Tom 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 getting the composition data in tomorrow's packet. The public, including the Environmental Sustainability Board, experts in Public Health, doctors, nurses, geologists, etc. will not have an opportunity to review the materials. It has been posted on the Mt. Lebanon Municipal website here.

The commissioners will be allocating additional unassigned funds to this project. Initially, the remaining funds to be allocated were to be $112,600, but there will be add alternates. Word on the street is that they are definitely going with toxic tire crumbs. No surprise there. I hear that the plaza and the monument are out, just as John Bendel stated in the last commission meeting. We're getting a water fountain and a filtration system. I don't believe Chip is getting his pitchers mound. My guess is that Baseball has to buy their own.

So let me recap. The public will not be able to hear about the infill composition. Information on MSDS and metal testing is here. There has never been a financial report given by the Sports Advisory Board. The public hearing will be on the same night that the commissioners will be awarding the bids. The decision to install toxic turf has been made by the Fab Four.

If anyone thinks that we have a shot at stopping this project, come to the public hearing on Tuesday. It is doubtful that the commissioners will listen. I am still going to be there because I am not giving up. I understand a new Facebook page is in the works. I will share the news as I learn more.

I think Tom Kelley's remarks will go down in history. "This is bullshit."