Another anonymous letter from the inside!

This time, it was sent to the entire school board and to the superintendent. I would be curious to hear if it was passed on to them.

All should be ashamed

Anonymous letter from the inside

This is post #2,200!

I got an anonymous letter sent in a MTLSD envelope. Why do I get a sick feeling when I receive a thick envelope from them? It usually meant trouble- either for my kids or taxes (never got letters about either), but it still makes me nervous. Today's letter was about the Timmy Ticket.

Here is a copy of today's letter. 

A few things off the top of my head...

I see that I was not the only one who thought the 2015 Great Alumni Awards were shameful with Lebowitz and Posti being recipients. Shaking my head I was so happy to see that my former priest was recognized, but Lebo Larry and JoPo? OMG. And then Mary Birks was honored last year? Come on!

Also, why would these jerks expect a guy who had a kidney transplant to donate to the fund? Weren't there fundraisers held for him? Why would Timmy only donate $5,000 when he earns thousands, thanks to the Timmy Ticket? That was also mentioned in my link Shaking my head. 

Yeah, why weren't Riemer and Strotmeyer asked to be on their slate? The Timmy Ticket is not endorsed by either party and all have been shunned by their respective parties.

I have a feeling much more will be exposed before the May Primary. Why don't they just back out now and save themselves a lot of embarrassment?

It is up to the voters now UPDATED 2X including Statements of Financial Interests!

I received another letter from a concerned Lebo Citizens reader in reference to Mary Birks and Elaine Cappucci running for school board.

The letter is below with a scanned copy to follow.

Scanned image of letter

Thank you for contacting me. I share the same concerns. I don't know what else could be done. I have contacted the school board and they think it is perfectly fine to have Mary Birks, Executive Director of Outreach, serve as a school board director at the same time. Keep your eyes open for Fake Information Officer Susan Morgans to come back with another article about Outreach. Both local governments have a vested interest in maintaining the status quo.

I have written about the conflict with Elaine Cappucci coming back on to the school board, but her arrogance has gotten in the way of common sense. 

The only way to stop these two women is by voting them out. Dan Remely has to go too. The Timmy ticket of Cappucci, Birks, Remely and Caste is what is keeping Timmy employed. His raises are outrageous. His amended contract is appalling. His methods of hiring are scandalous and reek of collusion. His arrogance falls in line with Birks and Cappucci.

To the relatively new family who wrote to me, it has been like this for a very long time. I started following Mt. Lebanon closely in 2010. Up until then, I had two jobs, was caring for a sick loved one, and was raising a family. I was just trying to survive, as many of you are doing today. I am thrilled to see that my efforts are starting to get people talking.

The Primary is May 16, 2017. Please get out and vote. Stop the corruption and let's get our community back. 

Update April 20, 2017 9:33 AM Watch for these yard signs. They are getting my vote.

Update April 21, 2017 6:53 PM More information, as promised from a RTK.

2017 School Board Candidates Statements of Financial Interests.

Just when I wanted to give up...UPDATED 3X

Anonymous Letter # 3 surfaced on November 26, 2013. The handwriting appears to be the same as Anonymous Letter #1 and Anonymous Letter #2. As I have done in the past, I scanned it as a pdf and is available in the hyperlink above, and as a .jpg below.

Highlights:

1. Barrels are being used to catch roof leak water in the newly renovated B Building  6th floor.

2. Cheap floor tiles were replaced after the 6th day of school.

3. The bridge has cracks and major gaps.

4. Cracks throughout pool lobby and seating area.

5.Cheap flooring used in classroom is not commercial grade.

6. Wrestling mats (mega thousands of dollars) don't fit and will have to be sewn together. (I'm not doing that!)

7. Layout is so spread out that students need more than five minutes between classes.

8. Mrs. Cappucci's safety concern with Building C's  many stairwells and secluded areas are no different in the new structure.

9. Access between buildings is inconvenient and in some cases, inaccessible. 

While I am on the subject of the pool, this letter was sent out to parents.

