Office of Councilman Patrick
Dowd, December 2009
News
and Updates
.
Lawrenceville’s Library.
Councilman Dowd and his colleagues successfully cast a
preliminary vote to provide the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh with enough
funds to continue operating the Lawrenceville branch in 2010. While the
difficult work of finding a sustainable funding stream is still to be
completed, City Council has at least averted the closure or move of any
facilities next year. A final vote will take place next Tuesday, December 1.
Please call our office with any questions.
Map Pittsburgh: Stanton Heights.
Map Pittsburgh
is a community-driven process to update the zoning of Pittsburgh neighborhoods
in order to reflect current usage and community input. Stanton Heights is the
last neighborhood in District 7 to go through this process. If you live in
Stanton Heights, please come to a community meeting hosted by City Planning on
November 30 at 6:00 pm at Sunnyside School to learn about the changes.
City Living.
The City of Pittsburgh has partnered with the Urban
Redevelopment Authority to promote living in the City of Pittsburgh.
They’re looking for your input and feedback on the site: http://pittsburghcityliving.com/beta/.
The site is still in development so if you see inaccuracies or information
about your neighborhood that’s missing, let them know!
You can also sign up to be a neighborhood
ambassador.
Upcoming
Events
Council to Go.
December 3: Join us for a special Cookie Tour Council to Go in Lawrenceville
from 5:30 to 7:00 pm at Perk Me Up.
December 9: From 5:30 to 7:00 pm, Councilman Dowd and staff
will be in Morningside at Morning
Glory Coffee at 1806 Chislett Street.
December 18: From 7:30 to 9:00 am, Councilman Dowd and staff
will be at our regularly scheduled Council to Go at Perk Me up in Lawrenceville.
Public Meetings.
November 30: A Map
Pittsburgh community input meeting for Stanton Heights will be held
at 6:00 pm at Sunnyside School.
November 30: City Council will hold a public hearing at
10:00 am on the education privilege tax
in City Council Chambers.
December 10: At 2:30 pm in Council Chambers, City Council
will hold a hearing on Bill 2009-1967
which requires certain publicly funded developments to pay prevailing wages to their employees and
tenants.
To register to speak at any public
hearing, call the City Clerk at 412.255.2138.
Holidays.
Our office will be closed on December 24 and December 25.
Did
You Know?
2010 Budget.
The proposed 2010 budget for the City of Pittsburgh is
available online. Take a look at http://www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/main/html/budget.html.
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ELAINE ZELMANOV | Chief of Staff
Office of Councilman Patrick Dowd | Pittsburgh
City Council District 7
City-County Building, Rm. 510 | 414 Grant
Street | Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Tel 412.255.2140 | Fax 412.255.2419
elaine.zelmanov@city.pittsburgh.pa.us
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