To my fellow citizens,

In the Spring newsletter, I talked about our community considering a move from the South Hills Regional Dispatch Center (SHRDC) to the Allegheny County Dispatch Center in Point Breeze. Since that time Castle Shannon, Baldwin Township and Medical Rescue Team South Authority (MRTSA) have all given notice to the SHRDC that they intend to join the county beginning Jan. 1, 2005.

Borough Council and I are very confident that there will not be any degradation of service by making this move. In addition, the cost savings to the three entities will be approximately $200,000 annually. I want to emphasize that this decision was not based on cost savings alone. We are confident our 911 service as it relates to response time will not be compromised.

This year’s winner of the Mayor’s Award for Community Service is Miss Adrianne L. Grand, a 2004 graduate of Keystone Oaks High School.

Miss Grand performed 563 total hours of community service during her high school years. She received the St. Joan of Arc Medallion Award, the President’s Physical Fitness Award, and was Outstanding Young Citizen Award nominee. She is also listed in Who’s Who Among American High School Students.

Miss Grand is the only KO High School female to letter in four sports in one year. She is also the school’s female record holder in diving. She is currently attending Allegheny College in Meadville, PA.

We have received numerous complaints of dogs running loose in some neighborhoods. I want to remind our dog owners that according to our ordinance, all dogs must be leashed outside of their own yard.