home Rule Charter, Article VII, §§701.02 and 703.07 of the Allegheny County Administrative Code and the Act of 1953 July 28, P.L. 723, Art. XXVI, §5601, et seq.

Authorizing Ordinance. Ordinance No. 02-21-OR, enacted April 13, 2021 by the Allegheny County Council and approved on April 15, 2021 by the Chief Executive of Allegheny County. The ordinance may be examined at the offices of Condemnor, noted above.

Condemnation Description. The purpose of this condemnation is to acquire certain property, designated in the Allegheny County Department of Real Estate as Block & Lot 265-P-167; Block & Lot 265-P-154; and Block & Lot 264-C-202, 265-P-130, 265-P-123, 265-R-5; 264-C-180; 264-C-159; 264-C-151; and 264-C-143, needed for the reconstruction and widening of Campbells Run Road (Route 6072) in Collier and Robinson Townships, Allegheny County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Statement of Condemnation. Condemnee’s property identified on the Viewer’s Plan marked as Exhibit B to the Declaration of Taking, attached hereof, has been condemned as of April 12, 2022. The title acquired by the County is a fee simple interest, including all interests of every record owner thereof or any party claiming an interest therein, in the areas labeled “Required Right-of Way” and an easement interest in the areas labeled “Temporary Construction Easement” on Exhibit B. Plans showing the property condemned may be inspected in Condemnor’s offices noted above and are also lodged of record in the Allegheny County Department of Real Estate, at Plans-Misc. Book 191, Page 1. Just compensation for the condemnation is secured by the County’s power of taxation, which is deemed pledged as security for the payment of damages as, shall be determined by law.

Challenging the Condemnation. If Condemnee wishes to challenge the power or the right of County to appropriate the condemned property, the sufficiency of the security, the procedures followed by County or the Declaration of Taking, the Condemnee must file preliminary objections within 30 days after being served with Notice of Condemnation.

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IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA THE CONDEMNATION BY THE COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY OF A CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN COLLIER TOWNSHIP, ALLEGHENY COUNTY OWNED BY REQUIRED TO RECONSTRUCT AND WIDEN CAMPBELLS RUN ROAD (ROUTE 6072) CONDEMNEES: CAROL R. CUPPLES, KATHERINE LOUISE TARULLO AND MARY ANN JACOBS, AS INDIVIDUALS AND CO-PARTNERS, D/B/A PARKWAY LEASING COMPANY, AS THEIR INTEREST MAY APPEAR CASE NO: GD 22-003977 Estimated Just Compensation: $177,300.00 TO: Carol R. Cupples, Katherine Louise Tarullo and Mary Ann Jacobs, as Individuals and Co-Partners, d/b/a/ Parkway Leasing Company TAKE NOTICE that a Declaration of Taking was filed April 12, 2022 at the above referenced docket number.

Name of Condemnee: Carol R. Cupples, Katherine Louise Tarullo and Mary Ann Jacobs, as Individuals and Co-Partners, d/b/a Parkway Leasing Company Name & Address of Condemnor: Allegheny County, (“County”) 101 Courthouse, 436 Grant St., Pittsburgh, PA 15219.

Authorizing Statute(s). Article IV, §§2 and 6 of the Allegheny County Home Rule Charter, Article VII, §§701.02 and 703.07 of the Allegheny County Administrative Code and the Act of 1953 July 28, P.L. 723, Art. XXVI, §5601, et seq.

Authorizing Ordinance. Ordinance No. 02-21-OR, enacted April 13, 2021 by the Allegheny County Council and approved on April 15, 2021 by the Chief Executive of Allegheny County. The ordinance may be examined at the offices of Condemnor, noted above.

Condemnation Description. The purpose of this condemnation is to acquire certain property, designated in the Allegheny County Department of Real Estate as Block & Lot 203-L-1 and 203-R-2, needed for the reconstruction and widening of Campbells Run Road (Route 6072) in Collier and Robinson Townships, Allegheny County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Statement of Condemnation. Condemnee’s property identified on the Viewer’s Plan marked as Exhibit B to the Declaration of Taking, attached hereof, has been condemned as of April 12, 2022. The title acquired by the County is a fee simple interest, including all interests of every record owner thereof or any party claiming an interest therein, in the area labeled “Required Right-of Way” and an easement interest in the area labeled “Temporary Construction Easement” on Exhibit B. Plans showing the property condemned may be inspected in Condemnor’s offices noted above and are also lodged of record in the Allegheny County Department of Real Estate, at Plans-Misc. Book 191, Page 1. Just compensation for the condemnation is secured by the County’s power of taxation, which is deemed pledged as security for the payment of damages as, shall be determined by law.

Challenging the Condemnation. If Condemnee wishes to challenge the power or the right of County to appropriate the condemned property, the sufficiency of the security, the procedures followed by County or the Declaration of Taking, the Condemnee must file preliminary objections within 30 days after being served with Notice of Condemnation.

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IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

IN RE: THE CONDEMNATION BY THE COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY OF A CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN ROBINSON TOWNSHIP, ALLEGHENY COUNTY REQUIRED TO RECONSTRUCT AND WIDEN CAMPBELLS RUN ROAD (ROUTE 6072) CONDEMNEES: CRBC 200 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, AS THEIR INTEREST MAY APPEAR

IN RE: THE CONDEMNATION BY THE COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY OF A CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN COLLIER TOWNSHIP, ALLEGHENY COUNTY OWNED BY TEODORI PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP REQUIRED TO RECONSTRUCT AND WIDEN CAMPBELLS RUN ROAD (ROUTE 6072) CONDEMNEES: TEODORI PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, AS THEIR INTEREST MAY APPEAR

CASE NO: GD 22-003981 Estimated Just Compensation: $29,500.00 TO: CRBC 200 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP TAKE NOTICE that a Declaration of Taking was filed April 12, 2022 at the above referenced docket number.

Name of Condemnee: CRBC 200 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP Name & Address of Condemnor: Allegheny County, (“County”) 101 Courthouse, 436 Grant St., Pittsburgh, PA 15219.

Authorizing Statute(s). Article IV, §§2 and 6 of the Allegheny County Home Rule Charter, Article VII, §§701.02 and 703.07 of the Allegheny County Administrative Code and the Act of 1953 July 28, P.L. 723, Art. XXVI, §5601, et seq.

Authorizing Ordinance. Ordinance No. 02-21-OR, enacted April 13, 2021 by the Allegheny County Council and approved on April 15, 2021 by the Chief Executive of Allegheny County. The ordinance may be examined at the offices of Condemnor, noted above.

Condemnation Description. The purpose of this condemnation is to acquire certain property, designated in the Allegheny County Department of Real Estate as Block & Lot 264-C-65, needed for the reconstruction and widening of Campbells Run Road (Route 6072) in Collier and Robinson Townships, Allegheny County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Statement of Condemnation. Condemnee’s property identified on the Viewer’s Plan marked as Exhibit B to the Declaration of Taking, attached hereof, has been condemned as of April 12, 2022. The title acquired by the County is a fee simple interest, including all interests of every record owner thereof or any party claiming an interest therein, in the area labeled “Required Right-of Way” and an easement interest in the area labeled “Temporary Construction Easement” on Exhibit B. Plans showing the property condemned may be inspected in Condemnor’s offices noted above and are also lodged of record in the Allegheny County Department of Real Estate, at Plans-Misc. Book 191, Page 1. Just compensation for the condemnation is secured by the County’s power of taxation, which is deemed pledged as security for the payment of damages as, shall be determined by law.

