More waste in the PIO UPDATED

I remember Susan Morgans saying that there are only two people in the Public Information Office who were full time employees, Susan and her administrative assistant. Lebo Citizens reader Nick M. filed two Right To Knows for Laura Pace Lilley's time cards from December 27, 2015 through July 9, 2016. LPL is a part time employee, but enjoys paid holidays, at least New Year's, Good Friday, Memorial Day, and July 4. Perhaps other time cards would show paid holidays for Labor Day, Columbus Day, Election Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. That would require another RTK.

Here are Laura's time cards, 12/27/15 - 6/11/16 and 5/29 - 7/9/16. I am not sure what 5/2/16's Time Off is for, and have my doubts that Laura Pace Lilley bothered to work for 45 minutes on May 11, 2016. Is it really worth coming to work for 45 minutes? What about working for one hour on May 4 and one hour on May 6? Anything is possible with a pencil, right?

Nick M. asked Finance Director Andrew McCreery for further clarification.

• All time is approved by an immediate supervisor.
• The finance department receives hours due to employees in a variety of ways: paper timesheets, electronic timesheet entry, summary of time spreadsheets, etc. Each department is different. Some departments use a time clock, while others keep a daily time log. 
• Ultimately, it is the responsibility of the direct supervisors to verify the time submitted to the finance department.

Do all Mt. Lebanon part time staffers get paid holidays? Or is this another perk for the Public Information Office? Dinners, conventions, breakfasts, trips to New York City, and printing costs of $12,000 per issue.

Our PIO manager, who is being paid over $108,000 plus $12,000 a year for health insurance plus free cell phone usage, has nothing better to do than to post updates on her personal Facebook page during work hours.

There is so much waste in our Public Information Office. This waste is all under Keith McGill's watch. From what I can see, the only restraint I see now, is the decrease of transparency and the increased costs for the right to know.

PA Office of Open Records Final Determination Record of Gillen v. Mt. Lebanon Township

Update August 8, 2016 12:40 PM I asked Finance Director Andrew McCreery if holiday pay on a per contract/agreement with part time staffers or is it across the board. Here is his reply:

Dear Ms. Gillen,

Part-time staff members are subject to the rules and regulations of our personnel manual. In the manual, eligible part-time employees will receive holiday pay if a municipally observed legal holiday occurs on a day which they are normally scheduled to work. An eligible part-time employee must be employed throughout the year and must be regularly scheduled to work more than twenty (20) hours per week.

Regards,
Andrew

And the beat goes on

Rockwood Park neighbors got word today that the "greening" of Rockwood Park has been pushed back - again to 2018. According to the 2017-21 Capital Improvement Program now online under the finance department, official documents and in OpenLebo, here is where Rockwood Park stands.

Three generations have been asking for improvements. Pretty soon a fourth generation will be old enough to speak at commission meetings and ask for what generations before them have been asking.

Fix the upper part of Rockwood Park. Here is what we got recently.

Meanwhile, we have people whining about keeping brick streets, costing 3 1/2 times higher than traditional asphalt, not like the asphalt repair job pictured above. See Debate over brick streets continues in Mt. Lebanon We're listed in the CIP as costing $24,200.  We're asking for the parking lot and driveway to be filled in with dirt and seeded. That's all. 

Mt. Lebanon, the Money Pit

Two articles have me shaking my head.

Mt. Lebanon Ice Center could be replaced next year

“I think we are on borrowed time,” said Commissioner Steve Silverman about the lifespan of the main rink and a studio rink, which have been damaged by buckling floors and a broken defrost system...An alternative favored by all of the commissioners would be total replacement of both rinks, which would take place during the off-season, between March and August of 2017. The cost is estimated between $1.7 million and $2.4 million...The municipality could pay for the project through capital funds, a bond issue or Regional Asset District funds through Allegheny County.

Costly public works project looms for Mt. Lebanon

“We need to do this, period,” said Commissioner David Brumfield. “We've known this for years. We've been working on this for years. Even with other costs, the fact of delaying this isn't a feasible option. It's not like if we didn't do this, we wouldn't be putting money into the public works yard over the next 10 years. We've all been in that building, and let's just say there are going to be a few dollars headed there no matter what happens. We need to figure out how to move forward.” 

