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Our Website Has Changed!

kristenmichaels — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 18:34:15 +0000

Please visit our new website for updates on the Third Annual CONNECT Congress event and more! The address is www.connect.pitt.edu.

This site will no longer be updated.

Save the Date for the Third Annual Congress of Neighboring Communities!

kristenmichaels — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 16:58:28 +0000

The Third Annual Congress of Neighboring Communities is coming up! Please save the date for this year’s Congress which will be held on Friday, June 17, 2011 from 11:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. at the Twentieth Century Club (4201 Bigelow Boulevard, Pittsburgh PA).

Formal invitations will be distributed in May but if you are a CONNECT representative and plan to attend, please feel free to RSVP to connect@pitt.edu.

Additional event information will be available shortly.

Governor Thornburgh Cites CONNECT as Model of Intergovernmental Cooperation

kristenmichaels — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 17:50:59 +0000

At the Allegheny League of Cities and Municipalities’ Spring Conference, Governor Dick Thornburgh gave a presentation titled, “The Past, the Present and the Future of Pennsylvania Local Government,” in which he cited CONNECT as a positive model of intergovernmental cooperation that should be supported in order to combat some of the issues facing our local governments.

“Perhaps a good beginning point would be serious consideration and support of the University of Pittsburgh’s CONNECT project already up and running in its efforts to align governmental activities within the City of Pittsburgh and its “near neighbors,” the 35 municipalities that abut the city’s boundaries and are home to 56% of the County’s population,” he said.

Click here to read the Governor’s full lecture.

April CONNECT Newsletter

kristenmichaels — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 19:34:17 +0000

See what CONNECT’s been up to in the April 2011 Newsletter!

Grant’s Aim: Efficient Sewers

kristenmichaels — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 16:01:20 +0000

“Grant’s Aim: Efficient Sewers“ in YourFoxChapel.com examines that grant CONNECT received from 3 Rivers Wet Weather to examine the 19 points of connection between CONNECT municipalities and Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority lines.

CONNECT March Newsletter

kristenmichaels — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 14:50:00 +0000

Get the latest CONNECT news in the March Newsletter!

If you would like to receive the newsletter each month, send your e-mail address to Kristen Michaels at krm85@pitt.edu.

CONNECTing the Municipal Dots

kristenmichaels — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 18:45:27 +0000

CONNECT was featured in a great Pop City article written by former CONNECT intern and current Bellevue Borough employee Katie Hale.

Check it out!

CONNECT Featured in PA Times!

kristenmichaels — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 14:40:50 +0000

CONNECT was featured in the latest issue of PA Times. Click below to view the full article.

CONNECT Unites City and Suburbs
February 14, 2011

City Controller Lamb Seeking Second Term

kristenmichaels — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 21:13:05 +0000

One of CONNECT’s founding members, City Controller Michael Lamb announced today that he will seek a second term in that office.Click the link below to view the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article covering his announcement.

City Controller Lamb seeks 2nd term; won’t run for county job

CONNECT in the News!

kristenmichaels — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 16:46:11 +0000

Check out Pop City’s article on the “Options for Regional Sewer System Management” grant that CONNECT was recently awarded from 3 Rivers Wet Weather!

Water, water connections everywhere, an issue CONNECT’s 3 Rivers Wet Weather grant should help