Challenging the Condemnation. If Condemnee wishes to challenge the power or the right of County to appropriate the condemned property, the sufficiency of the security, the procedures followed by County or the Declaration of Taking, the Condemnee must file preliminary objections within 30 days after being served with Notice of Condemnation.

CASE NO: GD 22-4005 Estimated Just Compensation: $168,800 TO: TEODORI PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP TAKE NOTICE that a Declaration of Taking was filed April 12, 2022 at the above referenced docket number.

Name of Condemnee: TEODORI PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP Name & Address of Condemnor: Allegheny County, (“County”) 101 Courthouse, 436 Grant St., Pittsburgh, PA 15219.

Authorizing Statute(s). Article IV, §§2 and 6 of the Allegheny County Home Rule Charter, Article VII, §§701.02 and 703.07 of the Allegheny County Administrative Code and the Act of 1953 July 28, P.L. 723, Art. XXVI, §5601, et seq.

Authorizing Ordinance. Ordinance No. 02-21-OR, enacted April 13, 2021 by the Allegheny County Council and approved on April 15, 2021 by the Chief Executive of Allegheny County. The ordinance may be examined at the offices of Condemnor, noted above.

Condemnation Description. The purpose of this condemnation is to acquire certain property, designated in the Allegheny County Department of Real Estate as Block & Lot 203-K-1 AND 203-K-5, needed for the reconstruction and widening of Campbells Run Road (Route 6072) in Collier and Robinson Townships, Allegheny County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Statement of Condemnation. Condemnee’s property identified on the Viewer’s Plan marked as Exhibit B to the Declaration of Taking, attached hereof, has been condemned as of April 12, 2022. The title acquired by the County is a fee simple interest, including all interests of every record owner thereof or any party claiming an interest therein, in the area labeled “Required Right-of Way” and an easement interest in the area labeled “Temporary Construction Easement” on Exhibit B. Plans showing the property condemned may be inspected in Condemnor’s offices noted above and are also lodged of record in the Allegheny County Department of Real Estate, at Plans-Misc. Book 191, Page 1. Just compensation for the condemnation is secured by the County’s power of taxation, which is deemed pledged as security for the payment of damages as, shall be determined by law.

Challenging the Condemnation. If Condemnee wishes to challenge the power or the right of County to appropriate the condemned property, the sufficiency of the security, the procedures followed by County or the Declaration of Taking, the Condemnee must file preliminary objections within 30 days after being served with Notice of Condemnation.

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NOTICE OF CONDEMNATION

NOTICE OF CONDEMNATION

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

IN RE: THE CONDEMNATION BY THE COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY OF A CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN ROBINSON TOWNSHIP, ALLEGHENY COUNTY REQUIRED TO RECONSTRUCT AND WIDEN CAMPBELLS RUN ROAD (ROUTE 6072) CONDEMNEES: 4590 GROUP, LP, AS THEIR INTEREST MAY APPEAR

IN RE: THE CONDEMNATION BY THE COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY OF A CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN ROBINSON TOWNSHIP, ALLEGHENY COUNTY REQUIRED TO RECONSTRUCT AND WIDEN CAMPBELLS RUN ROAD (ROUTE 6072) CONDEMNEES: VIOLET SOFFER, TRUSTEE OF THE VIOLET SOFFER TRUST, AS HER INTEREST MAY APPEAR

CASE NO: GD 22-004006 Estimated Just Compensation: $103,200.00 TO: 4590 GROUP, LP TAKE NOTICE that a Declaration of Taking was filed April, 12, 2022 at the above referenced docket number.

Name of Condemnee: 4590 GROUP, LP Name & Address of Condemnor: Allegheny County, (“County”) 101 Courthouse, 436 Grant St., Pittsburgh, PA 15219.

Authorizing Statute(s). Article IV, §§2 and 6 of the Allegheny County Home Rule Charter, Article VII, §§701.02 and 703.07 of the Allegheny County Administrative Code and the Act of 1953 July 28, P.L. 723, Art. XXVI, §5601, et seq.

Authorizing Ordinance. Ordinance No. 02-21-OR, enacted April 13, 2021 by the Allegheny County Council and approved on April 15, 2021 by the Chief Executive of Allegheny County. The ordinance may be examined at the offices of Condemnor, noted above.

Condemnation Description. The purpose of this condemnation is to acquire certain property, designated in the Allegheny County Department of Real Estate as Block & Lot 203-E-215, needed for the reconstruction and widening of Campbells Run Road (Route 6072) in Collier and Robinson Townships, Allegheny County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Statement of Condemnation. Condemnee’s property identified on the Viewer’s Plan marked as Exhibit B to the Declaration of Taking, attached hereof, has been condemned as of April 12, 2022. The title acquired by the County is a fee simple interest, including all interests of every record owner thereof or any party claiming an interest therein, in the area labeled “Required Right-of Way” and an easement interest in the area labeled “Temporary Construction Easement” on Exhibit B. Plans showing the 1property condemned may be inspected in Condemnor’s offices noted above and are also lodged of record in the Allegheny County Department of Real Estate, at Plans-Misc. Book 191, Page 1. Just compensation for the condemnation is secured by the County’s power of taxation, which is deemed pledged as security for the payment of damages as, shall be determined by law.

Challenging the Condemnation. If Condemnee wishes to challenge the power or the right of County to appropriate the condemned property, the sufficiency of the security, the procedures followed by County or the Declaration of Taking, the Condemnee must file preliminary objections within 30 days after being served with Notice of Condemnation.

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CASE NO: GD 22-3985 Estimated Just Compensation: $74,700.00 TO: Violet Soffer, Trustee of the Violet Soffer Trust TAKE NOTICE that a Declaration of Taking was filed April 12, 2022 at the above referenced docket number.

Name of Condemnee: Violet Soffer, Trustee of the Violet Soffer Trust Name & Address of Condemnor: Allegheny County, (“County”) 101 Courthouse, 436 Grant St., Pittsburgh, PA 15219.

Authorizing Statute(s). Article IV, §§2 and 6 of the Allegheny County Home Rule Charter, Article VII, §§701.02 and 703.07 of the Allegheny County Administrative Code and the Act of 1953 July 28, P.L. 723, Art. XXVI, §5601, et seq.

Authorizing Ordinance. Ordinance No. 02-21-OR, enacted April 13, 2021 by the Allegheny County Council and approved on April 15, 2021 by the Chief Executive of Allegheny County. The ordinance may be examined at the offices of Condemnor, noted above.

