Commission Votes to Reduce Traffic Enforcement

That's the title of 5th Ward Commissioner Dan Miller's latest blog posting which discusses a controversial vote that occurred at Monday evening's commission meeting.

This isn't the first time that KOSD has asked for a Mt. Lebanon police officer to be stationed at this school -- but this time, the commission went against the recommendation of Chief Tom Ogden of the Mt. Lebanon Police Department because the current proposal removes a police officer from traffic duty in Mt. Lebanon in order to be located at KOHS. The commission voted 3-2 (Colby, DeIuliis and Raja for and Miller and Daley against) on this issue.

I highly recommend reading all of Commissioner Miller's posting to learn all of the details of the issue and vote.

Link: www.danmillerward5.com/commission-votes-to-reduce-traffic-enforcement

UPDATE: The Almanac has also published an article regarding this issue.

Lebo Officials Mixed On Playground Gate

As school officials in Mt. Lebanon continue to weigh costs and plans for the upgrade of the playground at Washington Elementary School, parents were divided whether all of the security measures discussed June 9 were necessary.

Drawing fire was a security gate at the playground, which could be opened and closed at pre-set times. Some parents said a gate went too far, and would discourage parents from taking their kids on weekends or after hours.

Link: www.thealmanac.net/ALM/Story/06-18-ML-playground-security-B