In public education circles, 2011 was the year that officials quickly learned how to do more with less.
Was it? I must have missed something. No student fees. No furloughs. No voluntary wage freezes. No program reductions. No larger classes. Nope, not Mt. Lebanon. Instead, we approved a construction project that will undoubtedly appear in the 2013 Pittsburgh Business Times Book of Lists for "Largest Active Pittsburgh-Area Construction Projects."
It is December 31, 2011, a time for me to reflect. There are many residents in Mt. Lebanon who tried to make a difference. I am not going to name names since I run the risk of forgetting someone, but we all know who they are. I started this blog and continued the website so that we could hold our elected officials accountable, to allow the readers of this blog to force them to be transparent and provide information when they refused, and to vent when we lose control of our own government.
I will take anonymous comments one last time. December 31 is a time for all of us to reflect.
As James Fraasch would say, "Thanks for reading."
Happy New Year
Elaine