Condemnation Description. The purpose of this condemnation is to acquire certain property, designated in the Allegheny County Department of Real Estate as Block & Lot 203-K-100, needed for the reconstruction and widening of Campbells Run Road (Route 6072) in Collier and Robinson Townships, Allegheny County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Statement of Condemnation. Condemnee’s property identified on the Viewer’s Plan marked as Exhibit B to the Declaration of Taking, attached hereof, has been condemned as of April 12, 2022. The title acquired by the County is a fee simple interest, including all interests of every record owner thereof or any party claiming an interest therein, in the area labeled “Required Right-of Way” and an easement interest in the area labeled “Temporary Construction Easement” on Exhibit B. Plans showing the property condemned may be inspected in Condemnor’s offices noted above and are also lodged of record in the Allegheny County Department of Real Estate, at Plans-Misc. Book 191, Page 1. Just compensation for the condemnation is secured by the County’s power of taxation, which is deemed pledged as security for the payment of damages as, shall be determined by law.

Challenging the Condemnation. If Condemnee wishes to challenge the power or the right of County to appropriate the condemned property, the sufficiency of the security, the procedures followed by County or the Declaration of Taking, the Condemnee must file preliminary objections within 30 days after being served with Notice of Condemnation.

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IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

IN RE: THE CONDEMNATION BY THE COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY OF A CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN COLLIER TOWNSHIP, ALLEGHENY COUNTY REQUIRED TO RECONSTRUCT AND WIDEN CAMPBELLS RUN ROAD (ROUTE 6072) CONDEMNEES: THE SAMUEL P. KAMIN SPOUSAL TRUST AND THE JOAN G. KAMIN SPOUSAL TRUST, AS THEIR INTEREST MAY APPEAR

IN RE: THE CONDEMNATION BY THE COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY OF A CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN COLLIER TOWNSHIP, ALLEGHENY COUNTY REQUIRED TO RECONSTRUCT AND WIDEN CAMPBELLS RUN ROAD (ROUTE 6072) CONDEMNEES: PENN MOTO COLLIER, LLC, AS THEIR INTEREST MAY APPEAR

CASE NO: GD 22-3978

CASE NO: GD 22-3996 Estimated Just Compensation: $18,000.00 TO: PENN MOTO COLLIER, LLC

Estimated Just Compensation: $421,000.00

TO: THE SAMUEL P. KAMIN SPOUSAL TRUST AND THE JOAN G. KAMIN SPOUSAL TRUST TAKE NOTICE that a Declaration of Taking was filed April 12, 2022 at the above referenced docket number.

Name of Condemnee: The Samuel P. Kamin Spousal Trust and the Joan G. Kamin Spousal Trust Name & Address of Condemnor: Allegheny County, (“County”) 101 Courthouse, 436 Grant St., Pittsburgh, PA 15219.

Authorizing Statute(s). Article IV, §§2 and 6 of the Allegheny County Home Rule Charter, Article VII, §§701.02 and 703.07 of the Allegheny County Administrative Code and the Act of 1953 July 28, P.L. 723, Art. XXVI, §5601, et seq.

Authorizing Ordinance. Ordinance No. 02-21-OR, enacted April 13, 2021 by the Allegheny County Council and approved on April 15, 2021 by the Chief Executive of Allegheny County. The ordinance may be examined at the offices of Condemnor, noted above.

Condemnation Description. The purpose of this condemnation is to acquire certain property, designated in the Allegheny County Department of Real Estate as Block & Lot 203-E-5 and 203-K-6, needed for the reconstruction and widening of Campbells Run Road (Route 6072) in Collier and Robinson Townships, Allegheny County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Statement of Condemnation. Condemnee’s property identified on the Viewer’s Plan marked as Exhibit B to the Declaration of Taking, attached hereof, has been condemned as of April 12, 2022. The title acquired by the County is a fee simple interest, including all interests of every record owner thereof or any party claiming an interest therein, in the area labeled “Required Right-of Way” and an easement interest in the area labeled “Temporary Construction Easement” on Exhibit B. Plans showing the property condemned may be inspected in Condemnor’s offices noted above and are also lodged of record in the Allegheny County Department of Real Estate, at Plans-Misc. Book 191, Page 1. Just compensation for the condemnation is secured by the County’s power of taxation, which is deemed pledged as security for the payment of damages as, shall be determined by law.

Challenging the Condemnation. If Condemnee wishes to challenge the power or the right of County to appropriate the condemned property, the sufficiency of the security, the procedures followed by County or the Declaration of Taking, the Condemnee must file preliminary objections within 30 days after being served with Notice of Condemnation.

Howard M. Louik Attorney for Condemnor NOTICE OF CONDEMNATION IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA IN RE: THE CONDEMNATION BY THE COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY OF A CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN ROBINSON TOWNSHIP, ALLEGHENY COUNTY REQUIRED TO RECONSTRUCT AND WIDEN CAMPBELLS RUN ROAD (ROUTE 6072) CONDEMNEES: PRICE PROPERTY, LLC AS THEIR INTEREST MAY APPEAR CASE NO: GD 22-3979 TO: Price Property, LLC

Estimated Just Compensation: $51,000.00

TAKE NOTICE that a Declaration of Taking was filed April 12, 2022 at the above referenced docket number.

Name of Condemnee: Price Property, LLC Name & Address of Condemnor: Allegheny County, (“County”) 101 Courthouse, 436 Grant St., Pittsburgh, PA 15219.

Authorizing Statute(s). Article IV, §§2 and 6 of the Allegheny County Home Rule Charter, Article VII, §§701.02 and 703.07 of the Allegheny County Administrative Code and the Act of 1953 July 28, P.L. 723, Art. XXVI, §5601, et seq.

Authorizing Ordinance. Ordinance No. 02-21-OR, enacted April 13, 2021 by the Allegheny County Council and approved on April 15, 2021 by the Chief Executive of Allegheny County. The ordinance may be examined at the offices of Condemnor, noted above.

Condemnation Description. The purpose of this condemnation is to acquire certain property, designated in the Allegheny County Department of Real Estate as Block & Lot 265-P-171 and 265-P-183, needed for the reconstruction and widening of Campbells Run Road (Route 6072) in Collier and Robinson Townships, Allegheny County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Statement of Condemnation. Condemnee’s property identified on the Viewer’s Plan marked as Exhibit B to the Declaration of Taking, attached hereof, has been condemned as of April 12, 2022. The title acquired by the County is a fee simple interest, including all interests of every record owner thereof or any party claiming an interest therein, in the area labeled “Required Right-of Way” and an easement interest in the area labeled “Temporary Construction Easement” on Exhibit B. Plans showing the property condemned may be inspected in Condemnor’s offices noted above and are also lodged of record in the Allegheny County Department of Real Estate, at Plans-Misc Book 191, Page 1. Just compensation for the condemnation is secured by the County’s power of taxation, which is deemed pledged as security for the payment of damages as, shall be determined by law.

Challenging the Condemnation. If Condemnee wishes to challenge the power or the right of County to appropriate the condemned property, the sufficiency of the security, the procedures followed by County or the Declaration of Taking, the Condemnee must file preliminary objections within 30 days after being served with Notice of Condemnation.

TAKE NOTICE that a Declaration of Taking was filed April 12, 2022 at the above referenced docket number.

Name of Condemnee: PENN MOTO COLLIER, LLC Name & Address of Condemnor: Allegheny County, (“County”) 101 Courthouse, 436 Grant St., Pittsburgh, PA 15219.