A modified site plan for the facility, in which the prevention of flooding is a primary concern, estimates the total cost for the project to reach approximately $6.5 million.

So why the hell did we tear up two perfectly good fields to put in artificial turf at the cost of $1+ million. The turf is a year old. It has a life expectancy of 8 years or so. Are we putting away the required funds every year to pay for the replacement?

Why are we spending over $100,000 a year to kill deer which is intended to lower car/deer collisions, but has only tripled them? 

Mt. Lebanon spent $26,364 for parking sensors on Washington Road. Seriously, was that really needed?

Why was the greening of Rockwood Park rejected? Here is how Mt. Lebanon corrected the problem in Rockwood Park. 

Parking lot

Upper entrance to Rockwood Park

Entrance to Rockwood Park

More rails are falling off and deteriorating.

The patrolling has stopped again.

Ward 1 is going to keep their bricked streets. Ward 1 will continue to demand killing deer in Twin Hills Park. The lacrosse people in Ward 1 got their artificial turf. These are all pet projects of Ward 1 commissioner John Bendel. 

Ward 2 commissioner Steve Silverman wants more deer killing, was working to get an artificial turf field before he was sworn into office. He says that we are on borrowed time when it comes to the ice rink.

Ward 3's Steve McLean wants more deer killing. 

Dave Brumfield, Ward 4's commissioner wants more archery, just had to have the artificial turf, pushing for the public works project, was a big supporter of the swimming pool, had to have McNeilly Park, and wants to turf Mellon School's field.

I haven't spoken to Kelly Fraasch, Ward 5 commissioner in over a year, but I do remember how she was pushing for more property for Robb Hollow. We bought more parcels, for what? She voted for parking sensors. 

Mt. Lebanon has replaced former Assistant Manager Marcia Taylor when she retired with THREE full time people. 

At least three of these commissioners are numbers guys - running businesses, accounting, or banking. Don't they understand that there is just so much money available? When spending in one area, spending has to be cut in other areas. Basic accounting, Folks.

Money talks UPDATED

I am very lucky to say that I am surrounded by wonderful neighbors. These young parents are carrying on the tradition of spending every evening, weather permitting, in Rockwood Park. They are also stepping up to the plate to make Rockwood Park a safer place. A group went to the commission meeting the other night and witnessed our commissioner, along with the rest of the commissioners vote against the sole bid to make the upper lot of Rockwood Park a safer place. 

Manager Keith McGill was quoted in The Almanac article Mt. Lebanon commissioners reject bids for parks, history center 

“Even prior to tonight’s meeting, our police department has been paying a little bit more extra attention to that area of Rockwood Park,” said municipal manager Keith McGill. “The idea was to eliminate that upper parking area and green it over to address some of the issues. However, the lone bid we received came over twice the estimated cost established by our engineer. We only had one bidder that responded, so it’s more prudent for us to take a step back.” 

McGill acknowledged that the reason for the low interest in bidding was possibly attributable to the timing of when bids were sent out, during which many contractors already have scheduled their upcoming workload, along with other factors.

What this third generation of Rockwood Park parents may not understand is that Gateway Engineering, our municipal engineers, has the power to make or break any project in Mt. Lebanon. They control the solicitation of bids. This project was approved back in December with the new budget. But Gateway only contacts contractors who they believe would be interested in the jobs. Why did they wait so long to solicit bids?  Why can't our Public Works do the job? It wouldn't be the first time that Public Works would be used in Rockwood Park, in order to save money.

Granted, there is so much money available. But Commissioner McLean has already committed to bringing back White Buffalo to kill what few deer are left, even though archers would do it for free. What did we spend last year on killing deer? $100,000? Not to mention the cost of police enforcement on the streets, in the courts, and behind their desks. All in the name of public safety. But there isn't enough money available to correct a public safety issue that has been going on for generations.

It all depends on who is asking. In Mt. Lebanon, money talks. Rockwood is right at the Castle Shannon border. Had this been an issue in Ward 1, we would have been taken more seriously.

For example, Ward 1 commissioner John Bendel is pushing for bricks again. Continued in The Almanac article:

Also during the June 27 meeting, several residents complimented commissioners for deferring a project that would have replaced bricks on Morrison Drive with asphalt.

Residents expressed concern about how a smoother street might encourage speeding. They also are worried about the decrease in property values and overall allure that brick streets provide. 

