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PITTSBURGH — A judge ruled Monday that the Allegheny County Council can sue former executive Rich Fitzgerald over a contract to reopen the Shuman Juvenile Detention Center.
The argument for the case is that Fitzgerald entered into the contract with Adelphoi to reopen the facility without the council’s approval.
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Fitzgerald objected arguing that he had the authority to contract services for the county.
The ruling means the suit that was against Fitzgerald in Sept. can move forward.
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