From: Mike Chiappetta <mike@mlacswimming.com>

Date: November 19, 2013 at 10:27:06 PM EST
To:
Subject: Balcony at the Pool

Mt. Lebanon Aqua Club

Balcony at the Pool

Members Well, two nights in the new pool and I think it is safe to say we are thrilled with our new home.  There are a couple of items we want to remind everyone of. First we ask that parents do not go on deck if possible.  Obivously with the work still left to do in the new athletic building still to complete, a lot of dust and dirt will be generated.  This dirt will easily be tracked on the pool deck and by limiting access to coaches and swimmers we can help the District keep the pool clean.  We understrand this is a big change from old pool and at times parents will need to be on deck.  We just ask you limit this as much as possible. Next just a reminder to please confine yourself to the pool, balcony and locker rooms only.  We are all very curious to see the rest of the building but we need to refrain from exploring. Lastly several members have raised a concern with the height of the railing at the front of the seating balcony.  We have shared this concern with the district and they in turn have passed along our concern to their construction team. In the mean time, we ask that all be very careful around the railing and if possible refrain from sitting in the front row.  This is not to say the building or pool is unsafe, we only suggest this as a precaution to avoid any accidents. Thanks Mike Mike Chiappetta President, Board of Directors Mt. Lebanon Aqua Club.

This is from a parent.

"They [are} also majorly cheap out in the restrooms. [One would think that] for all of that money that they would have the kind of sinks where the water turned on automatically due to motion. Or the kind of paper towel [hand waving] containers that would spit out paper towels due to motion.... Or those super powered turbo hand dryers. [There] are also only five showers in the girls locker room. The girls were even complaining about that on the first day."

Instead of cutting corners, the board should have scaled back the project as almost 4,000 residents had asked.  How do you ruin a $133.3 million project? Just ask your "illustrious" school board.

Update: November 30, 2013 2:45 PM Here is the anonymous letter in an easier to read version.
Dear concerned tax payer-
1. 6th floor - new renovated B Building. Water barrell to catch roof leak water - several months.
2. Had to purchase 1500 desk and chair tabs & have custodians install because the cheap tile floors were being ruined & tile replaced after 6th day of school.
3. The $750,000.00 bridge connecting to athletic facility has cracks in concrete. They filled one major gap with caulking. Floor finish is polished concrete.
4. Pool lobby & upper seating area - cracks all through concrete.
5. The cheap tile used in the classrooms is not commercial grade - 1/8" thick, made from recycled products.
6. Mats in new wrestling room do not fit (mega thousands of $) Will need to sew in pieces.
7.The entire structure is so spread out - students will have great difficulty getting to classes with current schedule. 5 min. between classes.
8. Mrs. Cappucci didn't want to reuse C-building because she was concerned about the many stairwells & the rape incident at USC. There are just as many staircases & areas to hide in the new structures.
9. Board did not like no access from B - building floors 6-5-4 to get to fine arts everone had to go via floor 3 past the South gym - Now the S-gym will be a commons area & cafeteria & everyone will still need to go through that same area - what was accomplished?

                                   the above just scratches the surface of issues -

Update: November 30, 2013 11:02 PM Pool railing

Update: December 2, 2013 11:42 AM Here is the railing that Bethel used.

Notice the glass rail in the spectator area.

Two hours and fifteen minutes later...

Remember this post on June 11, 2013?

I posted it at 1:26 PM. Two hours and fifteen minutes later, Tim Steinhauer updated his blog with this.

Examples of the new water fountains being placed throughout the renovation.

That's it. That is all he put on his blog. Is Timmy showing us the water fountains that were referenced in #6 of the anonymous letter? Is he telling us that they have chillers? I can't tell. I don't have the construction training that our superintendent has.

Anonymous letter number two

Another anonymous letter has surfaced and made its way here on Lebo Citizens. As before, I scanned it as a pdf and is available in the hyperlink above, and as a .jpg below.

Dear concerned resident & taxpayer UPDATED

An anonymous letter found its way to this blog. I have scanned it and is available as a pdf in the hyperlink above and as jpgs below.

Anyone care to comment? I am curious about the roof warranty. The author claims that the project is behind schedule. Was the FAT to be ready late January 2013? What about the 6th floor?

Update 9:55 PM  Perfect timing! The District has uploaded this 4:21 minute video illustrating the items mentioned in this anonymous letter.  The 2 small white boards are at the end of the video, not smart boards, but white boards. The large white board is at 4:01. Is that a 21st century classroom?  High School Project Photos