Harrisburg arranges for expert review of its proposed bail out while Lancaster officials ignore LCSWMA huge gamble.

Harrisburg, which will receive relief from $624 million in local public debt, has engaged outside experts to scrutinizing the arrangement.

On the other hand, Jim Warner, President of the Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority, which is committing $200 million to the acquisition and modernization of the trouble plagued and environmentally challenged Harrisburg incinerator, says no outside expert evaluation is needed or desired.

Meanwhile, Lancaster County and City officials have paid little if any heed to the cost as great and as a venture every bit as risky as the Convention Center Project.

Talk about country bumpkins!

HARRISBURG PATRIOT NEWS: [Harrisburg] City Council has hired attorneys to do an independent review of the state-appointed receiver’s proposed plan to resolve about $624 million in local public debt.

A three-person team from Alvarez & Marsal started reviewing the Harrisburg Strong Plan during the past few days, said Bill Roberti, who heads the firm’s public sector practice.

Reached by phone Friday, Roberti was among the Alvarez & Marsal attorneys involved in a joint… (more)

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