The commissioners are focusing on replacing other streets in the municipality while attempting to formulate a policy regarding brick streets. 

“When we come up with our policy, those concerns brought up will be the main part of it,” Commissioner John Bendel said. “The reasons to keep the brick are the charm, the aesthetic value and the value it provides to their properties. It also slows down traffic because it’s an uneven surface. 

“The other side of the story is cost,” he continued. “It’s expensive up front to put brick in vs. asphalt, where it can be two to four times more expensive. The question is, do you get that back over the long term.” 

As a temporary measure, patches of asphalt will be used so that the street remains drivable.

This is nothing new. Two years ago, we went through this with Rae Drive, also in Ward 1.
Mt. Lebanon residents opposed to loss of brick roads What about Castle Shannon Blvd.? That road lost out to asphalt. Are people speeding more? Did property values drop on Castle Shannon? Does Ward 1 seem to think they are entitled to special treatment? Or is it just Bendel who is creating the fuss? John, are you willing to give up deer killing in order to have enough money to keep your bricked roads? Oh wait. We're in court with Scott Township because you want to kill deer in Twin Hills, also in your ward. There is so much money. Maybe you can save some for those of us living in the ghetto.

Update June 29, 2016 6:24 PM Sent to the commissioners:

Commissioners,

I wanted to remind you about the Mt. Lebanon Parks Master Plan, prepared and presented in March 2004.  http://www.mtlebanon.org/DocumentCenter/Home/View/16.
Read about the condition of Rockwood Park starting on page 42 of 114. We did get new playground equipment since 2004. Read what the recommendations are for the upper lot and basketball court. From 2004.

Elaine Gillen

*****

Note the process that was used with the formulation of this plan.

Process and Goals The process that was used to create this Master Plan was intended to be open and accessible to residents. There was a series of public meetings designed to generate discussion, comments and guidelines for the design plans. Focus groups and interviews were conducted, which allowed for in-depth discussion on specific topics. Preliminary drawings were available on Mt. Lebanon's web site, and people were encouraged to directly contact LaQuatra Bonci Associates. The master planning process was guided by the Steering Committee, which was composed of the Commissioners and several members of the Municipal staff.

My husband and I were involved in the process. We had been trying to get these issues resolved for years prior to the Plan. Check out the Acknowledgments in the Plan.

Keith McGill and Susan Fleming-Stroyd-Morgans were on the steering committee. They should know all about this plan and the work that is desperately needed to make Rockwood Park safe. A temporary solution is to step up police presence and to initiate daily cleanups by Public Works. Wouldn't it be cheaper to just get the work done, Folks? But what do I know? We've only been at this since the 80's.

Deteriorating parking lot in 2004…deteriorating parking lot in 2016.

Update July 1, 2016 6:20 PM Save our brick streets, some Mt. Lebanon residents say

Cleaning up Rockwood Park axed again UPDATED AGAIN

Our commissioners will be rejecting the bid for the Rockwood Park Greening Project on Monday night.

The upper parking lot at Rockwood Park has been a disgrace since I moved to this house in 1985. This is what my neighbors have been posting on Nextdoor since December. Our previous commissioner told us not to walk there. That was her solution.

From Nextdoor December 2015:

The Mt. Lebanon commissioners will be voting on the budget for 2016 tomorrow night (December 8). 

The commissioners agreed to a plan to remove the deteriorating parking lot area and seed it to allow for more green space. (In case you are not familiar with the park, there is a small, lit parking lot at the bottom, that is more than adequate for the size of the facility.) 

In recent weeks, however, our parking lot renovation was bumped down in priority and will not be included in next year's budget. 

The entryway to the upper parking lot has crumbled to the point that it is dangerous to walk on and has caused several people to fall. (It's happened to my family on numerous occasions). In addition, and in my opinion more alarming, is the fact that cars are pulling into this lot after dark (it's not lit) and using it for inappropriate activities. Used condoms and broken glass are regularly found in the lot. The police have had to be called on several occasions but the lewd behavior continues. 

If you have a couple of spare minutes tomorrow, and have enjoyed using this little gem of a park, please contact the following commissioners (below) to tell them that you would like the renovation included in next year's budget. 

Thanks so much!! 

