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Allegheny County is a county in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2000 census, the population was 1,281,666. The county seat is Pittsburgh.
Transparency of the county website
The good
- Includes a list of council members, committees and the county executive. Also contains information on how to contact them (including e-mail).[1]
- Post past meetings on the site in video format.[2] Also keeps agendas, meetings and legislative motions archived.
- Post current and past budgets and fiscal statements.[3] Also posts information on audits and annual reports for the past decade.[4]
- Has a fraud hotline and an information center.[5]
- Contains information on property taxes.[6]
- Posts bids and contracts.[7]
The bad
- Forms for planning and zoning could not be found on the website.[8]
Presidential election votes
Presidential Election Results 1960-2004
| Year
| Democrat
| Republican
|
| 2004
| 57.15% 368,912
| 42.13% 271,925
|
| 2000
| 56.65% 329,963
| 40.41% 235,361
|
| 1996
| 52.82% 284,480
| 37.89% 204,067
|
| 1992
| 52.75% 324,004
| 29.80% 183,035
|
| 1988
| 59.51% 348,814
| 39.43% 231,137
|
| 1984
| 55.96% 372,576
| 42.76% 284,692
|
| 1980
| 47.87% 297,464
| 43.75% 271,850
|
| 1976
| 50.68% 328,343
| 46.79% 303,127
|
| 1972
| 42.26% 282,496
| 55.60% 371,737
|
| 1968
| 51.12% 364,906
| 37.09% 264,790
|
| 1964
| 66.03% 475,207
| 33.58% 241,707
|
| 1960
| 57.07% 428,455
| 42.76% 320,970
|
External links
References
- ↑ Council members
- ↑ Office of the County Council
- ↑ Budgets
- ↑ Audits & Reports
- ↑ Information center
- ↑ Property Assessments
- ↑ Contracts
- ↑ Public works
Portions of this article were taken from Wikipedia on 9/26/08.