1. In a Lebo Alert:
Free Seminar on the Allegheny Co. property tax assessment appeal process, 7 p.m. Monday, March 26, at Mt Lebanon Public Library.2. The School Board will be holding a special budget meeting at 7:00 p.m. in the Jefferson Middle School Auditorium. Agenda is here.
Laurels & Lances On the “Watch List”: The Mt. Lebanon School Board. It's going to spend more than $41,000 on a study to predict the success of a prospective $30 million capital fundraising campaign. Good grief. We'll bet most residents of already tax-strapped Mt. Lebanon don't appreciate the implications of picking their pockets one way to see how amenable they might be to having their pockets picked another way. http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/opinion/s_787814.html#ixzz1pxyn5gl0
3. And finally, the regularly scheduled Mt. Lebanon Commission Discussion Session, 6:25 p.m., and the Mt. Lebanon Adjourned Commission Meeting, 8 p.m., will be held in the Commission Chambers in the Municipal Building.
Update March 23, 2012 7:00 p.m. From Center Court Blog
Time / Location Changes
There are a few location and time changes to some upcoming events. One is a recent change due to anticipated high attendance, one an error by the Post-Gazette and one an error on this blog.
Monday, March 26, 7PM: Due to anticipated attendance, we've moved Monday night's budget meeting to the Jefferson Middle School Auditorium.
Upcoming Community Coffees: The first one will be Saturday, March 31 from 9-11AM at Uptown Coffee on Washington Road. The second will be Wednesday, April 25 from 7-9AM at Orbis Caffe on Washington Road. [So those who were betting on Coffee Tree on Beverly Road lost. It is on Washington Road after all. Uptown Coffee.]
These are all opportunities to share your thoughts on the budget that we will take action on in May. We hope to see you there.
6 comments:
Who is going to record the Free Seminar on the Allegheny Co. property tax assessment appeal process?
David Huston
Another comment emailed to me.
Elaine, this is very reader friendly. Look at Act 50 on taxes. Jo is trying to avoid a back end referendum with the " coffee discussions." Another bullying tactic and a big cover up. She really is dancing around the law!
School Finance 101
Here is the reference to the back-end referendum'
'The back-end referendum refers to the required voter approval if — once Act 50 has been implemented — the school board decides a property tax rate increase is necessary and if, in general, the estimated total revenue from the rate increase along with increases in other local tax revenues would cause local tax revenue for the current year to exceed local tax revenue from the prior year by more than the rate of growth in Pennsylvania’s Statewide Average Weekly Wage."
Is the email you received suggesting the board needs a higher than usual tax increase in addition to the $30,000,000 to be raised?
John
Wonder why the Board meeting changed due to anticipated attendance?
If you ever took an Odysey of the Mind Trip in Philadelphia you'd understand... man.
Cheech & Chong
Went to your concert in the 70's. Another Odyssey of the Mind trip. Here is the link to the article on the District website.
Odyssey of the Mind Teams Move on to State Tournament
Poor Team 4. The District couldn't spell the name of their school correctly.
Elaine
What is an "h" between friends? Bill Hook
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