Will the ESB be asking for 1,861 trees?
That is how many trees need to be planted to offset the carbon footprint from artificial turf at Wildcat and Middle Fields. At least that is what page 6 of 16 claims in The Dirt on Turf.In 2006, the...
View ArticleA possible solution to Go Zones?
This email went out to Mellon Families today.From: Mellon Middle School Administration <noreply@mtlsd.net>Date: January 3, 2014, 3:29:13 PM ESTTo: Mellon FamiliesSubject: Mellon...
View Article2013 in Review
I would like to keep this post brief, but I thought it would be fun to include some highlights from 2013.Steve Feller sent out these 2013 Municipal Departmental Highlights.Tim Steinhauer issued these...
View ArticleI can't stand watching this anymore.
In yesterday's PG, Roycroft resident Kevin Kirkland wrote about Mt. Lebanon Magazine's Senior Editor, Laura Pace Lilley's kitchen remodel, Old garbage incinerator makes way for modern kitchen in Mt....
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Majority votes don't count.
Last night, the Mt. Lebanon Commissioners reorganized. Our new president is Kristen Linfante and John Bendel is our new vice president. Newly elected Steve Silverman and Dave Brumfield, serving his...
View ArticleSomething you will never read in mtl Magazine
Seton-LaSalle Catholic High School swapped a Cyber Day for yesterday's Snow Day. Instead of losing a day's worth of education, all 510 students logged into their school-issued Chromebooks to get their...
View ArticleChange orders for January
Is it me or are the January change orders more vague in nature, as listed on the January 13, 2014 Agenda?Change Orders for High School Renovation Project – The following change orders are presented for...
View ArticlePreliminary budget shows 1 mill tax increase
The School District has posted the 2014-15 Preliminary General Fund Budget, a.k.a. The Fake Budget. From the January 13, 2014 Agenda:Preliminary Budget - Act 1 of 2006 requires the Board approve a...
View Article"Whoa," says the EPA.
The EPA has had a change of heart regarding the safety of artificial turf.The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has “stepped back” from previous safety assurances about artificial turf made from...
View ArticleSprucing up is not necessary
Weather permitting, I will be up at the Market District Cafe from 3:00 to 4:00 PM on Saturday, January 18, 2014 if any Lebo Citizens readers would be interested in getting together. I am not expecting...
View ArticleNot railin over the railing
The school board continued to talk about the railing in the pool area at last night's school board meeting. Tom Berkebile, project manager of PJ Dick, said the height of the portion in question was "26...
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Looking for updated information
Two things I am curious about:Is the injured coyote still at large?What is going on with the walled up window at the high school? According to the Mt. Lebanon Police Department website, there is a...
View ArticleIt wasn't adding up
President Linfante, 2012-2013 commission liaison to the Environmental Sustainability Board (ESB), reported on the ESB's position on artificial turf at the November 25, 2013 commission discussion...
View ArticleGood news for us spineless bloggers
COURT: BLOGGERS HAVE FIRST AMENDMENT PROTECTIONSA federal appeals court ruled yesterday that us spineless "bloggers and the public have the same First Amendment protections as journalists when sued for...
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Well, well, well
Thanks to the School District website, I see that January is School Board Recognition Month. School Board Directors sans ScottJanuary is School Board Recognition month, giving us an...
View ArticleComments on comments?
Last night's school board meeting was very interesting, as far as citizens' comments go. Topics included:Financial advisor MTLSD does not take the preliminary budget seriously. We are the only school...
View ArticleYou want your own post?
You got it, Sweetheart! You are out of control, Lady, and I use that term loosely.I just approved this comment.Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "Sprucing up is not necessary UPDATED": "I...
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A room with a view
Great news! According to the hotel contractor, all of the critical work is complete. Drywall is installed or in process. The Washington Road elevation is being bricked. Photo...
View ArticleImagine this...
The following letter to the editor was submitted by Lebo Citizens reader and citizen journalist, John Kendrick.Imagine a world where there was only one source of national news and information. Imagine...
View ArticleMore on our "official community magazine"
When I had my little Market District get together last week, Bill Lewis was kind enough to share this letter to the editor of Mt. Lebanon Magazine.Bill raised many concerns in his 2006 letter...
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