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Rats as big as cats

Mt. Lebanon has a rat problem. There, I said it. We don't want to admit it, but we do. Rats as big as cats. Our municipality ended our rat control program less than a year ago. See Celebrate Rat Amnesty Day Over the weekend, Lebo Citizens reader Nick M. saw one of these legendary creatures with his own eyes crossing Cedar by the ball fields.

Mr. McGill, Commission and Mr. Sukal,

I went out for a bike ride last evening and was biking around the baseball fields and through the parking lot next to WildCat.

As I was biking through the parking lot an animal crossed the street (Cedar) in my direction. As I got closer to the entrance the animal ran back across the street.

This animal was an enormous rat, believe it or not, yes, it was the size of a cat, maybe bigger and the tail on the thing had to be a foot long.

I never would have believed Mt. Lebanon could have rodents this big until I saw one with my own eyes. So I have to ask, what the heck is being done about this? How is it possible our community could have rodents this big?

One thing is obvious: with garbage, food scraps and overflowing trash cans at the baseball fields, the rodents that live down that way are in their glory with all the food they could ever want. That’s one problem we need to solve and I’m sure you saw my email to Dave Donnellan.

But putting that aside for now, why does Mt. Lebanon have rats of this size and what specifically is being done to correct this? I have to assume if I saw one, there must be many more.

The only word that comes to mind at the moment is “disgraceful.”

Thank you,

Nicholas Meduho

Even though our commissioners collect a yearly stipend of $3600 each, they no longer answer emails. They have delegated that responsibility to our municipal manager. Soooo, Keith McGill wrote back to Nick M.

Good morning Mr. Meduho,
I can provide you with at least a partial response. Public Works collect trash from the municipal parks and ball fields Monday - Friday during the spring and summer months , which typically when these facilities see their highest use. Typically baseball/softball teams utilizing the fields on a weekend do a reasonable job of collecting their trash and placing it in the available receptacles. Unfortunately it does not appear that that occurred this past weekend.

Turf maintenance has been performed as scheduled and the g-max rating of the field was recently tested and found to meet the requirements.

Keith

On Mon, Jun 27, 2016 at 12:16 AM, Nicholas Meduho, Jr. wrote:

Mr. Donnellan,

Can you please remind me of the trash policy down at the baseball fields.

I was biking down at the fields earlier tonight and I noticed the trash cans at Middle Field were overflowing with trash. I thought that after each game or use of the fields the trash was to be bagged and disposed of.

As it stands now, who will be going down there to empty the trash cans and pick up the water and sports drink bottles that have been thrown all over the place.

Is anyone policing or spot-checking things to make sure these fields stay clean and picked up after? If not, can we start doing this?

Also, has the school district done any maintenance to the artificial turf since it opened last year? Has any maintenance been done at all by anyone?

Thank you,

Nicholas Meduho

 Nick wrote back with:

Two things:

#1 So if the fields are being used on a Friday evening, all day Saturday and all day Sunday, the trash doesn’t get picked up and the trash cans don’t get emptied until Monday which means the trash cans over flow which leaves trash on the ground and for folks to leave their trash on the ground being they have no place now to put it? This needs corrected with either additional trash receptacles or bigger ones. And we wonder why we have rats as big as cats (see my previous email).

#2 Can we backtrack to find out who used the field over the weekend to find out who the culprits are? A reasonable job of collecting trash and placing it in the available receptacles is not good enough Mr. McGill, I’m sure these folks don’t leave trash laying all over their houses…well maybe they do.

These rules should be and need to be consistently reinforced at each and every SAB meeting. This ain’t rocket science folks.

So now I have to wonder…how long has this been going on with no corrective action and why are we paying these huge salaries to folks who should be on top of this instead of the residents.

Mr. McGill, you have the ability to fire and hire. Maybe the time has come to clean house.

The good manager that Keith McGill is, responded quickly and answered Nick with the following:

Mr. Meduho, 

While there were two cans that were overflowing this morning when I checked, there were at least 5 other cans in close proximity that had room for additional trash..This is not a capacity issue, this is a behavioral issue. I will ask Mr. Donnellan to remind coaches that they need to ensure that all trash has been properly placed in the available receptacles.

