Moon Area School District Hosts Town Hall Meeting Tuesday

Six 45-minute sessions will deal with budget, the Whale Done! Program, helping children succeed, trends in teen drug/alcohol use, Internet safety and Common Core Curriculum.

Moon Area School District will host a public Town Hall Meeting beginning at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 30, at Moon Area High School. Moon Area administrators, staff and other professionals will offer their expertise on frequently asked-about topics. There will be six 45-minute sessions to choose from during three different time periods. 6-6:45 p.m. 7-7:45 p.m. 8-8:45 p.m.

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Town Hall Meeting Planned for Moon Area School District

Parents are invited to attend the question-and-answer session on April 30 at the high school.

Moon Area School District officials will tackle frequently asked questions during a town hall meeting at the district's high school.  The event will be held from 6 to 8:45 p.m. April 30. The town hall meeting will be split into 45-minute sessions, where administrators and other professionals will answer questions that they commonly field from parents and members of the community.  Subject matters will include:  Administrators speaking at the meeting include assistant supertintendent Cynthia Zurchin, director of financial services Alan Bennett, Allard principal Caroline Johns and district assistant curriculum director Kim Prevost.  View the document above for more information on the event.

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Threat to Close Moon's 911th Renews, Town Hall Meeting Planned

Officials will discuss the future of the air base with reservists and Moon-area community members.

After dodging a planned 2012 closure, Moon Township's 911th Airlift Wing is again in jeopardy.  The Air Force is pursuing an effort to shut down the base in March 2013—right after a temporary law to prevent such a closure expires, according to a statement from Rep. Tim Murphy, R-Upper St. Clair .   Murphy will host a town hall meeting at 7 p.m. Monday at the Moon Municipal Building. The meeting is open to the public.  The Congressman will discuss the future of the air reserve base and take questions.  The proposed 2012 closure was a part of a plan to trim $8.7 billion from the Air Force's 2013 budget.  The closure would have included the elimination of the base's 1,100 military and 300 civilian positions. The 911th was first targeted for…

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Reassessment Town Hall Brings More Confusion

About 500 people packed a town hall meeting to learn how Allegheny County properties were reassessed and what you need to do to file an appeal.

Many of the 500 people who attended a town hall meeting on Allegheny County’s property assessment said they were angry and wanted answers. Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald and county Councilman Vince Gastgeb organized the informational meeting at Bethel Park High School for South Hills residents confused about the county's reassessments. An Upper St. Clair single mother told Fitzgerald and the crowd that her assessment increased by 60 percent and she was no longer going to be able to afford her house. Another Upper St. Clair resident expressed his disgust that, in his research, he found many high-end homes in the township were under assessed and many lower-end homes were over assessed. Fitzgerald acknowledged the inequities, but …

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