Authorizing Statute(s). Article IV, §§2 and 6 of the Allegheny County Home Rule Charter, Article VII, §§701.02 and 703.07 of the Allegheny County Administrative Code and the Act of 1953 July 28, P.L. 723, Art. XXVI, §5601, et seq.

Authorizing Ordinance. Ordinance No. 02-21-OR, enacted April 13, 2021 by the Allegheny County Council and approved on April 15, 2021 by the Chief Executive of Allegheny County. The ordinance may be examined at the offices of Condemnor, noted above.

Condemnation Description. The purpose of this condemnation is to acquire certain property, designated in the Allegheny County Department of Real Estate as Block & Lot 203-E-002 and 203-E-001, needed for the reconstruction and widening of Campbells Run Road (Route 6072) in Collier and Robinson Townships, Allegheny County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Statement of Condemnation. Condemnee’s property identified on the Viewer’s Plan marked as Exhibit B to the Declaration of Taking, attached hereof, has been condemned as of April 12, 2022. The title acquired by the County is a fee simple interest, including all interests of every record owner thereof or any party claiming an interest therein, in the area labeled “Required Right-of Way” and an easement interest in the area labeled “Temporary Construction Easement” on Exhibit B. Plans showing the property condemned may be inspected in Condemnor’s offices noted above and are also lodged of record in the Allegheny County Department of Real Estate, at Plans-Misc. Book 191, Page 1. Just compensation for the condemnation is secured by the County’s power of taxation, which is deemed pledged as security for the payment of damages as, shall be determined by law.

Challenging the Condemnation. If Condemnee wishes to challenge the power or the right of County to appropriate the condemned property, the sufficiency of the security, the procedures followed by County or the Declaration of Taking, the Condemnee must file preliminary objections within 30 days after being served with Notice of Condemnation.

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IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA IN RE: THE CONDEMNATION BY THE COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY OF A CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN ROBINSON TOWNSHIP, ALLEGHENY COUNTY REQUIRED TO RECONSTRUCT AND WIDEN CAMPBELLS RUN ROAD (ROUTE 6072) CONDEMNEE: NANCY BISHOP, AS HER INTEREST MAY APPEAR CASE NO: GD 22-003982 TO: Nancy Bishop

Estimated Just Compensation: $51,200.00

TAKE NOTICE that a Declaration of Taking was filed April 12, 2022 at the above referenced docket number.

Name of Condemnee: Nancy Bishop Name & Address of Condemnor: Allegheny County, (“County”) 101 Courthouse, 436 Grant St., Pittsburgh, PA 15219.

Authorizing Statute(s). Article IV, §§2 and 6 of the Allegheny County Home Rule Charter, Article VII, §§701.02 and 703.07 of the Allegheny County Administrative Code and the Act of 1953 July 28, P.L. 723, Art. XXVI, §5601, et seq.

Authorizing Ordinance. Ordinance No. 02-21-OR, enacted April 13, 2021 by the Allegheny County Council and approved on April 15, 2021 by the Chief Executive of Allegheny County. The ordinance may be examined at the offices of Condemnor, noted above.

Condemnation Description. The purpose of this condemnation is to acquire certain property, designated in the Allegheny County Department of Real Estate as Block & Lot 264-H-121, needed for the reconstruction and widening of Campbells Run Road (Route 6072) in Collier and Robinson Townships, Allegheny County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Statement of Condemnation. Condemnee’s property identified on the Viewer’s Plan marked as Exhibit B to the Declaration of Taking, attached hereof, has been condemned as of April 12, 2022. The title acquired by the County is a fee simple interest, including all interests of every record owner thereof or any party claiming an interest therein, in the area labeled “Required Right-of Way” and an easement interest in the area labeled “Temporary Construction Easement” on Exhibit B. Plans showing the property condemned may be inspected in Condemnor’s offices noted above and are also lodged of record in the Allegheny County Department of Real Estate, at Plans-Misc Book 191, Page 1. Just compensation for the condemnation is secured by the County’s power of taxation, which is deemed pledged as security for the payment of damages as, shall be determined by law.

Challenging the Condemnation. If Condemnee wishes to challenge the power or the right of County to appropriate the condemned property, the sufficiency of the security, the procedures followed by County or the Declaration of Taking, the Condemnee must file preliminary objections within 30 days after being served with Notice of Condemnation.

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IN RE: THE CONDEMNATION BY THE COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY OF A CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN ROBINSON TOWNSHIP, ALLEGHENY COUNTY REQUIRED TO RECONSTRUCT AND WIDEN CAMPBELLS RUN ROAD (ROUTE 6072) CONDEMNEE: NANCY BISHOP, AS HER INTEREST MAY APPEAR

IN RE: THE CONDEMNATION BY THE COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY OF A CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN ROBINSON TOWNSHIP, ALLEGHENY COUNTY REQUIRED TO RECONSTRUCT AND WIDEN CAMPBELLS RUN ROAD (ROUTE 6072) CONDEMNEES: VISTA INDUSTRIAL PARK ASSOCIATES, LP AND 1920 LINCOLN ASSOCIATES, LP, AS THEIR INTEREST MAY APPEAR

CASE NO: GD 22-003987 TO: Nancy Bishop

Estimated Just Compensation: $32,100.00

TAKE NOTICE that a Declaration of Taking was filed April 12, 2022 at the above referenced docket number.

Name of Condemnee: Nancy Bishop Name & Address of Condemnor: Allegheny County, (“County”) 101 Courthouse, 436 Grant St., Pittsburgh, PA 15219.

Authorizing Statute(s). Article IV, §§2 and 6 of the Allegheny County Home Rule Charter, Article VII, §§701.02 and 703.07 of the Allegheny County Administrative Code and the Act of 1953 July 28, P.L. 723, Art. XXVI, §5601, et seq.

Authorizing Ordinance. Ordinance No. 02-21-OR, enacted April 13, 2021 by the Allegheny County Council and approved on April 15, 2021 by the Chief Executive of Allegheny County. The ordinance may be examined at the offices of Condemnor, noted above.

Condemnation Description. The purpose of this condemnation is to acquire certain property, designated in the Allegheny County Department of Real Estate as Block & Lot 264-D-19 and 264-D-23, needed for the reconstruction and widening of Campbells Run Road (Route 6072) in Collier and Robinson Townships, Allegheny County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Statement of Condemnation. Condemnee’s property identified on the Viewer’s Plan marked as Exhibit B to the Declaration of Taking, attached hereof, has been condemned as of April 12, 2022. The title acquired by the County is a fee simple interest, including all interests of every record owner thereof or any party claiming an interest therein, in the area labeled “Required Right-of Way” and an easement interest in the area labeled “Temporary Construction Easement” on Exhibit B. Plans showing the property condemned may be inspected in Condemnor’s offices noted above and are also lodged of record in the Allegheny County Department of Real Estate, at Plans-Misc Book 191, Page 1. Just compensation for the condemnation is secured by the County’s power of taxation, which is deemed pledged as security for the payment of damages as, shall be determined by law.

Challenging the Condemnation. If Condemnee wishes to challenge the power or the right of County to appropriate the condemned property, the sufficiency of the security, the procedures followed by County or the Declaration of Taking, the Condemnee must file preliminary objections within 30 days after being served with Notice of Condemnation.

