What’s next for Harrisburg in the city’s financial crisis?

From the PATRIOT-NEWS:

The Rendell administration Wednesday named Harrisburg’s Act 47 coordinator, the independent overseer tasked with helping the cash-strapped city dig out from its $282 million incinerator debt and other management problems.

The team consists of municipal government consultant Novak Consulting Group of Cincinnati; the Reading-based law firm Stevens & Lee; and the Pennsylvania Economy League, an in-state think tank.

Austin Burke, Rendell’s secretary of community and economic development, said the firms will bring “objectivity and experience” to Harrisburg, and “together, their knowledge of municipal financial expertise will be a great asset.”

Here’s a short guide to the journey ahead:…

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