BREAKING: Allegheny County Council Approves Air Quality Permit Fee Changes
- Group Against Smog & Pollution
- Nov 18
- 1 min read
Good, nay, great news, friends: Allegheny County Council today finally voted to approve Allegheny County Health Department's proposed permit fee schedule increases necessary to fully fund our air quality program.
The room was packed with residents and environmental advocates.
The vote was 13-0. Council members Suzanne Filiaggi and Jack Betkowski were absent.
The prelude to the public comment period and vote was...untraditional. We absolutely recommend watching the meeting (that action starts at around the 1:10 minute mark).
“We want to say THANK YOU to council,” GASP Executive Director Patrick Campbell said. “This vote was long overdue and very much needed.”
GASP also wants to take a moment to recognize YOU. Without your activism, comments, phone calls - your VOICE - we truly do not believe it would have been a yes vote today.
THANK YOU!
"Last night's vote was such a tremendous community win," Campbell said. "So many residents and advocates showed up meeting after meeting, made phone calls to council, crafted statements and shared information on social media. It's a amazing example of what we can accomplish when we all work together. Since ACHD announced the shortfall in June of 2024, this has been a concern for so, so many of us."
Editor's Note: Here's how we got here:
Here's some media links from the meeting last night:
Allegheny County Council to hike fees on U.S. Steel, others (Public Source)
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