Instead of this becoming a Sports Advisory Board issue with Dave Brumfield as commission liaison, Keith is forced to continue the email exchange with Nick. You may remember how Dave Brumfield insisted that we needed to spend over a million dollars for artificial turf and rules were created to maintain this unnecessary expenditure.

Nick replied with:

Mr. McGill,

Let’s back up and review because I checked too.

At Middle Field, there are three trash cans, two on either side of the bleachers (that get filled immediately) and one way, way, way down at the other end of the field (see pics below).

If you are expecting people to walk way down there to empty their trash, it’s never going to happen. You see that little brown speck to the right of the port-a john in the picture above, that’s a trash can.

Two tiny trash cans are not nearly enough. It’s obvious that either we don’t have enough trash cans in this area and/or the trash cans are not large enough to handle all the trash. The size of those trash cans are the same size that most residents use at their houses. So basically you expect 3 days of trash from hundreds of people to fit into the same size trash can that most folks don’t fill up in a week. This part is not behavior, it’s common sense...

Dixon Field has trash cans all over the place, like every 10 feet or so. The thinking over there is good but do we really need all those cans over there?

Why not transfer some of those cans over to Middle Field? Such a novel idea, isn’t it?

Another question: why are we not encouraging recycling at the baseball fields. All trash including hundreds of plastic bottles every week goes into one trash can, no recycling. Why is that?

********

Here is my question. Do rats eat these? They are all around the upper Rockwood Park lot and basketball court.

The dedication for the toxic turf

has not been determined. In his weekly administrative report, Steve Feller writes:

Sorry MTL Baseball, your request for a July 4 opening doesn't look good.

They're baaack UPDATED

Sure hope we get a warranty on the concrete work:

                Middle field about 20 feet up from the backstop on the right side.

Update May 29, 2015 8:31 AM Gateway's May 7, 2015 Project Status Report

Sign at Wildcat - "The Rest of the Story"

Here is "The Rest of the Story" on signs at Wildcat.

Hi, Elaine. Thank you for your interest in a sign for the ball fields. Are you advertising a business, or what type of sign did you have in mind?

The policy describes the process to obtain a sign, including the type of digital files that are acceptable. You would need to work with a sign company/printer to produce your sign. The printer would need to provide a proof of the proposed sign to me for approval prior to making the sign. I would be your sales representative. I would extend the term of the sign rather than prorating the fee. Repair or replacement of vandalized signs is the responsibility of the sign owner.

I've attached the policy/application form for your convenience. Let me know if you have additional questions.

David D. Donnellan
Director
Mt. Lebanon Recreation Department
900 Cedar Boulevard - 2nd Floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15228
Phone: (412) 343-4519
Fax: (412) 561-6499
www.mtlebanon.org 

sign sponsorship program approved 021015

"Recede and Reseed" UPDATED

Gorgeous day for a rally. KDKA, WPXI, and WTAE cameras were there. The Post-Gazette and The Almanac had reporters present. I counted 75 people in attendance, including the two sports guys.

Thanks goes to the organizers, the speakers, ALL of the people who showed up, the media, and especially to the only commissioner who attended, Commissioner Kelly Fraasch.

Update October 27, 2014 7:09 AM Mt. Lebanon residents, commissioners dig into turf war

But David Brumfield, Mt. Lebanon Ward 4 commissioner, said the NBC report used anecdotal evidence from what some soccer players may have thought caused their cancer in place of actual scientific evidence. He also said that football players spend more time than anyone on turf, and there have been no complaints about the artificial turf used at the Mt. Lebanon High School football field. He said the artificial turf will increase the number of events and time of year the field can be used.

Update October 27, 2014 3:27 PM Lots of publicity! Thanks!

Not a little late; the municipality started a little early. They were supposed to wait three weeks after the permit was issued. The permit was issued on Thursday and construction started the following Monday.

Is Lebo in deep doo-doo? UPDATED

Update October 8, 2014 A Lebo Citizens reader saw a promo indicating that Channel 11 or NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams is doing a story on the dangers of turf fields at either 5 or 6 p.m. today.

