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Proclamation honoring Mr. Mel Weinstein for his 40 years of public service benefitting Kennedy Township.
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WHEREAS, Mr. Melvin “Mel” Weinstein has been a leader in both the business and civic life of Kennedy Township and Allegheny County for 40 years; and
WHEREAS, prior to his public service, Mr. Weinstein served for over 35 years in progressive managerial positions with J&L Steel, and its successor company, LTV Steel; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Weinstein has the distinction of being the only person in the history of Kennedy Township to have been elected to 11 consecutive four (4) year terms spanning over four decades of public service; Mr. Weinstein won his first election as township commissioner in 1973; after 20 years serving as a commissioner, in 1994, he assumed his current elected position as tax collector/treasurer; and
WHEREAS, as commissioner, Mr. Weinstein held various positions including chairman, vice-chairman, police commissioner, road commissioner and budget/finance chairman; as tax collector/treasurer, Mr. Weinstein is responsible for managing over a $13 million combined annual budget; he is credited with producing balanced budgets over four decades, and with implementing the “Give Back TAX Program” making Kennedy Township one of the lowest tax millage rates in Allegheny County; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Weinstein has also given generously of his time and energy to a number of local civic organizations; he has served as chairman of the Kennedy Township Democratic Committee for more than 25 years, he coached for many years in both Kennedy Township boys’ little league and girls’ softball, and he has taken leadership roles in the Boy Scouts of America; for 50 years, Mr. Weinstein has been an active member of St. Malachy’s Church, where he currently serves as Eucharistic Minister; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Weinstein has been honored with the Citizen of the Year Award; Allegheny County Boy Scouts’ Man of the Year Award; Kennedy Township Man of the Year Award...
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