Commissioners' contact information: 

John Bendel 412-559-2571
David Brumfield 412- 596-4095
Kelly Fraash 412-580-7665
Steve Silverman 412-491-3794
Coleen Vuono 412-862-5422

From Nextdoor June 25, 2016:

I hear it through the grapevine that the one (or two? After only listing it on the post gazette, i guess that was the expectation??) bids for this project are "too high" for what the commission estimated for this job and are planning to be rejected on Monday, stopping the process altogether (at least for this year?). If this is the case, it is completely ridiculous. If this crumbling, underlit parking lot were on "Upper Hoodridge", and multiple neighbors insisted that it was completely unnecessary, unsafe and a magnet for after hours shenanigans, does anyone really think that the commission would have sat on it this long, or in the end caved over a few thousand dollars? Take a look at this picture for yourselves if you haven't seen it yet..total disgrace. Here are the minutes from the meeting:

http://mtlebanon.org/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/2662 

From another neighbor on Nextdoor:

Thanks...! We plan on attending the meeting on Monday.

Our 20 month old daughter literally tripped on the rubble (AGAIN!) and nearly face planted on a used condom.

At the very least, the lot needs to be blocked off until they get the bid they want/need to see.

These delay tactics are brought to you by the same people who discuss "Gillen Litigation" month after month in Executive Session and...

Put me through hell when I was trying to get a dead tree removed in Rockwood Park.

Update June 26, 2016 12:39 PM I provided a little background on Nextdoor.

Congrats! You've officially become the third generation to fight for this. When I moved to this neighborhood in 1985, my back neighbor, Gertrude Patti lived in the old chicken coop which once stood next to the upper lot. Her car, which she always parked in that lot since she had no driveway or garage, had been set on fire more than once. MLPD used our back porch as a stakeout in 1988, trying to catch the culprits. After she passed away, my generation picked up the fight. I have been told that our neighborhood is in the ghetto. Nice, huh? Now you know how I have become so cynical. Good luck!

Update June 28, 2016 1:00 PM I talked with a friend who went to the meeting last night. The final outcome, I believe, is that Mt. Lebanon will not fix the upper lot, but have agreed to block off the driveway leading to the parking lot. I am livid with that decision. My friend said that the commissioners were acting like this was the first time they heard of this. When I interviewed for the Ward 3 vacancy on April 27, 2015, I raised this issue. It starts at the 8:50 time stamp. I asked the four commissioners, who are also current commissioners, for something to be done about our park. It is not the first time they have heard this.

Thank you to those of you who attended. I am livid because Mt. Lebanon takes the easy way out and never does the right thing. We are Mt. Lebanon residents and deserve more than a crumbled parking lot which will be blocked off. This is not the ghetto as some like to believe.

Update June 28, 2016 2:01 PM I stand corrected. It is a neighbor's understanding that they are sending the proposal out for a re-bid and that they would "look into" blocking the upper lot as a stop gap measure. "Look into" is never good. Just like when parents say, "We'll see."

Lebo violated the Federal Gun-Free School Zone Act UPDATED

Look how close Rockwood Park is to Foster School. Mt. Lebanon had deer killed with guns in 2006-2008. They violated the Gun-Free School Zone Act. Nothing within 1,000 feet of a school. No amount of paint in soothing colors recommended by John, in the paint department of Rolliers would have made it OK. I was living a nightmare for two f-ing years. I called Tom Kelley in Public Works. I called Steve Feller. I called my commissioner. I was in tears, hearing the gunshots outside my window. Those bastards were breaking the law. Susan Morgans came up to me before a commission meeting and said, "How many times are you going to say the same thing over and over about the deer?" Oh, how I wish I knew this back then:

2007 USDA Activities Report

2008 USDA Activities Report

Reporting was changed to quadrants, rather than specific locations

I announced on NextDoor that if Ward 3 voters wanted another option for commission, to write in my name. I also had a link to my YouTube interview of April 27. Julie Daubner flagged it as inappropriate. Greg Daubner flagged an additional comment, as well. That is what is inappropriate here?

There is a wildlife center in Virginia that takes in dozens of fawns every year and then releases them when they are mature enough to go back into the wild.
http://wildlifecenter.org/critter-corner/current-patients/fawns-2015

Then there is Mt. Lebanon. Four NIMY signs were reported stolen over the weekend. Why? The deer are being killed, as they wanted. Deer are going to be killed until the end of January, year after year. Depending on the vote in January, more killing could go on through March.

