I foresee jobs fleeing from that city.
No, the jobs aren't leaving.. This isn't affecting them. It's not costing the companies a nickle.
The City has been fiscally irresponsible, and they have two choices to pay it, either OPT or raising property taxes, which would drive people out.
The only think OPT does is punish people who live outside Williamsport who come to work in Williamsport, which is why even Republicans in the city are catering to it. There is no accountability for this tax.
Votes/City Residents can say, "Oh well, my property taxes aren't as high, it all breaks even." People outside the city who come into work, get jacked up $52 the first week in January and there is nothing they can do except shut up and take it, or find a lower paying job outside the city.
OPT is dirty local/state level GOP trick to pad their own fiscal irresponsibility.