Showing posts with label mtl lebolife blog. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mtl lebolife blog. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Lebolife Blogs News

District Magistrate Blaise Larotonda wrote his first piece, early to serve, a story about Mt. Lebanon Sunrise Rotary. I hope he follows up with a post recapping his review from last night's Commission Discussion Session of Mt. Lebanon's drug issue and a summary of the task force efforts. I plan to provide a link to the podcast of his report, something that every parent in Mt. Lebanon should not miss.

The list of volunteer bloggers is growing. Today's article, across the pond was submitted by James Cannon Sr. Mr. Cannon, father of Josephine Posti and James Cannon Jr., is an international marketing consultant.

Sunday, March 3, 2013

The Biggest Fool in Mt. Lebanon Award goes to...

Me. I am a little cranky today. Running this blog and website has become a full time job for me.  I really don't mind that part. I wanted to give back to the community and found my niche. However, I am being taken for a fool.

Public Information is costing residents $814,190 and Information Services is at $381,252. I sat at the four hour commission retreat on February 26, 2013 while mtl Magazine staff posted this on Facebook. mtl Magazine Facebook 02.26.13 Are you frickin' kidding me? Why are we paying these people to write this kind of crap while a resident had to cover the retreat? If I had not been there, the public would have had no idea what transpired. Why couldn't it have been held in the commission chambers?

Now, the plan is to have a new mtl Magazine blog called, lebolife.  On January 18, 2013, Susan Morgans submitted this article, Wanna blog?  On January 30, 2013, it was announced that they are still working on it and that it is on the way. No signs of lebolife anywhere.

mtl magazine is published by the municipality of Mt. Lebanon ten times per year. Staff includes an editor in chief, a managing editor, a senior editor, an associate editor,  and fifteen contributors, one of which likes to write about other cities, her neighbor's business, and former VOICE poster children's family. See page 34.

The latest service being offered to Mt. Lebanon residents will be streaming meetings on mtlebanon.org.  The article, "Meetings on Your Schedule" is on page 9 of this month's mtl Magazine. Mt. Lebanon has contracted with Granicus, a San Francisco based company.  How much is that service going to cost us?  I have been uploading meeting podcasts for three years. Yes, that will take the pressure off of me, but at what cost? Nick Schalles, manager of Mt. Lebanon's Information Technology Office said that the mtlebanon.org website couldn't possibly archive meeting podcasts. How has my little website been able to do it for both the municipality and the school district?

I submitted my thoughts, as much as was permitted, on the mtl readership survey.