municipalities

Financial Projections in the Age of COVID: Bucks County Consortium

July 9, 2020 / Comments Off on Financial Projections in the Age of COVID: Bucks County Consortium

ESI was retained by the Bucks County Consortium, a forum for intergovernmental cooperation and communication among many of the 52 incorporated municipalities in the County, to provide a county-wide analysis of actual and projected changes in major revenue sources impacting Consortium members through the end of 2021. The analysis took into consideration the economic and fiscal […]

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Economic Development: The Ultimate Path Forward for Distressed Pennsylvania Communities

July 27, 2018 / Comments Off on Economic Development: The Ultimate Path Forward for Distressed Pennsylvania Communities

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Distressed Municipalities Program, commonly known as Act 47, has been in existence since 1987. The program, which is administered by the Department of Community and Economic Development, provides a set of tools for localities suffering from severe budget challenges that threaten the capacity to deliver essential public services. Among those tools […]

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Peter Angelides to Present At DVRPC’s Regional Community and Economic Development Forum

June 11, 2015 / Comments Off on Peter Angelides to Present At DVRPC’s Regional Community and Economic Development Forum

ESI vice president and principal Peter Angelides will be delivering a presentation at the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission’s (DVRPC) “Regional Community and Economic Development Forum” on Friday, June 19. The specific focus of the forum is on how local people can use tax incentives to help spur development. Angelides will be presenting on how tax incentives […]

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ESI Named Coordinator of Borough of Colwyn’s (Pa.) Recovery Plan

June 5, 2015 / Comments Off on ESI Named Coordinator of Borough of Colwyn’s (Pa.) Recovery Plan

Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) secretary Dennis Davin has named Econsult Solutions, Fairmount Capital Advisors, and McNees Wallace Nurick as the coordinator for developing and implementing a recovery plan for the Borough of Colwyn. “This team of more than 15 professionals will bring objectivity and experience that will help the Borough of Colwyn […]

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Matthew Kahn Delivers Keynote Speech At ESI & Drexel’s ‘City and the Environment’ Joint Conference

May 28, 2015 / Comments Off on Matthew Kahn Delivers Keynote Speech At ESI & Drexel’s ‘City and the Environment’ Joint Conference

Drexel’s School of Economics and Econsult Solutions held their first joint conference to discuss topics in urban economic policy. Two panel discussions took place over the course of the afternoon of May 21. The first was on climate change and the housing market, while the second was on sustainability and urban transportation. Seven industry experts […]

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ESI principal Peter Angelides: “Falls Township, Pa. could recapture $2M with an EIT”

December 4, 2014 / Comments Off on ESI principal Peter Angelides: “Falls Township, Pa. could recapture $2M with an EIT”

ESI vice president and principal Peter Angelides is quoted in this story from the Bucks County Courier Times on how an earned income tax (EIT) could help Falls Township, Pa. Angelides said that an EIT could potentially “recapture” $2 million for Falls Township. An excerpt from the article: “Almost half of Falls residents who work […]

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