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Pittsburgh Public Schools Board of Directors
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The School Board is considering eliminating most K-5 magnet programs including the existing Pittsburgh Montessori School. Which response is closest to your view
Pittsburgh Public Schools Board of Directors
Board denies Montessori charter application amid broader magnet program debate.
PPS directors unanimously voted to deny an application for Three Rivers Wildflower Montessori to become a publicly-funded charter school during a legislative meeting on Feb. 25.Pittsburgh Public Schools Board of Directors
School board directors to make closure decisions before summer.
The Pittsburgh Public Schools (PPS) Board of Directors agreed to make a decision before the end of the year about closing the nine school buildings according to the recommendations of the…Survey
What information would you need before feeling confident in a closure plan?
Pittsburgh City Council
$1 million transfer approved for two new ambulances as fleet needs mount.
Money for city vehicles is rolling along.Survey
Which emergency vehicles should the city prioritize upgrading?
Pittsburgh City Council
Homewood's Operation Better Block in line for $300,000 anti-violence contract renewal.
Homewood-based Operation Better Block's violence intervention program may be extended for three years.Survey
Which of the following would make you more confident that a group violence intervention program is working in your neighborhood?
Pittsburgh City Council
State grant would fund new traffic signal at dangerous Oakland intersection.
A state grant may help Pittsburgh address pedestrian safety in North Oakland.Pittsburgh City Council
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Beyond traffic signals, what changes would make you feel safer walking in busy neighborhoods like Oakland or Downtown?
Allegheny County Council
Public comment time cut in half as immigration debate draws crowds.
Allegheny County Council only wanted to hear half of what residents had to say about county involvement with federal immigration enforcement.Allegheny County Council
Allegheny County Council
Committee moves forward with legislation to limit county cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.
Despite misgivings from almost half of its members, Allegheny County Council’s public safety committee voted in favor of moving forward with legislation to limit cooperation with federal immigration…Pittsburgh City Council
Pittsburgh City Council
Carnegie Mellon to cover a $200,000 match for safe streets.
More financial assistance is coming to the city from a local, large nonprofit.Survey
Agree or Disagree: The benefits of securing $400k in funding for the Safe Streets and Roads for All project are more important than concerns about large nonprofits not paying property taxes to the city
Pittsburgh City Council
City Council weighing whether ShotSpotter is worth the cost.
Pittsburgh City Council is still waiting for information ahead of renewing an $1.2 million annual contract with ShotSpotter.Survey
Which of the following is most important in considering a contract renewal with Shotspotter?
Westmoreland County
Paper ballot printing agreement approved while residents ask for more ballot drop boxes.
Commissioners approved an agreement to purchase paper ballots to supplement electronic voting at a rate of $0.215 per ballot, plus $0.03 for a window in the outer return envelope. Residents will vote…Westmoreland County
County advances housing safety, treatment programs and major infrastructure funding.
While public comment centered on immigration enforcement, most formal actions taken by commissioners focused on housing, public health and infrastructure investments.Westmoreland County
ICE agreement sparks packed meeting and legal dispute among commissioners.
More than 80 residents attended the February meeting of the Westmoreland County Board of Commissioners as nearly 20 speakers provided comments. Most of the comments were about Sheriff James Albert’s…Forward Township
Forward will pay more for police, but locks in two more years of coverage.
Forward approved an increase to its existing police contract with Elizabeth Township during a contentious Feb. 9 meeting that drew a packed audience of residents.Forward Township
Part-time road crew hire approved without posting the job.
The board voted 2-0 to hire Mark Stewart as a part-time road crew employee, with Levdansky abstaining.