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Harrisburg officials will hold a news conference Thursday to announce the retirement of city police Chief Pierre Ritter.
Mayor Linda Thompson also is expected to announce Ritter’s successor, said Robert Philbin, the city’s interim chief operating officer.
Ritter was named chief in January 2010. He has been on the city’s police force for more than 30 years.
HARRISBURG–In the 2000 block of Susquehanna Street, routine home maintenance included pruning a neglected tree to eliminate a ladder animals used to enter the upper floors of two condemned homes in the middle of the row.
It included dealing with encroaching mold from the condemned homes’ soggy beams. It included adding boards at his own expense to keep out squatters, a neighbor said.
Harrisburg has about 400 vacant buildings whose status is considered “emergency” due to hazards and eyesore they pose or criminal activity they attract. The city expects to demolish 35-40 this year — the most it can do given budget constraints and staffing shortages, said Robert Philbin, the chief operating officer.
“All I can tell you is the city is doing the best it can do,” he said.
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