I never knew what a NPDES permit was until the four commissioners voted to artificially turf two fields in a flood-prone area on Cedar Blvd. For those unaware of this permit, it stands for the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System. According to The NPDES Permit System website, the Federal Clean Water Act and the Pennsylvania Clean Streams law requires wastewater dischargers to have a permit establishing pollution limits, and specifying monitoring and reporting requirements. A Post Construction Stormwater Management (PCSM) Report, which deals with erosion and sedimentation, must also be filed with the Allegheny County Conservation District when submitting a NPDES application. Thinking about the new swimming pool, I emailed Steve Feller and asked him about the NPDES permit and PCSM Report for that project. Through a Right To Know, here is his response. "There is no PCSM report for the Swim Center as the disturbed area was less than an acre."

The Mt. Lebanon Pool disturbed area totals more than 1.5 acres. See section E in the link? That section connects the pool to the fields on Cedar. 

Looking down to the field

The Shadow Knows

See 12/16/13 Update. 

• Began installation of storm water piping at the bottom of the slope

But wait. There's more.

From the Mt. Lebanon website, Mt. Lebanon installed a new gas line which went all the way to Cedar Blvd. The disturbed area for the gas line was not included in the 1.5+ acres calculation.

During Citizen Comments, I asked for a report concerning the meeting between Gateway and the DEP. There is no report, I was told. Of course there is no report, Kristen. You're not going to get one. The stormwater pipe connecting the pool to the fields was on the DEP's agenda to discuss with Gateway! Dan will never admit that he screwed up. This area was clearly marked on the bid documents that I bought. 

The DEP has already told you that you are not adequately filtering the toxic run-off. It isn't safe enough for our streams. I can't imagine what it is doing to our children. 

Insert handy comment template asking for resignations here.

	CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews)
10/1/14, 6:48 PM Today top women soccer players sued FIFA for gender discrimination over changing playing fields to artificial turf. @elainequijano explains

Staying informed about the turf project UPDATED

Talk about staying informed, you won't read anything about this from the Public Information Office. Since I was getting nowhere at the last commission meeting, I filed a Right To Know with a different government agency concerning the status of the artificial turf project at Middle and Wildcat Fields.

A letter was sent to David Donnellan on August 27, 2014 with a list of significant deficiencies concerning the Wildcat Turf Project application plan submission.

I do not understand the stormwater technicalities mentioned, but I do understand that the turf project may require more permits to be filed.

I am especially interested in the additional information requested in number 6. In my August 21, 2014 blog post Bendel on historic preservation, and my June 26, 2014 blog post Dear Mt. Lebanon Historic Preservation Board, I had divulged that these fields are specifically mentioned in Mt. Lebanon Historic Preservation Board's National Register of Historic Places application. According to the letter sent to David Donnellan, a Cultural Resource Notice must be sent to the PA Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC). Mt. Lebanon resident and member of the Mt. Lebanon Historic Preservation Board, Bill Callahan, represents the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission’s Bureau for Historic Preservation in the westernmost 26 counties of the Commonwealth. I don't understand how this was overlooked by the Mt. Lebanon Historic Preservation Board. As commission liaison to the Mt. Lebanon Historic Preservation Board, John Bendel, shame on you.

I am encouraged that there are still government agencies outside of Mt. Lebanon protecting our historical and environmental resources.

Update September 4, 2014 11:44 AM

This is an important notice from LeboALERT. 

The Mt. Lebanon Sports Advisory Board meeting scheduled for September 4, 2014 is canceled. For the complete meeting schedule please view our website.

Big surprise. If there is no turf project, there is nothing else to talk about.

Update September 6, 2014 4:20 PM Funny how Andrew McNitt never talked about this when he was pushing artificial turf for Mt. Lebanon's historic fields.

Bendel on historic preservation

At the last commission meeting, John Bendel was the only commissioner opposed to replacing bricks with asphalt on Rae Avenue. His reason? He was concerned about preserving the integrity of that neighborhood.

In the Trib's article Mt. Lebanon residents opposed to loss of brick roads, Bendel was quoted as saying, “The brick streets, they give our neighborhoods character, and preserving them is key to preserving the historical nature of those neighborhoods.” What a hypocrite.

A few months ago, I contacted the Mt. Lebanon Historic Preservation Board regarding the fields in the historic district of Mt. Lebanon. See Dear Mt. Lebanon Historic Preservation Board.

Recently, I had sent this to the Historic Preservation Board. 

