The city of Harrisburg in Pennsylvania currently stands at the verge of economic failure, according to consulting firm Management Partners. Harrisburgs mayor Linda Thompson says the city has an immediate need of $3.8 million. This figure is set to grow to $164 million in five years time. A major element of this amount is because of the $288 million amount on due the city guaranteed on the Harrisburg Authoritys incinerator. The city has yet to pay $68.7 million in amount outstnding-service settlement this year. To address the location, the city will embark on a concerted drive to avoid the liquidation courts. Management Partners has laid out 21 steps of action the city needs to take. Among them are selling off some of the citys chattels, negotiating with the company that runs the Harrisburg Authority incinerator to either sell or lease it in the long term and reviewing labor agreements [...]

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