Press Releases

(Pittsburgh) November 30, 2017 About $25 million remains in two pots of funding created by casino fees and revenue, and closer oversight is required to make sure this money produces the greatest impact for County residents, Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner says in two audits and a “Taxpayer Alert” issued today. The Community Infrastructure and […]

Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner today released results of her office’s annual review of “street pricing” by businesses within Pittsburgh International Airport’s AIRMALL. The lease between the Airport Authority and AIRMALL requires that its concessionaires not charge prices higher than those of comparable businesses outside the Airport. The CountyController is assigned to monitor compliance with […]

Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner today announced that she has partnered with the online startup BallotReady on a cutting-edge informational tool for Allegheny County voters.“BallotReady Allegheny provides voters a ‘one-stop shop’ to find their polling location and view the offices and candidates on their ballot. This is the type of innovation that government has lagged […]

(Pittsburgh) July 18, 2017 Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner issued the following statement regarding the release of the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority’s (PWSA) lead testing results:“The EPA, the Centers for Disease Control, and the American Academy of Pediatrics all agree that 15 ppb is nowhere near a safe level of lead in drinking water. […]

(Pittsburgh) July 11, 2017 Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner issued the following statement regarding the announcement that the Allegheny County 911 Call Center will be relocated to Pittsburgh International Airport:“My office’s audit released in May called into question the wisdom of relocating County facilities without a clear rationale or a transparent bidding process. If it […]

(Pittsburgh) June 8, 2017 Inadequate record keeping within the Allegheny County Police Department made it difficult for auditors to assess the Department’s performance, but a recent conversion to an electronic records system holds promise for more meaningful evaluation in the future, County Controller Chelsa Wagner said. Crime and incident reports examined by auditors varied widely […]

(Pittsburgh) May 31, 2017 Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner said the rationale for moving County offices from the Lexington Technology Park in Pittsburgh’s East End to other locations around the County is unclear, and is likely to result in increased costs to the taxpayers. The County currently holds 11 separate leases at the Lexington complex […]

Warns Residents of Increased Health Risks and Calls for the City to Cease Dangerous Actions (Pittsburgh) May 15, 2017 Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner today made public on a new website (LeadPGH.com) the locations where hundreds of dangerous partial water service line replacements have been performed by the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA). This […]

(Pittsburgh) April 24, 2017 Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner said today that her office will conduct an expedited performance audit of the Allegheny County Health Department to assess how it has monitored elevated blood lead levels in children and evaluated their risk from lead-contaminated water. Wagner said she is concerned with both a lack of […]

Demands transparencyfollowing PWSA’s failure to respond to Open Records request (Pittsburgh) April 5, 2017 Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner said the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA) must immediately release records showing where it has conducted hundreds of dangerous partial service line replacements to date and all locations where it plans to perform them in […]