Jack Allen
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 10
- Total speaking time
- 47:52
- Avg per meeting
- 4:47
- Segments
- 607
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Top issues during term (20)
Storm and Sanitary Sewer Upgrades
Combined storm and sanitary sewer payments and change orders top $220,000 this meeting.
2027 Budget and Tax Ordinances
Real estate rate stays at 4.0 mills plus 0.34 mills; earned income tax projected to bring in $16,315,000.
Adaptive Reuse Zoning Framework
No direct cost; potential future tax revenue from reoccupied vacant buildings.
King School Road Pedestrian and Traffic Safety
Potential future municipal or school district expenditures for traffic engineering adjustments.
Community Center Partition Walls Replacement
$45,234 from the capital budget.
Municipal Software and Digital Infrastructure Upgrades
Includes software investments such as $8,370 for AvidXchange and $22,067.50 for CivicPlus agenda software.
Vape Shop Zoning Regulations
None directly on municipal finances.
Summer Spectacular Fireworks Contract
$106,500 over three years.
LED Streetlight Agreement with FirstEnergy
Cost not stated in the published motion.
Fireworks, Streetlights and Software Contracts
About $137,000 in combined new contract spending over their terms.
Emery Property Management Commercial Development
Private commercial investment creating new retail space and local jobs.
Athletic Field Damage Cost Recovery Fee Schedule
Potential cost recovery fees for athletic field repairs.
Transition to Allegheny County 911 Dispatch
Savings and transition costs associated with transferring dispatch responsibilities to the county.
Jordan Street Speeding and Parking Restrictions
Costs associated with potential traffic calming infrastructure.
Zoning Standards for Backyard Chickens and Ducks
Cat Registration Ordinance Repeal
Negligible administrative cost savings from ending cat licensing.
2026 Infrastructure and Road Program
Over $2.1 million committed for road paving, rejuvenators, and landscaping.
Primrose School Rezoning Request at 391 McMurray Road
water quality
While no direct costs were announced, customers can finally stop wasting money on bottled water.
personnel appointments and salary approvals
Payroll gets a little heavier — two new salaries on the books plus a locked-in pay schedule that sets district labor costs through 2026–27.
Decisions during term (176)
Recorded while Allen was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.