Excuse me, but when did MTLSD take over the Municipality? UPDATED

From the Mt. Lebanon School District website: 

"Student parking is available in the Mt. Lebanon United Lutheran Church Parking Lot and Dixon Field Parking Lot on a first-come, first served basis until paid permits are required on September 10."

Excuse me, but I'll park at Dixon whenever I please and suggest the students do the same and do not pay for a permit. The district has no authority to enforce and collect fees from students or anyone else that choose to park in a municipal lot. Who will be issuing tickets and how will they know if I'm in the Rec Center, the park, or the tennis courts and not a student parking my car? If the commissioners have somehow transferred control of the Dixon lot to the school district, when did this occur?

While I am on the subject of student parking and traffic patterns at the high school, the Campus Traffic Map indicates that we must make an illegal left turn into the North lot.

August 27, 2012 2:00 PM: Through a RTK, here is the Amended Church Parking Agreement signed by Timothy Steinhauer and Mt. Lebanon United Lutheran Church, where Timothy Steinhauer is a member.

LeboALERT: School opens August 27

From:	LeboALERT <noreply@mtlebanon.org>
To:	EGillen476 <EGillen476@aol.com>
Subject:	LeboALERT: School opens August ...
Date:	Wed, Aug 8, 2012 12:03 pm

This is an important notice from LeboALERT.  

School opens August 27. For an update on traffic patterns around the high school construction site, visit www.lebomag.com or www.mtlsd.org.

Only problem is that there is nothing on the Mt. Lebanon School District website. Susan Morgans wrote a nice article about traffic patterns here at lebomag.com.  This proves that we really don't need two public information officers. 

Heads up! New traffic patterns again at the high school

New traffic patterns at the High School will be effective Monday, April 30.  Morgan Drive will re-open to vehicle traffic while a section of Horsman Drive will close and remain closed to vehicle traffic through the remainder of the construction project. There will be new Drop-Off/Pick-Up Traffic Patterns. 

Map of vehicle traffic patterns

For details visit http://www.mtlsd.org/highschoolrenovation/hstrafficupdates.asp

Traffic around the high school

As a Lebo Citizens reader mentioned, tomorrow will be a more accurate measuring stick in regard to the traffic around the high school.  In fact, according to the Commission Discussion Session Agenda, it will be the seventh item to be discussed at tomorrow evening's Commission Discussion Session.  I am curious to see what kind of a traffic jam will occur with students trying to make a left hand turn into the Lutheran Church parking lot tomorrow morning.  Crossing rush hour traffic can't be pretty. Is that portion of Washington Road considered a school crossing zone now?  Any additional signs added on Washington Road, or flashing lights alerting motorists that it is a school crossing zone and the speed reduced to 15 mph? I am still confused as to why there has never been a formal shared parking agreement about parking at the Dixon Field lot.  Speaking of shared, why does the District say that the parking is only available to students with valid student parking permits? Is that sharing?

Tomorrow's Commission Meeting might be the perfect time for students, parents, or any other residents to bring up their concerns over the traffic situation at the high school. Citizen Comments is always the first item on the agenda.  The meeting starts at 8:00 PM.  The sign up sheet for citizen comments will be on the table on the right hand side as you enter the room.  Tomorrow's Discussion Session will begin at 6:15, if you want to hear the Commissioners discuss the traffic situation around the high school.  There are no citizen comments at Discussion Sessions.

Gearing up for the renovation

Mt. Lebanon High School parents, students, and visitors will be following new traffic patterns in the near future.  This letter was sent to parents and students along with the High School Campus Traffic Map. The District website goes into greater detail.

Student parking will only be available off-site at the Mt. Lebanon United Lutheran Church on Washington Road and in the Dixon Field parking lot along Cedar Boulevars [Boulevards]. There will be NO student parking on the high school campus during the school day.

Staff will continue to park on site. 

Public meetings are relocating to Jefferson Middle School Library starting in February.  This includes school board meetings and policy committee meetings.  I hope this does not mean the end of televised meetings.  Check locations posted on http://www.lebocitizens.com/Lebo_Citizens/Meeting_Dates.html.