Initially, the school board threatened to challenge the settlements, which would have made implementation of the settlement impossible. Ultimately, however, Municipal Solicitor Phil Weis was able to strong arm the school board into agreeing not to object to the settlements. Unfortunately, after getting things worked out with the school board, the county began resisting the 84% settlement. To date, a couple of hearings have taken place where the county did send their lawyer, but did not present any evidence to rebut the settlement agreement between the homeowner and Mt. Lebanon. As a result, although hearings were held, the 84% settlement figure was implemented.
However, Phil Weis said the folks who lost the original municipality appeal but failed to appeal to the BOV in 2013, yet appealed as a homeowner as a part of this group in 2014 and are now trying to get into the BOV queue are SHIT OUT OF LUCK. The municipality is now saying since the homeowners have instituted the appeal, they are sending the school board to fight the newcomers at the BOV level.
Is this how Kristen Linfante or Dave Brumfield (I can't remember which) planned to resolve this issue? Send it to the school district? While we have all been agonizing over the toxic turf crap, our friendly commissioners have joined forces with the school district to stick it to the newcomers.