Trees are being numbered and cleared out of Twin Hills Park. Why?

 


There are huge broken tree limbs hanging directly over trails. The park is neglected. I have never seen a public park in such hazardous condition anywhere.

The Eagle Scout bridge has graffiti on it.

And only God knows what this is in Twin Hills:

I was driving from Heidelberg today via Swallow Hill >Segar>Lakemont>and past Public Works, praying all the way that I wouldn't see a wounded deer. We shouldn't be living like this.

I am so upset that I sent the following email to the current commissioners, commission candidates, solicitor, and interim manager:

Good riddance to Tom Kelley, Steve Feller, and my former commissioner. I pleaded with them to stop the killing in Rockwood Park. I went through HELL from 2006-2008 when Mt. Lebanon was killing deer next to my house in Rockwood Park. 

Kristen Linfante, as my commissioner, had the audacity to tell me to seek help and advised that I see John in Rolliers' paint department so that he can recommend paint in soothing colors for my basement. 

I had been telling the commission many times over the last ten years how it is unsafe to be killing in Rockwood Park. I also had to put up with Susan Morgans with her snarky question before a commission meeting, "How many more times are you going to say the same thing over and over about the deer?" That was ten years ago. 

Fast forward to 2015. Six candidates on the ballot for commission. Only two are anti-violence. I can't even find an email address for one of the candidates who is pro-kill. You can all sit there in your homes and make these "well thought out" decisions to kill deer, but how many of you have been in a situation where you are lying in bed at night, trying to sleep in a vinyl siding addition with gunshots outside your bedroom window? I had just lost my husband and had no safe place to grieve. Now I find out, what Mt. Lebanon was doing was ILLEGAL! Rockwood Park is almost 716 feet from an elementary school, violating the federal Gun-Free School Zone Act. No guns within 1,000 feet from a school. How dare you! 

I was driving from Heidelberg today via Swallow Hill, Segar, Lakemont, and past Public Works praying that I wouldn't come across a wounded deer. What have you done to Mt. Lebanon?

As I said during Citizen Comments, Killing Anything, Anywhere, by Any Means is a PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE. Thanks to you, we are afraid to walk our dogs, drive in our cars, and play in parks. How dare you!

Elaine Gillen

Oh the things I learn...

There has been so much drama over the dead tree next to my house. As you know, I have been battling with Mt. Lebanon since April over the damn dead tree. Long story short, the tree belongs to MTL - nuh uh.

I had concerns with Mt. Lebanon using this area for killing deer. Mt. Lebanon said that it is really moot as the park is too close to Foster School. It turns out that the killing next to my house in 2006-2008 was ILLEGAL! So Rockwood Park can never be used for killing. Did you just hear my sigh of relief? Mt. Lebanon admitted that USDA Wildlife Services was not observing the Gun Free School Zone law, within a distance of 1,000 feet from the grounds of a public, parochial or private school. It was introduced in the U.S. Senate in October 1990 by Joseph R. Biden and signed into law in November 1990 by George H. W. Bush. USDA also killed deer immediately next to Lincoln School, in what they call Meadowcroft Park, along with other areas close to schools. This is why Bird Park is not part of White Buffalo's archery program. I cringe when I hear about shootings near Hoover School area.

So the paperwork has been notarized and the tree is coming down ASAP. MTL hired Gateway, who then hired Steve Liadis to do the surveying to tell me that the tree does not belong to me. Unreal.

What I learned? Mt. Lebanon wastes money every chance they get and more importantly, violate Federal laws.

"This is bullshit and I'm going home." UPDATED

That is what Public Works Director Tom Kelley said at the June 3, 2014 Parks Advisory Board meeting at 00:55:13.

PAB Chair Hugh Beal was asking for an accounting of the funds allocated to the Parks per the Budget. Not enough money is being spent on the Parks, in his opinion. At 00:47:33, Hugh asked to look at Forestry. His copy of the 2013 Budget Actuals showed that there was $348,000 designated to Forestry. Beal pointed out at the 00:49:20 time stamp, that he found six dead trees in Rockwood Park, a park the size of a postage stamp, for example. Hugh said that he wasn't questioning Tom Kelley's competency or auditing anything; he was just inquiring about how the money was being spent. Kelley responded that he didn't care if Hugh was. To my surprise, Tom Kelley even mentioned my name when talking about Rockwood Park! He went on to say that he didn't like Hugh Beal's attitude and stormed out of the meeting. Yikes! Is this what the PAB has to deal with because they are against the turf project at Middle and Wildcat Fields?

