posted by Tom Moertel at 10:01 AM /
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With an illuminating article by Kaitlynn Riely, the Post-Gazette has expanded its coverage of the recent town-hall meeting and protest to include a detailed examination of what happened inside the meeting. The article begins:
And what about the high-school project? Yes, it was discussed briefly, but not in the way the protesters probably had expected. The Post-Gazette explains:
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At an invitation-only meeting in the Mt. Lebanon municipal building Saturday morning, residents posed questions about the current and future state of taxation in the town to a panel consisting of Mt. Lebanon Commissioner Matthew Kluck, school Director James Fraasch, Coldwell Banker real estate agent Eleanor Carpenter and Allegheny Institute for Public Policy researcher Frank Gamrat.The article also provides what I think is the first honest explanation for the protest that took place outside:
Outside the municipal building, about 50 people picketed. Many of the protesters held signs supportive of the high school project and against the town hall meeting and Mr. Kluck.That’s an explanation I can believe. And my hat’s off to Mr. Reese for just saying it.
“I would say people looked at the guest list, the organizers, and the history of their involvement and probably reached a conclusion, good or bad, that part of the agenda was a discussion of that project from the opposition side,” said David Reese, one of the protesters.
And what about the high-school project? Yes, it was discussed briefly, but not in the way the protesters probably had expected. The Post-Gazette explains:
The high school renovation was not the main focus of the meeting, but the topic did come up. A question was posed about whether student safety would be affected if renovations were not made to the high school. Mr. Fraasch said there are some issues with safety and that something needed to be done.The P-G article reveals much more than the tidbits I’ve quoted above. If you weren’t at the meeting and want to know what really happened in one easy read, read this article.
Someone asked whether the project was a “done deal,” and Mr. Fraasch said some planning issues remained but he believes they will be worked out.
Read more:
- Mt. Lebanon residents invited to talk taxes with panel (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Labels: matt kluck, post-gazette, protest, town hall meeting
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