City assesses parking space at $300,000

The parking space, assessed at nearly $300,000, is attached to his condo with an amazing view of downtown Pittsburgh just upstairs. The newly assessed value of his condo is less than $230,000. Well, cities have gotta get the dough to make good on those pensions from somewhere. In post-Obama America, parking will be a luxury. Transformative!

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  • Well, it is Pittsburgh after all. No operating steel mills means getting tax revenue from elsewhere!

    • So you are saying that the boy mayor, 31 year Luke Ravenstahl, is helping damage his city by siding with every union, left wing organization, & every tax raising idea? BTW, he was 26 when he was elected. I hear about how worthless he is from time to time on the Quinn & Rose. Which is on XM 166.

    • That is the job of the assessor, to raise revenues. If he does'nt, he's not seen as doing his job. Just like the cop that does'nt write traffic tickets.