PITTSBURGH —

Legislation was proposed in Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday to increase real estate taxes by 30%.

The proposed tax increase would come up with the revenue needed to fill a $30 million budget gap and supply enough funding to make improvements to the city’s fleet of emergency response vehicles, Councilmember Bark Warwick said. Advertisement

“We cannot have ambulances breaking down on the way to the hospital. We cannot have fire stations without engines in them, and we need to be able to get the snow up in the winter,” Warwick said.

The tax increase would add around $20 more per month, for $100,000 of property value.

“Nobody wants to see a tax increase. But at the same time, residents really need to be asking themselves, what is it worth? Right? Is it worth garbage picku

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