P-G: Advertisements coming to school, municipal fields in Mt. Lebanon

A regulation passed Tuesday night in Mt. Lebanon will allow advertising at the municipality's athletic fields and school stadiums.

Over the past month, residents have turned out at meetings to discuss the poor state of neighborhood parks and fields and how the municipality is going to pay for improvements. Many of them agree that selling ad space is a way to fund those projects without raising taxes.

Dave Franklin, a Mt. Lebanon resident supporting the regulation and a board member on various athletic associations in the municipality, started the blog "Lebo Fields" last month to keep the discussion going after the meetings.

Read the full article:

• www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/neighborhoods-south/advertisements-coming-to-school-municipal-fields-in-mt-lebanon-635300 (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

The Almanac: Mt. Lebanon divided on sign ordinance

When Mt. Lebanon Commission President David Brumfield introduced the idea of corporate advertising signs being permitted and regulated in new areas of the municipality, commissioners hoped it would be a source of revenue for Mt. Lebanon.

But the Mt. Lebanon Planning Board has concerns about the ordinance, and on March 27, the planning board voted against recommending adoption of the proposed ordinance.

At the commissioners April 23 meeting, a public hearing was held that allowed members of the planning board and residents to voice their opinions about the ordinance.

Read the full article:

• www.thealmanac.net/alm/story11/04-25-2012-ML-signs (The Almanac)