UPDATE 4-Harrisburg, Pa. to skip two debt payments
By Hilary Russ
March 9 (Reuters) - Pennsylvania's distressed capital city, Harrisburg, will skip $5.3 million of debt payments due next week, the first time the city has defaulted on its general obligation bonds, to ensure there is enough cash to fund vital services.
Pennsylvania's capital of 50,000 people is mired in $326 million of debt due to the expensive retrofits and repairs of its troubled trash incinerator.
"Although this default on general obligation bonds is unfortunate, I don't think it's going to hold up the process for proceeding under the recovery plan," Receiver David Unkovic said.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/10/pennsylvania-harrisburg-idUSL2E8E9DMS20120310
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