Commissioner Franklin has Susan's ear
I see that Susan Morgans has written a piece on the fundraising efforts for turfing Middle and Wildcat Fields. field fundraising under way appears under the article about celebrating Earth on...
View ArticleArtificial Turf Fields: A Troubling Perspective
Artificial Turf Fields: A Troubling Perspective from Amy Stephan on Vimeo.Please watch this interview with one of our nation's foremost experts on synthetic turf, David S Brown, Sc.D. He is a public...
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Mother of all RTKs UPDATED 3 X
Remember A new twist in transparency here in the bubble? 1500 emails, many are more than one page at 25 cents a copy? I picked up my request for all communication to and/or from any Commissioners...
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Big enough for its own post UPDATED
Even though I had this on my seventh update in the previous post, Mother of All RTKs UPDATED, I believe this deserves its own post.Bendel's original emailDonnellan's responseMt. Lebanon has hired a...
View ArticleMother of all RTKs continued
I went through the Right To Know and pull out what I thought was important for this post. SAB highlightsPage 9 Dave Franklin sent an email to Kristen and John about Kelly's engagement of the Parks...
View ArticleKristen, when you say green spaces...
I was going through my files and found Kristen Linfante's first newsletter dated April 8, 2011, one month before the Primary. Yes, the Primary in which I lost to Joe DeIuliis. Kristen writes:Public...
View ArticleAppeasing a select few?
I wanted to take a break for a couple of days, but I want use of my dining room table again. So here is another chapter from my mother of all RTKs.ElaineOn November 6, 2013, Dave Franklin writes:"My...
View ArticleChange Orders for March
The change orders listed on the Agenda for Monday, March 10, 2014 has me totally confused.Change Orders for High School Renovation Project – The following change orders are presented for Board...
View ArticleMunicipality and (MTLSD?) raising non-municipal funds in corporate deal
According to Minutes of the November 25, 2013 Adjourned Meeting of the Mt. Lebanon Commission, the Commission allocated $750,000 in municipal funds for the turf project, including $637,400 by action at...
View ArticleI cannot catch a break
On March 1, 2014 at 10:40 AM, I wrote this comment:Someone did share a horror story with me concerning a sweet deal with Underarmour which John Grogan blew over this turf fundraising. It appears that...
View Article"Leboleaks" Funding
I am trying to get as much of this uploaded as I can before tonight's meeting, since commissioners are learning about this stuff right along with everyone else.On January 1, 2014, John Bendel emailed...
View ArticleLooks like it is going to be a fun night tonight!
I think it is going to be a little crowded tonight in the Commission Chambers. Bill Zlatos' article in the Trib, Assessment appeals draw Mt. Lebanon residents' ire Some residents who bought their homes...
View ArticleIt is equivalent to 26 teachers...
I caught the last part of the school board meeting last night, only to hear Timmy say that early budget estimates indicate that:Revenues are $85.7 millionExpenditures are $88.3 millionThe difference is...
View ArticleWhat was your first clue, Kristen?
Lebo Lebo commission tables zoning change after outspoken criticism by The Almanac's Nick LewandowskiCommenting on the decision to table the motion, commission president Linfante expressed a continued...
View ArticleAssessments and Regressive Property Taxes - Open Letter
The following is an open letter to Dave Brumfield from Lebo Citizens reader and Mt. Lebanon resident, Steve Diaz.Dave: I write this open letter to you this morning after reading about the hearing on...
View ArticleMissing Documents to my RTK are here
In my post "Leboleaks" Funding, I had written: Dave Franklin wrote to Audrey (MLCE) about a proposed Project Fund Agreement. This agreement is one of the missing documents from my RTK. I copied the...
View ArticleWhere the H is H? Here it is!
On April 13, 2013, I made this blog entry: Where the H is H? I wrote:How can the State reimburse Mt. Lebanon when we're behind in filing the proper documents for the PlanCon process? Part H (PDF),...
View ArticleCommissioner Fraasch on Crumb Rubber Infill
For the last couple of weeks, I have been spending most of my time reading about artificial turf. My Right To Know generated 445 pages on turf, while the second batch included an additional 178 pages....
View Article"...we nearly have a tax revolt going here."
In The Almanac's Mt. Lebanon schools face $2.6 million shortfall in budget article, Elaine Cappucci said that they will have to raise millage again, or "decimate" its education system. Most board...
View ArticleDon't Buy Stuff You Cannot Afford
Remember when I shared this on Blog Lebo a few years back? At the time, it was intended for the school board since there was talk of closing schools or cutting programs, in order to fund the high...
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