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Addendum #2
I received Addendum #2 from Gateway Engineers on Thursday, June 12, 2014 at 4:10 PM. It includes: 4.2. Per grading plan there is fill installation required to raise the southwest corner to elevation.A...
View ArticleAnother fine mess
Assessments are in the news again. Mt. Lebanon resident and Lebo Citizens reader, Mike Suley offers advice to the newcomers going through the appeals process.Properties sold in 2013 fetched a price...
View ArticleContrary to popular belief...
The plan to artificially turf Middle and Wildcat Fields (or as Susan Morgans likes to call it, "Field Enhancement Project") has NOT been voted on. The vote to assign funds took place in November 2013....
View ArticleA little lead is OK...
I just received Addendum #3 from Gateway Engineers. The "safe"lead limits in the specifications are:1. Changes to specifications: 1.1. Changes to Specification Section 02900- Artificial Turf, Section...
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Bid opening today UPDATED 2X
Today is the day that we find out if FieldTurf will be the lowest bidder on the toxic turf project. For anyone interested, it will be at 11:00 at the Recreation Center, second floor.This Letter to the...
View ArticleHey! These fields are in the Historic District!
Laura C. Ricketts with the Mt. Lebanon Historic Preservation Board have prepared a 151 page registration form to the United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service. On Page 10 of...
View ArticleWhy GeoTurf and ESB never had a chance
The lies started on November 25, 2013, when Kristen Linfante misrepresented the Environmental Sustainability Board's position on artificial turf.No, actually it started before that. Back on November...
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Why we can't keep up with the Joneses UPDATED 2X
At 8:00 this morning, Steve Feller shared the Wildcat bids summary as he promised me last night at the commission meeting. Thank you, Steve, for your promptness.I haven't had the stomach to look at the...
View ArticleDr. Phil on artificial turf UPDATED
Dr. Phil Johnson, whose qualifications are in Environmental Health, that is a composite discipline incorporating toxicology, risk analysis, as well as three other components, was invited to last...
View ArticleDear Mt. Lebanon Historic Preservation Board
Dear Mt. Lebanon Historic Preservation Board,It appears that your Commission liaison, John Bendel has not informed you of plans to remove natural grass from two fields in The Mt. Lebanon Historic...
View ArticleWhat does the color purple represent?
On the color wheel, purple is a combination of two primary colors, red and blue. Purple is associated with royalty. It also represents the future, wisdom, and stimulates the imagination. Red...
View Article"This is bullshit and I'm going home." UPDATED
That is what Public Works Director Tom Kelley said at the June 3, 2014 Parks Advisory Board meeting at 00:55:13.PAB Chair Hugh Beal was asking for an accounting of the funds allocated to the Parks per...
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DEP, police search for missing nuclear gauge last used in Mt. Lebanon Solar...
PITTSBURGH —Police and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection are searching for a missing portable gauge that contains sealed radioactive material.DEP says in a Tuesday release that...
View ArticleTom Kelley sez... UPDATED
"This is bullshit..." The Commission will be having a public hearing on Tuesday, July 8 at 8:00 in the Commission Chambers regarding the Wildcat/Middle Fields Turf Project.The commissioners should be...
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Material Safety Data Sheet and metal testing for artificial turf from low...
The MSDS and metal testing data have been posted on the Mt. Lebanon website. Gateway has reviewed the metal testing and MSDS sheets and submitted the information to Steve Feller. Since Gateway nor its...
View ArticleCommission Meeting Agendas for Tuesday
Tuesday's meetings will be action packed. For starters, here is what is in store for the Commission Discussion Session starting at 6:30 PM: 1. Deer topics: a. Presentation on roadside detectors –...
View ArticleUpdate from Steve Feller
Good morning Elaine:1) The status on the non-municipal funds is:The Municipality has received a check for $92,000 and a check for $5,000 totaling $97,000Mr Franklin has indicated that today by 2 pm we...
View ArticleTurf bids awarded UPDATED
Lots of excellent comments made by residents this evening who are against the turf project. Dave Franklin was thanking everyone for this night becoming reality. Brian Auer, another member of the Turf...
View ArticleWhere's Gateway?
Below is the "Account Detail Report from 04/01/14 to 07/31/14. " Why is the reporting period from April 1 to July 31? Gateway donated in 2013. How can a report be postdated? What is the final check...
View ArticleWhile we're waiting for the permit
According to Dan Deiseroth, the NPDES permit was to be granted yesterday. The project cannot begin until this permit is issued.While we are waiting, I wanted to tell everyone about a new group in...
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