Mt. Lebanon Resident Ice Time Petition

1. Any discussion regarding placing turf over the studio ice, now or in the future, is unacceptable.

• There are 19 outdoor fields used by the school district and recreation department. Currently, Mt. Lebanon youth hockey players split one rink and one-quarter rink across all age levels from learn to skate to high school; in addition to figure skating, and non-Mt. Lebanon affiliated organizations such as the Chartiers Valley Colts hockey team(s); and the South Fayette Lions hockey team(s). Mt. Lebanon youth hockey players are often relegated to the studio rink and it is used by them and others year round. 

2. Mt. Lebanon youth hockey players should have access to hockey programming and/or camps during summer months. 

• Figure skating has been afforded what can only be described as carte-blanche authority over ice time during the summer months. This leaves little to no opportunity for youth hockey programs or camps, despite qualified instructors having expressed interest in the same. 

 3. Organizations associated with Mt. Lebanon, or programs benefiting Mt. Lebanon residents should receive ice time priority.

• Currently, Mt. Lebanon's municipal rink services non-Mt.Lebanon residents during the fall/winter months. Mt. Lebanon provides ice time to high school teams from Chartiers Valley and South Fayette rather than providing access to quality developmental programs to younger Mt. Lebanon hockey players. 

4. When the rink undergoes its impending chiller replacement, a second full sheet of ice is needed. 

• A second full sheet of ice would benefit Mt. Lebanon's hockey community as well as all Mt. Lebanon residents. The ice rink is the only profitable recreation facility in Mt. Lebanon. Ice time sold generates money for the entirety of the municipality.