By the way, the Parks Advisory Board representative for the Sports Advisory Board was not at the PAB meeting again. They didn't have a quorum. Who's the PAB representative on the Sports Advisory Board? Dave Franklin. I think it may be time to kick Franklin off of the Parks Advisory Board. It might also be time for Mr. Feller to have a little talk with his staff.

Commissioners, do you see what you are doing to Mt. Lebanon? You have boards and staff trying to keep Mt. Lebanon safe, and you have tied their hands by allocating over $750,000 to turf beautiful grass fields. That money could be well spent in other ways.

For anyone wondering, the dead trees have been removed from Rockwood Park. Thanks to all involved.

Update July 1, 2014 11:07 PM The Mt. Lebanon Parks Summit was held this evening. Hosted by the Parks Advisory Board, individuals from the Environmental Sustainability Board and the Mt. Lebanon Nature Conservancy shared their thoughts on possible improvements to the park system. The podcast is available here.

Free firewood

Davey Tree Service came through the neighborhood last week. I was expecting the worst from all the horror stories I heard and pictures I saw at the commission meeting. They did a nice job here. There is some firewood cut and neatly stacked in a couple of areas of Rockwood Park.  Anyone need some free wood, not to be burned this year? I will be removing this post once it is gone.

Thanks, Dan, for working on my Rockwood Park idea.

I got a voice mail yesterday from Dan Miller concerning my idea of developing the upper parking lot of Rockwood Park.  As I had written in an earlier post, I emailed the Commission, and as always, Dan Miller followed up, even though he is not from Ward 3.  The neighborhood has adopted Dan as our adopted commissioner these last four years, since he always responds to our needs.  That is why we all "heart" Dan Miller.
Dan went to Keith McGill, the Municipal Planner, who did the research.  Thanks, Keith!  Keith found that the property came to Mt. Lebanon in April and May 1972 from the Hofer estate.  It was taken to construct a public park FOREVER due to the severe parking problem in the immediate area.  Unfortunately, that house is long gone and now, a house is being built with a two car garage.  Dan agreed that it would have been perfect for at least three lots, but Mt. Lebanon cannot do anything else with the land.  The neighborhood is disappointed since the parking lot is just an invitation for illegal activity.
Dan, thank you for your response, as always.  I hope to pick up where you leave off in Ward 3.  You have spoiled us.

Build houses here

On March 28, 2011, the Mt. Lebanon Commissioners will be discussing the recommendations made by the land use ad-hoc committee, trying to generate additional revenue for Mt. Lebanon. Recommendations of the land use ad-hoc committee include possible sale of a portion or all of the Mt.Lebanon Golf Course for development, and getting Right of Ways into the tax base.  Another recommendation by the committee includes Parks development such as selling off parcels of Bird Park.

I will not be able to attend Monday's meeting, so I will be emailing the Commissioners with my idea, as well posting it here.

Living next to Rockwood Park since 1985, my husband and I adopted the park and enjoyed watching our kids play with their friends.   Even when our youngest would ride his "Big Wheel," the neighborhood parents would drink coffee and stay outside with our kids until the streetlight came on.  We hosted Foster School "field trips" where the kids and their families would have lunch in the park and we handed out popsicles for dessert.  We had many birthday parties under the shelter.  But we never let the kids go to the upper parking lot.  It is secluded and attracts a lot of illegal activity.  I am sure Public Works could tell you what kind of debris is left behind.  The neighbors on Rockwood Avenue have been dealing with this issue for years. 

So here is my proposal.  Develop the upper parking lot of Rockwood Park.  The neighbors would welcome five or even six new homes built there.  Presently, a new home is being constructed next to the parking lot and will have its own driveway and garage.  The old home that was there previously used the upper parking lot since there was no driveway available.  It would revitalize the neighborhood, reduce police calls, and the green space would remain untouched, while generating revenue for Mt. Lebanon.