CASE NO: GD 22-3991

Estimated Just Compensation: $25,400.00

TO: VISTA INDUSTRIAL PARK ASSOCIATES, LP AND 1920 LINCOLN ASSOCIATES, LP

NOTICE OF CONDEMNATION

TAKE NOTICE that a Declaration of Taking was filed April 12, 2022 at the above referenced docket number.

Name of Condemnee: VISTA INDUSTRIAL PARK ASSOCIATES, LP AND 1920 LINCOLN ASSOCIATES, LP Name & Address of Condemnor: Allegheny County, (“County”) 101 Courthouse, 436 Grant St., Pittsburgh, PA 15219.

Authorizing Statute(s). Article IV, §§2 and 6 of the Allegheny County Home Rule Charter, Article VII, §§701.02 and 703.07 of the Allegheny County Administrative Code and the Act of 1953 July 28, P.L. 723, Art. XXVI, §5601, et seq.

Authorizing Ordinance. Ordinance No. 02-21-OR, enacted April 13, 2021 by the Allegheny County Council and approved on April 15, 2021 by the Chief Executive of Allegheny County. The ordinance may be examined at the offices of Condemnor, noted above.

Condemnation Description. The purpose of this condemnation is to acquire certain property, designated in the Allegheny County Department of Real Estate as Block & Lot 264-D-42, 264-D-82, 264-D-92, 264-D-125, 264-D-150, 265-S-162, 265-S-170, 265-S-175, 265-S-180, and 265-S-192 needed for the reconstruction and widening of Campbells Run Road (Route 6072) in Colliers and Robinson Townships, Allegheny County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Statement of Condemnation. Condemnee’s property identified on the Viewer’s Plan marked as Exhibit B to the Declaration of Taking, attached hereof, has been condemned as of April 12, 2022. The title acquired by the County is a fee simple interest, including all interests of every record owner thereof or any party claiming an interest therein, in the area labeled “Required Right-of Way” and an easement interest in the area labeled “Temporary Construction Easement” on Exhibit B. Plans showing the property condemned may be inspected in Condemnor’s offices noted above and are also lodged of record in the Allegheny County Department of Real Estate, at Plans-Misc Book 191, Page 1. Just compensation for the condemnation is secured by the County’s power of taxation, which is deemed pledged as security for the payment of damages as, shall be determined by law.

Challenging the Condemnation. If Condemnee wishes to challenge the power or the right of County to appropriate the condemned property, the sufficiency of the security, the procedures followed by County or the Declaration of Taking, the Condemnee must file preliminary objections within 30 days after being served with Notice of Condemnation.

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IN RE: THE CONDEMNATION BY THE COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY OF A CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN ROBINSON TOWNSHIP, ALLEGHENY COUNTY REQUIRED TO RECONSTRUCT AND WIDEN CAMPBELLS RUN ROAD (ROUTE 6072) CONDEMNEES: MASSARO LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (CRBC), AS THEIR INTEREST MAY APPEAR CASE NO: GD 22-3988 Estimated Just Compensation: $115,000.00 TO: Massaro Limited Partnership (CRBC) TAKE NOTICE that a Declaration of Taking was filed April 12, 2022 at the above referenced docket number.

Name of Condemnee: Massaro Limited Partnership (CRBC) Name & Address of Condemnor: Allegheny County, (“County”) 101 Courthouse, 436 Grant St., Pittsburgh, PA 15219.

Authorizing Statute(s). Article IV, §§2 and 6 of the Allegheny County Home Rule Charter, Article VII, §§701.02 and 703.07 of the Allegheny County Administrative Code and the Act of 1953 July 28, P.L. 723, Art. XXVI, §5601, et seq.

Authorizing Ordinance. Ordinance No. 02-21-OR, enacted April 13, 2021 by the Allegheny County Council and approved on April 15, 2021 by the Chief Executive of Allegheny County. The ordinance may be examined at the offices of Condemnor, noted above.

Condemnation Description. The purpose of this condemnation is to acquire certain property, designated in the Allegheny County Department of Real Estate as Block & Lot 264-C-80, 265-R-25, 265-R-30, and 265-R-35, needed for the reconstruction and widening of Campbells Run Road (Route 6072) in Collier and R o b i n s o n To w n s h i p s , A l l e gheny C ounty, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Statement of Condemnation. Condemnee’s property identified on the Viewer’s Plan marked as Exhibit B to the Declaration of Taking, attached hereof, has been condemned as of April 12, 2022. The title acquired by the County is a fee simple interest, including all interests of every record owner thereof or any party claiming an interest therein, in the area labeled “Required Right-of Way” and an easement interest in the area labeled “Temporary Construction Easement” on Exhibit B. Plans showing the property condemned may be inspected in Condemnor’s offices noted above and are also lodged of record in the Allegheny County Department of Real Estate, at Plans-Misc Book 191, Page 1. Just compensation for the condemnation is secured by the County’s power of taxation, which is deemed pledged as security for the payment of damages as, shall be determined by law.

Challenging the Condemnation. If Condemnee wishes to challenge the power or the right of County to appropriate the condemned property, the sufficiency of the security, the procedures followed by County or the Declaration of Taking, the Condemnee must file preliminary objections within 30 days after being served with Notice of Condemnation.

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NOTICE OF CONDEMNATION IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA IN RE: THE CONDEMNATION BY THE COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY OF A CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN ROBINSON TOWNSHIP, ALLEGHENY COUNTY REQUIRED TO RECONSTRUCT AND WIDEN CAMPBELLS RUN ROAD (ROUTE 6072) CONDEMNEES: VESUVIUS USA CORPORATION OF NAPERVILLE, ILLINOIS, AS THEIR INTEREST MAY APPEAR CASE NO: GD 22-4003 Estimated Just Compensation: $105,500.00 TO: VESUVIUS USA CORPORATION OF NAPERVILLE, ILLINOIS TAKE NOTICE that a Declaration of Taking was filed April 12, 2022 at the above referenced docket number.

Name of Condemnee: Vesuvius USA Corporation of Naperville, Illinois Name & Address of Condemnor: Allegheny County, (“County”) 101 Courthouse, 436 Grant St., Pittsburgh, PA 15219.

Authorizing Statute(s). Article IV, §§2 and 6 of the Allegheny County Home Rule Charter, Article VII, §§701.02 and 703.07 of the Allegheny County Administrative Code and the Act of 1953 July 28, P.L. 723, Art. XXVI, §5601, et seq.

Authorizing Ordinance. Ordinance No. 02-21-OR, enacted April 13, 2021 by the Allegheny County Council and approved on April 15, 2021 by the Chief Executive of Allegheny County. The ordinance may be examined at the offices of Condemnor, noted above.