My frustration is that you are speaking to the Commission and asking them to spend $140,000 more for bricks on Rae Avenue, in order to preserve the integrity of the neighborhood, while looking the other way while the Commission spends $800,000 to destroy the integrity of our historic fields, one of the last green spaces in Mt. Lebanon, as you described in your application. You could have had a portion of the unassigned funds for bricks, had you gotten involved. Do you even know how Wildcat got its name? I lived in Mt. Lebanon most of my life and have a passion for preserving the integrity of our community. Where's your passion?

After further communication from Historic Preservation Board member Bill Callahan, I questioned their silence concerning preserving the historic fields on Cedar Blvd.

Your commission liaison, Mr. Bendel, has not informed you of these plans. Why is that?

The Parks Advisory Board and the Environmental Sustainability Board has weighed in on the artificial turf, yet the Historic Preservation Board has been silent. Your chair person has gone to the podium on several occasions concerning bricks, yet never once commented on the removal of one of our last green spaces in Mt. Lebanon. Surely, you have seen the signs all over Mt. Lebanon about artificial turf. Have you even questioned your municipal liaison, Susan Morgans or your commission liaison, John Bendel about this project? Why is that?

I have sat at Commission Discussion Sessions where you and the Board Chair have discussed the application for the National Register. I have seen your picture with Dan Miller, but never once has the subject of artificial turf changing the integrity of our historical fields been brought up. Why is that?

Again, I ask you folks, where is your passion to preserve the integrity of these historical grass fields on Cedar Blvd.?

This is another example of commissioners' friends staying quiet on the artificial turf project. We have a bunch of "sheeple" on our Boards now.

Update August 21, 2014 7:58 AM Meanwhile, players are threatening legal action over artificial turf at the 2015 Women's World Cup.

Players threaten legal action over artificial turf at Women's World Cup “Consigning women to a second-class surface is gender discrimination that violates European charters and numerous provisions of Canadian law.”

Players retain legal counsel in fight against artificial turf at 2015 Women's World Cup
“We’ve worked so hard as female athletes – not only here in the United States, but internationally – to grow the game and in my opinion I think this is taking a step back. All of the men’s international players around the world would argue the same point. A lot of these guys will not play on an artificial surface because it is an injury-prone surface and I don’t blame them.”

Sports Illustrated: Top women's stars mobilizing for legal bout vs. FIFA over World Cup turf

Update August 21, 2014 10:48 AM A Lebo Citizens reader sent me this photo and note:

These injuries are from playing soccer on turf. This women is a World Cup player. Men World Cup players won't play soccer on turf because of this type of injury. Can you imagine if kids came home with these types of injuries from Lebo turf? 






Update August 24, 2014 4:20 PM 
Alex Morgan upset about 159 degrees temps on turf field

From Twitter: 159 degrees on soccer field 

Alex Morgan (@alexmorgan13)

8/23/14, 6:22 PM The temperature of the Turf field today. How is this healthy for us??? #Grass2015#GrassNotTurf pic.twitter.com/YEnnVApra3

Hey! These fields are in the Historic District!

Laura C. Ricketts with the Mt. Lebanon Historic Preservation Board have prepared a 151 page registration form to the United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service. On Page 10 of National Register of Historic Places, Main Park is considered a contributing site to the Mt. Lebanon Historic District.

The Mt. Lebanon Historic District also contains three substantial greenspaces within its boundary. The northernmost is the 76-acre Mt. Lebanon Cemetery, which was established in 1874 and includes a late nineteenth century caretaker’s house as part of its property (Photograph 34)... Main Park, a 51-acre park located off Cedar Boulevard, was already established during the period of significance though the original bath house and swimming pool that were formerly located at the center of the park are no longer extant. The park itself, which features ball fields, playgrounds, and basketball and tennis courts, is considered a contributing site, but the recreation center, tennis center, and current pool house that have been built within the park after the period of significance are considered non-contributing buildings. The 42-acre Bird Park, which is located off Beadling Road, is considered a contributing site. Though it wasn’t dedicated as a named park until 1967, historical mapping and aerial photographs show that the parkland remained undeveloped through the period of significance. Bird Park consists of wooded steep terrain with a stream channel, nature trails, athletic fields, and picnic pavilions.

Why does this remind me of our trip to Doubleday Field? Doubleday Field is a baseball stadium in Cooperstown, New York. It was named for Abner Doubleday and is located near the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Baseball history buffs would never settle for artificial turf in Cooperstown, NY. Historians will tell you that ball fields were always grass, never plastic.

