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In today's newsletter:

  • How will North Braddock plug a sudden $79,000 budget gap?
  • Which nearby properties, including one in North Braddock, face sheriff’s sale?

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📰 News we're reading

• North Braddock Borough preparing to lose property taxes from U.S. Steel for next two years (wtae.com) — North Braddock officials are bracing for a sudden $79,000-a-year hole in the borough budget after Allegheny County cut the assessed value of U.S. Steel’s Edgar Thompson property and granted the company tax credits through 2025. Borough leaders say they’ll revisit next year’s budget, consider an appeal, and seek talks with U.S. Steel, warning the loss is huge for a small, already underserved community.
   

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• Legal Advertising – Public Notices – Sheriff's Sale 12-17, 2025 (newpittsburghcourier.com) — A long list of Allegheny County sheriff’s sale notices includes one property in the Borough of North Braddock, a house at 1209 Roy Street tied to unpaid taxes owed to Woodland Hills School District. If you own property, invest locally, or worry about neighborhood vacancies, these January 2026 sales outline which nearby homes and commercial buildings could soon change hands.
   

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