Condemnation Description. The purpose of this condemnation is to acquire certain property, designated in the Allegheny County Department of Real Estate as Block & Lot 203-E-46, needed for the reconstruction and widening of Campbells Run Road (Route 6072) in Collier and Robinson Townships, Allegheny County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Statement of Condemnation. Condemnee’s property identified on the Viewer’s Plan marked as Exhibit B to the Declaration of Taking, attached hereof, has been condemned as of April 12, 2022. The title acquired by the County is a fee simple interest, including all interests of every record owner thereof or any party claiming an interest therein, in the area labeled “Required Right-of Way” and an easement interest in the area labeled “Temporary Construction Easement” on Exhibit B. Plans showing the property condemned may be inspected in Condemnor’s offices noted above and are also lodged of record in the Allegheny County Department of Real Estate, at Plans-Misc Book 191, Page 1. Just compensation for the condemnation is secured by the County’s power of taxation, which is deemed pledged as security for the payment of damages as, shall be determined by law.

Challenging the Condemnation. If Condemnee wishes to challenge the power or the right of County to appropriate the condemned property, the sufficiency of the security, the procedures followed by County or the Declaration of Taking, the Condemnee must file preliminary objections within 30 days after being served with Notice of Condemnation.

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IN RE: THE CONDEMNATION BY THE COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY OF A CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN ROBINSON TOWNSHIP, ALLEGHENY COUNTY REQUIRED TO RECONSTRUCT AND WIDEN CAMPBELLS RUN ROAD (ROUTE 6072) CONDEMNEES: VIA ASSOCIATES, L.P., AS THEIR INTEREST MAY APPEAR

IN RE: THE CONDEMNATION BY THE COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY OF A CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN COLLIER TOWNSHIP, ALLEGHENY COUNTY REQUIRED TO RECONSTRUCT AND WIDEN CAMPBELLS RUN ROAD (ROUTE 6072) CONDEMNEES: HAUDENSHIELD REALTY COMPANY, AS THEIR INTEREST MAY APPEAR

CASE NO: GD 22-3984 Estimated Just Compensation: $9,500.00 TO: VIA ASSOCIATES, L.P. TAKE NOTICE that a Declaration of Taking was filed April 12, 2022 at the above referenced docket number.

Name of Condemnee: Via Associates, L.P. Name & Address of Condemnor: Allegheny County, (“County”) 101 Courthouse, 436 Grant St., Pittsburgh, PA 15219.

Authorizing Statute(s). Article IV, §§2 and 6 of the Allegheny County Home Rule Charter, Article VII, §§701.02 and 703.07 of the Allegheny County Administrative Code and the Act of 1953 July 28, P.L. 723, Art. XXVI, §5601, et seq.

Authorizing Ordinance. Ordinance No. 02-21-OR, enacted April 13, 2021 by the Allegheny County Council and approved on April 15, 2021 by the Chief Executive of Allegheny County. The ordinance may be examined at the offices of Condemnor, noted above.

Condemnation Description. The purpose of this condemnation is to acquire certain property, designated in the Allegheny County Department of Real Estate as Block & Lot 203-A-298, needed for the reconstruction and widening of Campbells Run Road (Route 6072) in Collier and Robinson Townships, Allegheny County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Statement of Condemnation. Condemnee’s property identified on the Viewer’s Plan marked as Exhibit B to the Declaration of Taking, attached hereof, has been condemned as of April 12, 2022. The title acquired by the County is an easement interest in the area labeled “Temporary Construction Easement” on Exhibit B. Plans showing the property condemned may be inspected in Condemnor’s offices noted above and are also lodged of record in the Allegheny County Department of Real Estate, at Plans-Misc Book 191, Page 1. Just compensation for the condemnation is secured by the County’s power of taxation, which is deemed pledged as security for the payment of damages as, shall be determined by law.

Challenging the Condemnation. If Condemnee wishes to challenge the power or the right of County to appropriate the condemned property, the sufficiency of the security, the procedures followed by County or the Declaration of Taking, the Condemnee must file preliminary objections within 30 days after being served with Notice of Condemnation.

Howard M. Louik Attorney for Condemnor NOTICE OF CONDEMNATION IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

CASE NO: GD 22-003986 Estimated Just Compensation: $4,100.00 TO: HAUDENSHIELD REALTY COMPANY TAKE NOTICE that a Declaration of Taking was filed April 12, 2022 at the above referenced docket number.

Name of Condemnee: Haudenshield Realty Company Name & Address of Condemnor: Allegheny County, (“County”) 101 Courthouse, 436 Grant St., Pittsburgh, PA 15219.

Authorizing Statute(s). Article IV, §§2 and 6 of the Allegheny County Home Rule Charter, Article VII, §§701.02 and 703.07 of the Allegheny County Administrative Code and the Act of 1953 July 28, P.L. 723, Art. XXVI, §5601, et seq.

Authorizing Ordinance. Ordinance No. 02-21-OR, enacted April 13, 2021 by the Allegheny County Council and approved on April 15, 2021 by the Chief Executive of Allegheny County. The ordinance may be examined at the offices of Condemnor, noted above.

Condemnation Description. The purpose of this condemnation is to acquire certain property, designated in the Allegheny County Department of Real Estate as Block & Lot 203-R-1, needed for the reconstruction and widening of Campbells Run Road (Route 6072) in Collier and Robinson Townships, Allegheny County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Statement of Condemnation. Condemnee’s property identified on the Viewer’s Plan marked as Exhibit B to the Declaration of Taking, attached hereof, has been condemned as of April 12, 2022. The title acquired by the County is a fee simple interest, including all interests of every record owner thereof or any party claiming an interest therein, in the area labeled “Required Right-of Way” on Exhibit B. Plans showing the property condemned may be inspected in Condemnor’s offices noted above and are also lodged of record in the Allegheny County Department of Real Estate, at Plans-Misc. Book 191, Page 1. Just compensation for the condemnation is secured by the County’s power of taxation, which is deemed pledged as security for the payment of damages as, shall be determined by law.

Challenging the Condemnation. If Condemnee wishes to challenge the power or the right of County to appropriate the condemned property, the sufficiency of the security, the procedures followed by County or the Declaration of Taking, the Condemnee must file preliminary objections within 30 days after being served with Notice of Condemnation.

Howard M. Louik Attorney for Condemnor NOTICE OF CONDEMNATION IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

IN RE: THE CONDEMNATION BY THE COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY OF A CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN COLLIER TOWNSHIP AND ROBINSON TOWNSHIP, ALLEGHENY COUNTY REQUIRED TO RECONSTRUCT AND WIDEN CAMPBELLS RUN ROAD (ROUTE 6072) CONDEMNEES: VEDANTA DEVELOPMENT LLC, AS THEIR INTEREST MAY APPEAR

IN RE: THE CONDEMNATION BY THE COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY OF A CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN ROBINSON TOWNSHIP, ALLEGHENY COUNTY REQUIRED TO RECONSTRUCT AND WIDEN CAMPBELLS RUN ROAD (ROUTE 6072) CONDEMNEE: JON N. STONE, AS HIS INTEREST MAY APPEAR

CASE NO: GD 22-3999 Estimated Just Compensation: $48,400 TO: VEDANTA DEVELOPMENT LLC

CASE NO: GD 22-004100 Estimated Just Compensation: $200,000.00 TO: JON N. STONE

TAKE NOTICE that a Declaration of Taking was filed April 12, 2022 at the above referenced docket number.

