Thanks Goodness this is not approved. I will do everything possible as a resident to make sure a crematorium never goes through.

This issue should not be about fear and emotion. The facts should determine it. Im not talking about internet hate info, The twp sent its staff to view a cremation and never let them speak. They hired a air expert and didnt listen to him. The mouthpiece of this group is a great speaker, but he needs to stick to this topic. This is a great use for this site and a little competition is great.This anti group really thinks the beinhaure group wants to protect them but not dormont residents ?
Get real BUDDY!!! Everyone needs to look at the chemicals they spray on their lawns and do a little research to find out that has a larger impact on our health.

Joe,

Are you a Peter's Township resident, or are you yet another paid representative of Ms. Belusko? Of the 100+ residents at last night's meeting, there was not a single resident who spoke out in support of the crematory. In fact, the only persons who spoke in favor of the crematory were the lawyers and "experts" hired and paid by Ms. Belusko. Unless you have the guts to stand up in front of the residents who will be in the path of the crematory's emissions and say your piece, your opinion means nothing. Show your face or shut up.

Joe this issue is not just about chemicals. Having a green lawn will not negatively impact your property value. The real truth of the matter is the crematory adds zero financial value to the residents of Peters. In fact, the crematory does just the opposite. It reduces the value of homes, thus reducing the amount of property taxes collected by Peters and negatively affects the residents. Regardless of the Air experts, scientific studies, and speeches from lawyers from both sides...the people of Peters don't want a crematory. You may want try to argue that there shouldn't be an impact on the property values but the facts are people simply don't want to live next to crematory, a cemetery, or a funeral home. The psychological effect alone will cost Peters $$$. Unfortunately for Ms Belusko, her request to burn bodies will now cost her $$$. Her funeral home will struggle to compete against the Beinhaure group because she failed to listen to the residents of Peters. She will now never get the support of the local community and because of her ignorance; she has now increased the support of Beinhaure. Ms Belusko needs to go back to school and take some simple business classes so the next time she wants to start a business dependent on the local residents, she doesn't make the same mistakes.

Joe, don't need to be an expert in any of the areas listed. Wait, I thought I said something like regardless of the experts... Well anyway, you did a good job in your response of changing the hearts and minds of us Peters residents. Keep up th good work and if you’re on Ms Beluskos payroll you should ask for a raise. Your comments and support of this little girl, with daddy's deep pockets, have us all just feeling horrible for her. How will she ever spend her Daddy's money if we don't let her in our township? Maybe she can set up shop in Upper St. Clair....NOPE, they don't want her either, we all must be blinded by the Beinhauer Group. It couldn't possibly be because of chemicals, real-estate, psychology, human behavior and business.

Okay let’s run through your list: Light bulbs - I think we can legally choose what to buy and not buy but to play along with you. If there is mercury in light bulbs then legally we should make an exception to our current ordinance to allow crematories and if some people choose to apply chemicals to their lawns then we should change our current laws so that more chemicals enter our environment and since we have a sewage plant, let’s make an exception for the little girl so our property values decrease and if we could only get the chance to view a cremation then maybe we will all overcome our psychological issues. And let’s keep the emotions out of the argument and let "just the facts" drive our decisions and finally the 100+ people who attended the meeting and the close to 1000 people that signed the petition must be an organized group of bakeries against crematories. Sometimes, in democracies, the people get to make decisions irrelevant of the facts but guess what Joe; we would love to have this settled in the court system, I only hope our township zoning board agrees with you and votes NO next week and lets the court system decide.

I didn't overlook your point like you did mine in my original comment. I pointed out the financial impact and never made this about chemicals or the envirnment...YOU did. Go back and read. My comments to YOUR enviromental list are to point out that to suggest we should legally make changes to allow for more chemicals simply because we allow certain chemcials now is not a strong legal argument. Besides, for me its about money and what I think is simple business sense, somehow you got onto lightbulbs, lawn chemcials, sewage plants, etc.. Don't know the Beinhaure's or their attorney but as a business man they have to be laughing all the way to the bank. If you prefer to make this a ballot issue, all the better. I would support leeting the people of Peters vote on the issue versus a legal battle.

I am not going to slam Ms. Belusko, because I do not know her and that would be very unfair of me, she like everyone else in the world is just trying to make a living; I just simply wish she wasn't trying to make a living 2 miles from my house, my daugthers school, and the playground she plays at. Having a 5 year old with asthma is scary enough....adding these pollutants to the air around her makes it even more scary. She wasn't asked to be born with a chronic lung condition. Please don't make it worse for her.
And before someone comes at me negatively (presumably Joe), I am a RN, well educated and a concerned mom. I have done a lot of research (not just by the website I posted below, that is simply a easy quick read for others who do not have time to research). I take many precautions for my daughters health, we don't spray our lawn, we grow our own vegetables, I use all fragrance free laundry items as well as bath items and I clean the house with organic cleaning products. On hot humid days, she can't go outside and play with her friends like a 5 year old should, she has to stay in where it is cool. If I take her to the movies on days like this, the simple walk from the car to the building affects her. Last summer she only played outside 10 times, how sad for her. It breaks my heart that after all the precautions I take, that someone can come in and potentially harm my child.