According to the Integrity Statement, "an inventory of the 4,263 resources within the 1,306-acre historic district identifies 3,344 contributing buildings, 882 non-contributing buildings, 24 contributing sites, 10 non-contributing sites, and 3 non-contributing structures."

What this tells me is that there are 3,344 buildings with standing. I learned about "standing" when I challenged Kristen Linfante's nomination petition back in 2011. You see, since I am a Republican and she is a Democrat, I had no standing. I was not permitted to challenge her nomination petition. I am not an attorney, but up until now, the only residents who had standing over this turf project were the immediate neighbors on Vee Lynn, Cedar, and Mayfair.

If anyone within the 1,306-acre historic district has an issue with plastic grass being installed on historic fields, take action! You won't see artificial turf at Doubleday Field and we shouldn't have it on our historic fields either.

Addendum #2

I received Addendum #2 from Gateway Engineers on Thursday, June 12, 2014 at 4:10 PM. It includes:

 4.2. Per grading plan there is fill installation required to raise the southwest corner to elevation.

A comment, from the previous thread:

Elaine,
It looks like the 4.2 specification you posted refers to the infill that is installed after the turf is laid down, not before. You indicated it is to raise the southwest corner to elevation.
The 4.2 infill in the document does not raise the level. It merely provides a cushion in the turf surface after installation.
I am very interested in seeing all documentation per the grading plan to raise the southwest corner to elevation. If you can post it, things would be greatly cleared up.

June 16, 2014 at 4:50 AM

Here are the photos from the Grading Plan Subgrade Elevations:

The next group of photos is from the Grading Plan Final Grade Elevations

A monument to self-aggrandizement

I went to Gateway and bought the bid documents for the Middle/Wildcat Turf Project. This was a new experience for me. I received this book

The book is very thick and has things like Prevailing Wages listed. It also contains descriptions of the Add Alternates. One of the Add Alternates is the addition of Middle Field Plaza. Below is the description:

I also received many bid documents that were about 2'x3'. The very first one I saw was this one, with the message "No Wetlands Exist on Site

                      Site is not in the 100 year floodplain"

Middle Field Plaza looks like this.

Better photo, but upside down

The actual monument looks like this:

It is curved, like the new Samsung curved TVs. You can see it in the Plaza photos by the MTL logo. The plaques on the right say, "Sponsor with logo". 

Look at the special thanks in the center panel. Mt. [Lebanon] Department of Recreation???? How about "This Park Was Made Possible By [Major Naming Sponsor and logo]"

"A Community with Character"  Hardly. What about the Dixon Family? Seriously Boys, can you be any more offensive?

Lebo Citizens, had enough of this yet? Do you think it is about time to get involved?

Introducing Our "New Crown Jewel" UPDATED 2X

That is what the Sports Advisory Board is calling the turf project for Middle and Wildcat Fields.

Sports Advisory Board Video from Feb. 6, 2014

A presentation will be made to the commission on Tuesday, February 11, 2014 at 6:15 PM. Notes from the presentation are:

Fundraising YTD $56,500  Target is $250,000

Contributions include:
$47,500 from Sports Associations
$5,000 PAC
$4,000 from an anonymous donor (Gateway?)

Contributions are being handled by Mt. Lebanon Community Endowment.

Signage revenue would be considered as non-municipal contributions

Recommended fee schedule:
Recognized Mt. Lebanon Sports Associations would be charged $15/hour per field. It is estimated that a minimum of $12,000 in fees collected annually would be allocated for turf replacement.

In lieu of fees, MTLSD would be responsible for field maintenance.

Vendor List 1/15/14 meeting
Field Turf
Astro Turf
Shaw
Prograss

Some vendors from 1/15/14 also sell organic fill turf, and none spoke highly of organic fill turf. Organic fill (coconut shells and cork) tends to float away. It freezes. There is a tendency for "stuff" to grow in it and would need a pesticide treatment. It also decomposes.

Vendor List 2/7/14 meeting
GeoTurf organic fill turf


Project Schedule
Design Development - pending Commission approval Feb./March 2014
Construction Documents & Specifications April/May 2014
Advertise Bids May 15, 2014
Open Bids June 4, 2014
Award Bids at either the June 10 or 23rd Commission Meeting
Begin Construction July 15, 2014*
Completion Date October 21, 2014

*Flexible may be August 1, 2014

There was discussion of potential capital projects using more unassigned funds. Everyone was in agreement that McNeilly is out of the question. Dave Franklin was silent. Also, instead of buying a mower for the golf course, a number of smaller projects could be completed instead.

