On the Municipal side...

The 2012 Manager's Recommended Budget is now online here. Additional links to the recommended budget are on lebocitizens.com here or here.  The Manager's Recommended Budget shows a .245 mill tax increase which translates to a $146.60 increase for a house assessed at $200,000.  However, that is based on a 20% increase in County reassessments.

In the Trib:

Without the reassessments and the.245-mill proposed tax increase, Mt. Lebanon would face a $1.46 million deficit, Feller said. Covering that to balance the budget would required a hike of .71 mills. Or commissioners would have to cut things like a new pumper truck for the fire department; Sunday hours at the library; civic activities like the celebration of the upcoming town centennial; and aid to community groups like the Teen Center, Mt. Lebanon Partnership and the historical society. In previous years, some of those cutbacks have been proposed or carried out, but restored after community outcry.

Maybe it is time for the Allegheny County Housing Authority to start paying taxes on the seven or so houses they own here in Mt. Lebanon. Or maybe certain candidates who have been in the media lately should be paying their fair share in taxes.  Or I could just add a side porch roof to my house.

In any case, the public hearing is set for November 14 at 8 pm at the Municipal Building.