Another thing I missed while I was out of town

Mt. Lebanon overnight parking system stays in place for now

“The issue I am most concerned about is one of privacy. Being required to give a reason to park on the street in front of your own home, and to share this reason with public officials, I consider to be a huge invasion of privacy and one with enormous implications,” she said. “The personal lives of the residents should be out of bounds.”

Amen.

Public hearings on May 8, 2018

Upset about overnight parking restrictions? Do you think that commissioners should receive a compensation increase, while school board directors are expected to give while serving on the school board?

Public Hearing Notices

Overnight Parking Restrictions

The proposed Ordinance (Bill No. 3-18) was introduced April 10, 2018 and a public hearing has been set for May 8, 2018. Additional information...

Compensation of Commissioners

The proposed Ordinance (Bill No. 4-18) was introduced April 10, 2018 and a public hearing has been set for May 8, 2018.


View recordings of meetings here

Gulp. UPDATED at 3:40 PM

I just posted this comment, only to receive the letter that Timmy sent out this morning.

What I found more disturbing is how Mt. Lebanon ranks in the safest schools categories. #13 in safest schools in Allegheny County does not warm my heart. https://www.niche.com/k12/search/safest-school-districts/c/allegheny-county-pa/ Why are we looking at overnight parking?

Here is the letter that was sent to parents this morning.

From: Dr. Timothy Steinhauer <noreply@mtlsd.net>
Sent: Monday, January 29, 2018 10:40 AM
To: Mt. Lebanon Parents
Subject: Important Message from Mt. Lebanon School District

Dear Mt. Lebanon Parents,

As you may be aware from media reports this morning, a threat against an unnamed Pittsburgh area school is being investigated by federal authorities and the Pittsburgh Police.

We have been in contact with the Mt. Lebanon Police Department early this morning, and they have confirmed that there is no known specific threat against the Mt. Lebanon School District.

In an abundance of caution, the Mt. Lebanon Police will have an increased presence in and around our buildings. We are carefully monitoring our school buildings and grounds. All staff are on alert to look for and immediately report anything unusual or suspicious.

Again, there is no known specific threat to the Mt. Lebanon School District.  Maintaining a safe school environment for our students and staff  is our highest priority.

I want you to know that we take all threats seriously and we are monitoring this situation very carefully. If other pertinent information becomes available, I will be sure to communicate it to you.

Sincerely,

Timothy J. Steinhauer, Ed.D.

Superintendent of Schools

Update January 29, 2018 3:40 PM 

From: Jeanine Szalinski <jszalinski@mtlsd.net>
Sent: Monday, January 29, 2018 2:53 PM
To: Mt. Lebanon Parents
Subject: *Update on Important Message from School District*

 

Dear Mt. Lebanon Parents,

We were just informed that the reported threat of violence at a “Pittsburgh” school was a hoax that originated in Florida. While we are grateful that this incident turned out to be a hoax, it reminds us of the value of remaining alert and taking these types of threats seriously.

Please help us by reporting any information that could impact the safety or welfare of our students or staff immediately to the Mt. Lebanon Police Department (9-1-1), your child’s principal, or to me.

Sincerely,


Timothy J. Steinhauer, Ed.D.
Superintendent of Schools

How the commissioners are funding their increase

Mt. Lebanon studying changes in overnight street parking

Mt. Lebanon Magazine article causing quite a stir on Nextdoor

Recently, Mt. Lebanon Magazine's Laura Pace Lilley wrote an article about overnight parking in Mt. Lebanon.  Overnight Parking Rules Could Ease Links to it also appeared on Facebook yesterday.


There is quite a discussion on Nextdoor about this "improvement." The initial post was:

As if we do not already pay exceptional property taxes, there may be a new rule that will require a nightly fee for a request to leave a vehicle on the street overnight if that particular vehicle has exceeded 10 nights in a given year. There are merits to the current ordinance, but is this next step warranted?

There are comments such as

• ...this is another example of how MTL is not really as 'rich' as they pretend to be and often must perform financial circus tricks to find the money to pay for ridiculous projects like killing deer at $80K/year and pursuing 'fields of turfed dreams' at $500K+ a pop. Nice to see the taxpayers waking up.
• I think mt. Lebanon is over reaching ag-ain! They will create any excuse to squeeze more money from home owners and the hard working class!!!
• ...if the article appeared in MTL Magazine -- which I believe it did -- you can count on a total white-washing of the facts. That magazine is published by the MTL Public (Mis)information Office - which, by the way is very expensive to run and if the expenses were even just cut in half would create many more resources for MTL than this additional burdensome tax.
• Yes, when I had pointed out the facts in their page I was told I was spreading out misinformation. I was also given a police officers nane and number and told to call him. I was treated rudely. I’ll never read another of their publications again.
• What next? Taxation on household animals?

On my street, there are homes which do not have driveways. Now what? Someone asked about the cost of the software. This reminds me of the parking app and parking space sensors, which cost taxpayers $25,000(?), along Uptown Washington Road. How many parking tickets are needed to justify the cost of that expenditure? 

Since the commissioners are willing to spend $771.10 per deer, they have to raise the money somehow. They are already double charging condominium owners for garbage collection. 

You voted for them, Mt. Lebanon.

Another fee from our friendly Municipality

Mt. Lebanon looks to change overnight street parking policy

Want to park overnight in front of your house? It will cost you. Even with permission, it will soon cost you. You think it is your right as an American? Ha! You have no rights here.

Ticketing vehicles parked on the street overnight without permission also provides a source of revenue, with $162,105 collected in overnight parking reinforcement in 2016, according to Lauth.

 Our commissioners are looking into changing the overnight street parking. Aren't you glad you voted for them?