Spreading the word
While some of our commissioners and Sports Advisory Board members are working hard to raise non-municipal dollars to fund the Middle/Wildcat Turf Project, I hope this message is also delivered to the...
View ArticleHeads up, Mark Cuban
Mr. Cuban,It looks like you are being set up for a donation, if you haven't heard from Mt. Lebanon already. mtl Magazine did a nice piece on you, modern mogul.Mt. Lebanon has turned into one big...
View ArticleMt. Lebanon Commissioners are pulling the trigger
Michael Suley is my hero!! Does that name ring a bell? He wrote this letter to the editor of The Almanac, Lebo reassessment proposal pits neighbor against neighbor. (Saved in Google Docs) Mr. Suley...
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great...great...great
While Timmy Tweets:A principal from an award-winning middle school in the area submitted this opinion piece to today's Post Gazette, Slaying the Testing Beast. Greg Taranto, the principal of...
View ArticleAre you frickin' kidding me? UPDATED
I just checked the Mt. Lebanon School District Budget website. Weren't the school board directors talking about a .55 mill increase at the most? Nooooo! They are talking about a mill and a half...
View ArticleFour more documents from the mother of all RTKs
On March 26, 2014, I had sent this email to Manager Steve Feller.Hi Steve, I have been reviewing the missing attachments which you sent and see that there are a few more attachments which are missing...
View ArticleSchool board April 14 meeting changed
Another change on the MTLSD website with no announcements, buried in the website. Mistakes in millage amounts and now meeting changes. Another fine service of our well paid Director of...
View ArticleLessons learned - not an April Fools joke
Yesterday was the deadline to appeal reassessments. We have all learned quite a bit about the process. I decided to make a list of what I have learned.If you want to add value to your house, add a roof...
View ArticleAddicted to Revenue UPDATED 2X
The following Letter to the Editor appeared in the April 3, 2014 edition of the PG.Mt. Lebanon school board President Elaine Cappucci was recently quoted as saying that if the school district did not...
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Important message from Chief Coleman McDonough
CALL 9-1-1!!! An important reminder from Chief Coleman McDonough….As a relative newcomer to Mt. Lebanon (I’ve only been the Chief of Police here for five years), perhaps I’m just not yet familiar with...
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As one newcomer said, "More propaganda from mtl Magazine"
property assessmentsMore articles by Merle Jantz »Written by: Merle JantzProperties in Mt. Lebanon, as all other municipalities in Allegheny County, were reassessed in 2013 by Allegheny County.After...
View ArticleChange orders for April 2014
According to the Monday, April 7, 2014 Agenda, the change orders totaling $166,727 are:a. GC-99-221 to Nello for $42,528 for wall and floor work, b. PL-29-222 to Vrabel for $3,964 for water and heater...
View ArticleToxic Newcomers Turf will cost more
The Crown Jewel Toxic Turf Project being built to lure unsuspecting newcomers to the community and will allegedly increase the value of each and every one of our homes is going to cost taxpayers more...
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Did they or didn't they?
Here we go again. I am getting conflicting information. According to Dave Franklin, Mt. Lebanon Soccer made the largest, single contribution to the Toxic Turf Project. I took his comment and emailed...
View Article"I will shut down this meeting!"
I can't wait until the Commission meeting video is uploaded on mtlebanon.org. At one point, President Linfante threatened the angry newcomers and real estate agents with, "I will shut down this...
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Educational Forum on Artificial Turf infuriated the PIO
During the very intense Citizens Comments portion of Tuesday's Commission meeting, Environmental Sustainability Board representative, Maria Joseph announced the following Educational Forum on...
View ArticleTOTALLY INAPPROPRIATE!
My mailbox is being flooded with emails complaining about the eblast that was just sent. This is totally inappropriate, using municipal email/resources to raise private funds for a private field. It is...
View ArticleDear Newcomers
The following letter is from Lebo Citizens reader, John David Kendrick.DEAR NEWCOMERS,…Earlier today I watched the April 8, 2014 meeting of the Mt. Lebanon Commission and I have several observations...
View ArticleWhat has Mt. Lebanon become? UPDATED
Yesterday was most disappointing for me. In a matter of a few hours, I received an abundance of emails exemplifying the corruption in our local government.Earlier in the day, I reported an address to...
View ArticleLet's hear from the men too!
Lebo Citizens reader and frequent commenter, Charlotte Stephenson spoke about the problems associated with artificial turf at a recent ESB meeting. With her permission, I have published Charlotte's...
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