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Don't try this at home
Today's Trib slams Mt. Lebanon on Zamagias.It is under Tuesday's TakesIntervention's lesson: There's no better object lesson in the folly of “government economic development” than the mess that is the...
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That is what will happen if we, the voters, approve a change in the Home Rule Charter. Today's Trib outlines the Change in store for Mt. Lebanon.The easy one is to make the Home Rule Charter gender...
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To be aware of prostate cancer? That is what one parent asked me. Where is this coming from? This letter was sent to parents on Friday.From: Michelle Murray <MichelleMurray@mtlsd.net>Date:...
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A new twist in transparency here in the bubble
On January 24, 2014, I filed a Right To Know asking for"All communication to and/or from Commissioners concerning artificial turf from November 1, 2013 to January 24, 2014."I chose November 1, thinking...
View ArticleI missed this one about the trophy case
The Almanac ran this opinion piece last month, Districts need to set fiscal priorities. (saved in Google Docs)First, on top of its multi-million dollar high school renovation, Mt. Lebanon is actually...
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A sad day for the PIO
Did you all get the new Mt. Lebanon magazine, Mt. Lebanon Neighbors?Fake Lebo writes, "Look at what came in the mail today. Yet another magazine (3 now) to tell us how great we are. Lebo, Lebo, Lebo!"...
View ArticleChange Orders for February 2014
The change orders listed in the February 10, 2014 School Board Agenda have been posted. Gone are the days where change orders are described as ___ in B Building, Fine Arts, Little Theater, Athletic...
View ArticleIntroducing Our "New Crown Jewel" UPDATED
That is what the Sports Advisory Board is calling the turf project for Middle and Wildcat Fields.Sports Advisory Board Video from Feb. 6, 2014A presentation will be made to the commission on Tuesday,...
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My message to the Commission
I delivered this message during Citizens Comments at the February 11, 2014 Commission meeting:I have some handouts, but only enough for Commissioners Linfante, Bendel, and Brumfield. I passed out 3...
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Can you hear me now?
The school board is considering spending $400,000 for better cell phone coverage at the high school. The spent quite a bit of time at the school board meeting on Monday night justifying this expense...
View ArticleOh snap SAB!
As I mentioned in a previous post, the Sports Advisory Board (SAB) gave their report on the artificial turf project for Middle and Wildcat Fields last night. David Donnellan was kind enough to email a...
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Mt. Lebanon Aqua Club Safety Reminder
Mt. Lebanon Aqua ClubMLAC safety reminder Good Evening MLAC program participants,As I am sure you are all aware, the attempt to make the locker room floors less slippery did not work as well as hoped....
View ArticleEnvironmental Sustainability Board's statement to the Commission concerning...
As I had vowed at the February 11, 2014 Commission meeting, I will do everything in my power to warn parents about how municipal and school district tax dollars will be used to fund and maintain...
View ArticleAudio montage of Nov. 25 and Feb. 11 discussion sessions
I am working on getting a side-by-side video to show the duplicity and inaccuracies. I did receive this from a Lebo Citizens reader:Attached is a highly edited montage of discussion sessions of the...
View ArticleAnother TIF in our future? UPDATED
There may be another Tax Increment Financing (TIF) in our future. According to the Trib, T line project gets scaled-back ideas in Mt. Lebanon, the development costs could be reduced with the use of...
View ArticleMTLSD Capital Projects to be approved on Monday
2014-2018 Capital Projects includes the capital projects list to be considered by the School Board according to Monday's Agenda. Only the 2014-15 project list is up for Board consideration, the balance...
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Please wash your hands after reading this
A Mt. Lebanon parent sent me some pics of indoor turf somewhere in Pittsburgh.What is that slimy thing??Here is what the parent wrote:Here is an anonymous pic of local indoor turf. The little ones...
View ArticleMTLSD Personnel Report Rev. 022414
There were some questions asked by parents a few months back concerning the status of an elementary school teacher. Either Solicitor Tom Peterson or Super Timmy indicated that any personnel updates...
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More artificial turf coming to the high school
A RTK was filed for the capital projects list, of which 67 items were to be approved at tonight's school board meeting. The person who requested the list asked for it to be published on the school...
View ArticleThe Delta Development Group TOD Study is Here
As promised, Eric Milliron, Economic Development/Commercial Districts Manager, provided a copy of Delta Development Group's Mt. Lebanon Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Project Market Analysis, while...
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