The links were fixed!

I guess it pays to pick on the district website. The links were fixed. Tomorrow, the school district will be holding a special budget meeting in the Jefferson Middle School Auditorium. The preliminary budget has not been updated since the December 12 school board meeting.

Forecasted Preliminary Budget for 2012-13 dated 12-08-11
PDE 2028 Preliminary General Fund Budget

Unfortunately, the home page still shows the meeting being held in the library. Darn...we were so close to having it right!!!

Update 03/25/12 9:45 p.m. Here is a quote for the school board directors.

“Government at the state level and government at the local level need to keep in consideration the people who pay the bills and stop demanding they give more.”

PSEA's report says schools are at risk of bankruptcy

Update 03/26/12 11:10 a.m. The home page has been updated to show that the budget meeting will be held in the Jefferson Middle School Auditorium. How about eliminating the PIO for the school district instead of the community service coordinator? The move is further away from the student and the savings would be greater.

Three meetings...all on the same night

Mt. Lebanon needs to schedule more meetings for Monday evening.

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.