Name of Condemnee: VEDANTA DEVELOPMENT LLC Name & Address of Condemnor: Allegheny County, (“County”) 101 Courthouse, 436 Grant St., Pittsburgh, PA 15219.

Authorizing Statute(s). Article IV, §§2 and 6 of the Allegheny County Home Rule Charter, Article VII, §§701.02 and 703.07 of the Allegheny County Administrative Code and the Act of 1953 July 28, P.L. 723, Art. XXVI, §5601, et seq.

Authorizing Ordinance. Ordinance No. 02-21-OR, enacted April 13, 2021 by the Allegheny County Council and approved on April 15, 2021 by the Chief Executive of Allegheny County. The ordinance may be examined at the offices of Condemnor, noted above.

Condemnation Description. The purpose of this condemnation is to acquire certain property, designated in the Allegheny County Department of Real Estate as Block & Lot 264-H-10, needed for the reconstruction and widening of Campbells Run Road (Route 6072) in Collier and Robinson Townships, Allegheny County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Statement of Condemnation. Condemnee’s property identified on the Viewer’s Plan marked as Exhibit B to the Declaration of Taking, attached hereof, has been condemned as of April 12, 2022. The title acquired by the County is a fee simple interest, including all interests of every record owner thereof or any party claiming an interest therein, in the area labeled “Required Right-of Way” and an easement interest in the area labeled “Temporary Construction Easement” on Exhibit B. Plans showing the property condemned may be inspected in Condemnor’s offices noted above and are also lodged of record in the Allegheny County Department of Real Estate, at Plans-Misc. Book 191, Page 1. Just compensation for the condemnation is secured by the County’s power of taxation, which is deemed pledged as security for the payment of damages as, shall be determined by law.

Challenging the Condemnation. If Condemnee wishes to challenge the power or the right of County to appropriate the condemned property, the sufficiency of the security, the procedures followed by County or the Declaration of Taking, the Condemnee must file preliminary objections within 30 days after being served with Notice of Condemnation.

TAKE NOTICE that a Declaration of Taking was filed April 12, 2022 at the above referenced docket number.

Name of Condemnee: JON N. STONE Name & Address of Condemnor: Allegheny County, (“County”) 101 Courthouse, 436 Grant St., Pittsburgh, PA 15219.

Authorizing Statute(s). Article IV, §§2 and 6 of the Allegheny County Home Rule Charter, Article VII, §§701.02 and 703.07 of the Allegheny County Administrative Code and the Act of 1953 July 28, P.L. 723, Art. XXVI, §5601, et seq.

Authorizing Ordinance. Ordinance No. 02-21-OR, enacted April 13, 2021 by the Allegheny County Council and approved on April 15, 2021 by the Chief Executive of Allegheny County. The ordinance may be examined at the offices of Condemnor, noted above.

Condemnation Description. The purpose of this condemnation is to acquire certain property, designated in the Allegheny County Department of Real Estate as Block & Lot 264-C-109, needed for the reconstruction and widening of Campbells Run Road (Route 6072) in Collier and Robinson Townships, Allegheny County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Statement of Condemnation. Condemnee’s property identified on the Viewer’s Plan marked as Exhibit B to the Declaration of Taking, attached hereof, has been condemned as of April 12, 2022. The title acquired by the County is a fee simple interest, including all interests of every record owner thereof or any party claiming an interest therein, in the area labeled “Required Right-of Way” on Exhibit B. Plans showing the property condemned may be inspected in Condemnor’s offices noted above and are also lodged of record in the Allegheny County Department of Real Estate, at Plans-Misc. Book 191, Page 1. Just compensation for the condemnation is secured by the County’s power of taxation, which is deemed pledged as security for the payment of damages as, shall be determined by law.

Challenging the Condemnation. If Condemnee wishes to challenge the power or the right of County to appropriate the condemned property, the sufficiency of the security, the procedures followed by County or the Declaration of Taking, the Condemnee must file preliminary objections within 30 days after being served with Notice of Condemnation.

Howard M. Louik Attorney for Condemnor

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NOTICE OF CONDEMNATION IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA IN RE: THE CONDEMNATION BY THE COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY OF A CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN ROBINSON TOWNSHIP, ALLEGHENY COUNTY REQUIRED TO RECONSTRUCT AND WIDEN CAMPBELLS RUN ROAD (ROUTE 6072) CONDEMNEE: JON N. STONE, AS HIS INTEREST MAY APPEAR CASE NO: GD 22-003976 Estimated Just Compensation: $170,000.00 TO: JON N. STONE

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA IN RE: THE CONDEMNATION BY THE COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY OF A CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN COLLIER TOWNSHIP, ALLEGHENY COUNTY REQUIRED TO RECONSTRUCT AND WIDEN CAMPBELLS RUN ROAD (ROUTE 6072) CONDEMNEES: HUNTER FAMILY REALTY, L.P., AS THEIR INTEREST MAY APPEAR CASE NO: GD 22-003980 Estimated Just Compensation: $187,500.00 TO: Hunter Family Realty, L.P.

TAKE NOTICE that a Declaration of Taking was filed April 12, 2022 at the above referenced docket number.

Name of Condemnee: JON N. STONE Name & Address of Condemnor: Allegheny County, (“County”) 101 Courthouse, 436 Grant St., Pittsburgh, PA 15219.

Authorizing Statute(s). Article IV, §§2 and 6 of the Allegheny County Home Rule Charter, Article VII, §§701.02 and 703.07 of the Allegheny County Administrative Code and the Act of 1953 July 28, P.L. 723, Art. XXVI, §5601, et seq.

Authorizing Ordinance. Ordinance No. 02-21-OR, enacted April 13, 2021 by the Allegheny County Council and approved on April 15, 2021 by the Chief Executive of Allegheny County. The ordinance may be examined at the offices of Condemnor, noted above.

Condemnation Description. The purpose of this condemnation is to acquire certain property, designated in the Allegheny County Department of Real Estate as Block & Lot 264-C-109, needed for the reconstruction and widening of Campbells Run Road (Route 6072) in Collier and Robinson Townships, Allegheny County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Statement of Condemnation. Condemnee’s property identified on the Viewer’s Plan marked as Exhibit B to the Declaration of Taking, attached hereof, has been condemned as of April 12, 2022. The title acquired by the County is a fee simple interest, including all interests of every record owner thereof or any party claiming an interest therein, in the area labeled “Required Right-of Way” on Exhibit B. Plans showing the property condemned may be inspected in Condemnor’s offices noted above and are also lodged of record in the Allegheny County Department of Real Estate, at Plans-Misc. Book 191, Page 1. Just compensation for the condemnation is secured by the County’s power of taxation, which is deemed pledged as security for the payment of damages as, shall be determined by law.

Challenging the Condemnation. If Condemnee wishes to challenge the power or the right of County to appropriate the condemned property, the sufficiency of the security, the procedures followed by County or the Declaration of Taking, the Condemnee must file preliminary objections within 30 days after being served with Notice of Condemnation.

TAKE NOTICE that a Declaration of Taking was filed April 12, 2022 at the above referenced docket number.

Name of Condemnee: Hunter Family Realty, L.P. Name & Address of Condemnor: Allegheny County, (“County”) 101 Courthouse, 436 Grant St., Pittsburgh, PA 15219.

