Sunday, January 13, 2013
Leetsdale Council reminds residents that snow-removal violators can face a range of penalties including jail time under the borough code.
Be warned. Leetsdale borough plans to crack down on residents who don’t clear their sidewalks within 24 hours of a snowfall. The warning came Thursday at the council meeting the same day officials said a woman was hurt after falling outside the Midnight Auto car dealership on Ohio River Boulevard. The woman filed a police report, officials said. “We have people out there who are 80 and 85 years old trying to make their way down to Giant Eagle...or other stores down there," Council President Joseph McGurk said. "If these people fall they are so fragile that somebody could die. I think we all need to take this serious.” McGurk said the borough gave out 30 snow-removal warnings on Jan. 4 to residents following the most recent snowfall. …
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Monday, September 24, 2012
A Moon Township woman and former daycare owner was charged this month with owning child pornography. In 2010, the Department of Public Welfare shuttered her childcare service amid reports of child neglect and violation of state safety regulations.
Agents from the state Department of Public Welfare in 2009 found a yellow blanket spread across a bathroom floor at the Little Folks Child Care Center in North Fayette. Childcare workers at the center would lay children on the floor to change their diapers with just the blanket beneath. No running water was available, and electrical wires hung from the ceiling of the Montour Church Road building. To use a restroom, older children passed by shards of metal and broken toys, walking up splintered, loose steps to reach a toilet on an upper floor, according to Department of Public Welfare documents. The owner of the facility, Pamela Smallis, of Moon Township, was ordered to shut down the daycare in Sept. 2010 after department inspectors said …
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
The Pennsylvania Ethics Commission finds that Paul Scimio violated the state Ethics Act while serving on council.
Leetsdale’s former borough manager and councilman violated the state Ethics Act and must now reimburse the municipality $1,078.03, the Pennsylvania Ethics Commission announced Tuesday in a final ruling. According to the commission report, Paul Scimio abused his authority as a Leetsdale councilman when he used a borough-issued credit card to charge meals for himself and other borough employees. The expenses were considered "personal in nature under the guise of borough business," commission findings said. The commission reports that around June 2008, the borough obtained a Citizen Bank credit line and provided credit cards to Scimio and other council members for convenience related to purchasing needed items, for travel expenses and other …
Larissa Dudkiewicz
2:56 pm on Sunday, January 13, 2013
Sewickley also has an ordinance requiring sidewalks to be clean and free of snow within 24 hours of a snowfall. I agree with Concerned American. If you can't clear your snow, there are kids out there who would love to earn a few extra bucks. more ›