My takeaway: Organic turf is not an option. We'll see what my RTK reveals, if it ever gets granted.

Update February 9, 2014 10:25 AM Organic infill would be an Add/Alternate.

Turf in Mt. Lebanon

Not sure why Lebofields.blogspot.com is inactive or why the turf petition seems to have seen better days too, but I did receive this email that has been making its rounds through Lebo Bubble Ball circles.

I would have thought more people would have shown up to urge commissioners to spend "leftover money" on turf. It is unclear why Dave has not worked out the details for which field - Mellon or Wildcat. Maybe Mr. Franklin can explain here. Perhaps he can explain what the commissioners should do with that 25-car parking lot that is going to be added to Brafferton that has no plan.

Go at it, Dave!

From: Dave Franklin [mailto:davefranklin4@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2013 11:38 AM
To: davefranklin4@gmail.com
Subject: Turf in Mt. Lebanon

If you have ever sat in the bleachers at a turfed field in another community and wondered why Mt. Lebanon does not have similar facilities, this email is for you.

At 8:00pm on Monday, July 22, the Mt. Lebanon Commission will host a public meeting at which time they will invite citizens comments and discuss the various options for how to best use this year's unassigned fund balance.

By way of background, the unassigned fund balance is essentially leftover money - money that was not specifically allocated to an item in the annual budget, and which is remaining at the end of the fiscal year.  This year's unassigned fund balance totals approximately $840,000. There are several items which the commissioners have already identified as suitable options for some of this money, thus reducing the overall total to something just below $800,000.

Importantly, however, four of the commissioners are in favor of spending a portion of the unassigned funds for a turf field project, and three of those four are interested in spending a significant portion of the unassigned funds for a turf field project. The newly formed Sports Advisory Board fully supports this proposal.

Exact details as to the where (Wildcat or Mellon) and when still have to be worked out, but this is a significant step in coming closer to securing another turf field for Mount Lebanon. The purpose of this email is to encourage each of you to attend the public hearing on Monday and to show your support for this option.  While a majority of the commissioners are in favor of this expenditure, I think it would go a long way in establishing a strong consensus  if we have a good crowd there to speak in favor of this proposal. If you are unable to attend, please send an email tocommission@MtLebanon.org expressing your support for allocating a significant portion of the unassigned funds to a turf field project in our community.

Thanks

Dave

Strike Three. You're Out! - UPDATED

This was submitted as a comment to an earlier post, but I thought it deserved its own space.

The YSA has failed to produce a field plan proposal once again! At the "Town Hall" meeting on April 19, they promised a plan by the next Commission meeting, which was held on April 29th...a YSA no show, “Strike one.” They then promised a plan to the Commission by the end of May.  “Strike 2,” they wiffed again. Last night, a special public Commission meeting was held to discuss various recreation plan proposals, and guess what, “Strike 3.” No YSA plan was available; but the Franklin's were in attendance, silent, in the very last row near the exit door. To me, 3 strikes and you're out...or, no promised plan and you forfeit the game. Either way, the YSA proves once again it is all no-show and no go!

I was at that meeting last night and posted the podcast this morning. I believe the YSA plan has morphed into the Dave Brumfield plan which is to turf Middle and Wildcat Fields for roughly $800,000. I don't quite understand the logic behind that since those two fields are the Municipality's best fields. Does it make sense to improve the good fields and let the bad fields get worse? Help me out here. I just don't get it.  This was part of Dave's plan for a bond. Kristen Linfante was the keeper of his papers. From what I understand, Dave's plan was submitted around 5:00 yesterday. The meeting started at 6:30. 

Kelly Fraasch wanted to reach out to all the sports groups and speak with them individually and not just rely on Dave Brumfield's input. Bill Lewis pointed out that of all the organizations, Field Sports are the only ones who don't contribute any funds and yet Dave's proposal is for fields. Kelly would also like to collect any outstanding commitments from the various sports groups.  I am so glad she is on that commission. Thank you, Kelly!

Update June 12, 2012 4:30 PM Please cast your vote in the new poll concerning artificial turf in Mt. Lebanon.  It would help the commissioners. Thanks!