Authorizing Statute(s). Article IV, §§2 and 6 of the Allegheny County Home Rule Charter, Article VII, §§701.02 and 703.07 of the Allegheny County Administrative Code and the Act of 1953 July 28, P.L. 723, Art. XXVI, §5601, et seq.

Authorizing Ordinance. Ordinance No. 02-21-OR, enacted April 13, 2021 by the Allegheny County Council and approved on April 15, 2021 by the Chief Executive of Allegheny County. The ordinance may be examined at the offices of Condemnor, noted above.

Condemnation Description. The purpose of this condemnation is to acquire certain property, designated in the Allegheny County Department of Real Estate as Block & Lot 203-E-3, needed for the reconstruction and widening of Campbells Run Road (Route 6072) in Collier and Robinson Townships, Allegheny County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Statement of Condemnation. Condemnee’s property identified on the Viewer’s Plan marked as Exhibit B to the Declaration of Taking, attached hereof, has been condemned as of April 12, 2022. The title acquired by the County is a fee simple interest, including all interests of every record owner thereof or any party claiming an interest therein, in the area labeled “Required Right-of Way” and an easement interest in the area labeled “Temporary Construction Easement” on Exhibit B. Plans showing the property condemned may be inspected in Condemnor’s offices noted above and are also lodged of record in the Allegheny County Department of Real Estate, at Plans-Misc. Book 191, Page 1. Just compensation for the condemnation is secured by the County’s power of taxation, which is deemed pledged as security for the payment of damages as, shall be determined by law.

Challenging the Condemnation. If Condemnee wishes to challenge the power or the right of County to appropriate the condemned property, the sufficiency of the security, the procedures followed by County or the Declaration of Taking, the Condemnee must file preliminary objections within 30 days after being served with Notice of Condemnation.

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Howard M. Louik Attorney for Condemnor

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NOTICE OF CONDEMNATION IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA IN RE: THE CONDEMNATION BY THE COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY OF A CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN ROBINSON TOWNSHIP, ALLEGHENY COUNTY REQUIRED TO RECONSTRUCT AND WIDEN CAMPBELLS RUN ROAD (ROUTE 6072) CONDEMNEES: FREPAT PROPERTIES, LLC, AS THEIR INTEREST MAY APPEAR CASE NO: GD 22-3989 Estimated Just Compensation: $116,200.00 TO: FREPAT PROPERTIES, LLC TAKE NOTICE that a Declaration of Taking was filed April 12, 2022 at the above referenced docket number.

Name of Condemnee: Frepat Properties, LLC Name & Address of Condemnor: Allegheny County, (“County”) 101 Courthouse, 436 Grant St., Pittsburgh, PA 15219.

Authorizing Statute(s). Article IV, §§2 and 6 of the Allegheny County Home Rule Charter, Article VII, §§701.02 and 703.07 of the Allegheny County Administrative Code and the Act of 1953 July 28, P.L. 723, Art. XXVI, §5601, et seq.

Authorizing Ordinance. Ordinance No. 02-21-OR, enacted April 13, 2021 by the Allegheny County Council and approved on April 15, 2021 by the Chief Executive of Allegheny County. The ordinance may be examined at the offices of Condemnor, noted above.

Condemnation Description. The purpose of this condemnation is to acquire certain property, designated in the Allegheny County Department of Real Estate as Block & Lot 264-D-62, 264-D-72, 264-D-83, 264-H-8, and 264-H-8-1, needed for the reconstruction and widening of Campbells Run Road (Route 6072) in Collier and Robinson Townships, Allegheny County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Statement of Condemnation. Condemnee’s property identified on the Viewer’s Plan marked as Exhibit B to the Declaration of Taking, attached hereof, has been condemned as of April 12, 2022. The title acquired by the County is a fee simple interest, including all interests of every record owner thereof or any party claiming an interest therein, in the area labeled “Required Right-of Way” and an easement interest in the area labeled “Temporary Construction Easement” on Exhibit B. Plans showing the property condemned may be inspected in Condemnor’s offices noted above and are also lodged of record in the Allegheny County Department of Real Estate, at Plans-Misc. Book 191, Page 1. Just compensation for the condemnation is secured by the County’s power of taxation, which is deemed pledged as security for the payment of damages as, shall be determined by law.

Challenging the Condemnation. If Condemnee wishes to challenge the power or the right of County to appropriate the condemned property, the sufficiency of the security, the procedures followed by County or the Declaration of Taking, the Condemnee must file preliminary objections within 30 days after being served with Notice of Condemnation.

Howard M. Louik Attorney for Condemnor NOTICE OF CONDEMNATION IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA IN RE: THE CONDEMNATION BY THE COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY OF A CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN ROBINSON TOWNSHIP, ALLEGHENY COUNTY REQUIRED TO RECONSTRUCT AND WIDEN CAMPBELLS RUN ROAD (ROUTE 6072) CONDEMNEE: HENCO HOLDINGS, LLC, AS THEIR INTEREST MAY APPEAR CASE NO: GD 22-00399 Estimated Just Compensation: $26,900.00 TO: HENCO HOLDINGS, LLC TAKE NOTICE that a Declaration of Taking was filed April 12, 2022 at the above referenced docket number.

Name of Condemnee: HENCO HOLDINGS, LLC Name & Address of Condemnor: Allegheny County, (“County”) 101 Courthouse, 436 Grant St., Pittsburgh, PA 15219.

Authorizing Statute(s). Article IV, §§2 and 6 of the Allegheny County Home Rule Charter, Article VII, §§701.02 and 703.07 of the Allegheny County Administrative Code and the Act of 1953 July 28, P.L. 723, Art. XXVI, §5601, et seq.

Authorizing Ordinance. Ordinance No. 02-21-OR, enacted April 13, 2021 by the Allegheny County Council and approved on April 15, 2021 by the Chief Executive of Allegheny County. The ordinance may be examined at the offices of Condemnor, noted above.

Condemnation Description. The purpose of this condemnation is to acquire certain property, designated in the Allegheny County Department of Real Estate as Block & Lot 203-E-30, needed for the reconstruction and widening of Campbells Run Road (Route 6072) in Collier and Robinson Townships, Allegheny County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Statement of Condemnation. Condemnee’s property identified on the Viewer’s Plan marked as Exhibit B to the Declaration of Taking, attached hereof, has been condemned as of April 12, 2022. The title acquired by the County is a fee simple interest, including all interests of every record owner thereof or any party claiming an interest therein, in the area labeled “Required Right-of Way” and an easement interest in the area labeled “Temporary Construction Easement” on Exhibit B. Plans showing the property condemned may be inspected in Condemnor’s offices noted above and are also lodged of record in the Allegheny County Department of Real Estate, at Plans-Misc. Book 191, Page 1. Just compensation for the condemnation is secured by the County’s power of taxation, which is deemed pledged as security for the payment of damages as, shall be determined by law.

Challenging the Condemnation. If Condemnee wishes to challenge the power or the right of County to appropriate the condemned property, the sufficiency of the security, the procedures followed by County or the Declaration of Taking, the Condemnee must file preliminary objections within 30 days after being served with Notice of Condemnation.

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