http://www.ees.ufl.edu/homepp/cywu/ENV4121/Project2001/Crematory/Pollutants.htm

Oh and one more thing....on the comment re: Beinhauer's not caring about the Dormont residents....
First let me say I am NO WAY connected to them, I just don't like to see anyone put down because of false info.
Do a little research on Dormont and Beinhauer's. Beinhauer's opened their crematory in 1921. In the year of 1921 the total area of Dormont was just less than one square mile. They did not open their first school until 1965. The crematory was already established by the time people started moving to Dormont, there for it was their CHOICE to live by a crematory, as it is still their choice to live by it. If the crematory passes the rsidents of Peters are being robbed of the choice.
You can also look at the data collected in a 2010 census. The total land in Dormont is 0.7 sq. mi. with a population of 8,593....and again it continues to be their choice to move into a area with a established crematory. The total land in Peters is 19.6 sq. mi. with a population of 17,566....thats a lot of people being affeced without a choice!

Ae Br Just because you dont use lawn chemicals im sure your neighbors do and thats a shame also ,whY not stand up to that ? If you really wanted to stick to the facts dont post that web-site. the
key word you used is potentially. Cant be proved. Your research is great now search other crematory
locationsAND SEE HOW CHILDRENS HOSPITAL CHOSE THAT LOCATION WITH CREMATORIES CLOSE TO IT.

Let me clarify my use of the word potentially. I used it in the sense that it will potentially cause harm because we don't know yet if it will go in. If it was a definite thing I would have said it would cause harm. (sorry about the use of the word, I was not an english major)
And as far as Childrens Hospital.... comparing it to a residential property is like comparing apples to oranges. The average hospital stay is less than 1 month, and the children are NOT outside playing. The are in a state of the art facility with the best possibly air purification system. MY CHILD is out playing in the yard and will be exposed everyday! You can't even compare the two.

Joe you just don't seem to get it, if there were a hospital or a bakery or a chem lawn company that decided to challenge PETERS current ordinanaces and we the people of PETERS TOWNSHIP decided we did not want to make a special exception because of concerns to property values or air quality or noise or traffic or psychological BS then guess what, we would do what we could to stop those business as well. Have you ever heard the phrase "not in my neighborhood". She can buy some land close to Childrens Hospital and make as much money as she wants.

Joe where are all your supporters? Why haven't the People for Crematories shown up for any of the meetings? Where is the vote YES for Belusko group? What was your response to my concern about property values? That’s right you don’t have an answer, but you prefer to talk about lawn chemicals or light bulbs. Maybe you can educate us on the latest news in Ohio or WV. In the end we have a democratic system to handle these disputes and if the people of PETERS, not children’s hospital or Dormont decide we don't want a crematory then we should be allowed to say NO thanks. Oh, and yes feel free to check with me if you want to know what ALL of Peters's opinions are because clearly your not smart enough to know better.

Mike You did prove a point and that is When someone has a different view than all of your peters twp people you brush them off because you are better than them ! Im obviously not nearly as smart
as you and all the people that want you to speak for them. The law will do what is correct. A group of
1000 is not above the law. But im sure you are smarter than all. Bye will not return for more fun.
YOU SAID IT ALL......

I'll miss you Joe, Still waiting for your comments on property values.

Let me guess Anna....like Joe, you are not a resident of Peters and are probably either on Ms. Belusko's payroll , a close childhood friend or family.....those seem to be the only supports. Or are you simply supporting her putting the crematory in our community so she doesn't try your community next?

The following was pulled directly from the Washington Penn Plastics Co. website....the Andy Family Business: (listed in their code of ethics)
Justice
Strictly adhering to laws and regulations

Respect
Recognizing the dignity and worth of others, and our dependence on them in the pursuit
of our endeavors

I guess not everyone from the family follows the same code of ethics. Justice....hummmm she is fighting to have the ordnance changed, that doesn't sound like "Strictly adhering to laws and regulations"
Respect....she clearly does not respect the residents of Peters as we have voiced our opinion and concern and she continues to fight to have the ordnance changed. "Recognizing the worth of others"....really????? you are putting us at risk....what is our worth?

Just to set the record straight, Property values? now, you have not shown me any facts with anything just fear but property values? Havnt seen a realtor argue this point and i mean a real realtor, and dont tell me the penn st. study read it. Im thinking it may encourage the property to the north of this one to spruce up the place a little. and for matt he needs to realize
there is no law written in this twp for a crematory, they are within their rights. If there was an existing law we wouldnt be
talking about this. Sorry mike i couldnt help myself, One last thing Why is everyone pulling her family into this ?
can you all be that shallow or jealous ?

Just incase you missed something, go back and read the article in the almanac......it states the Audia group and Rod and Danielle Belusko are requesting to put the funeral home/crematory in place.....well guess what? The Audia group is her family! So we are not bringing her family into this......they brought themselves into this!

Just wondering how many people would admit to being a member of ptraco ? after reading the website info and seeing
its blatant spin ? Then add onto that its personel attacks on twp staff ? Im wondering if anyone would admit it other than the guy who wrote it ? Buddy!!!!

Joe, let’s just say I’m not surprised your back? I didn't think you were a man of your word. I also see your now speaking for the family. So are you ready to admit that you’re a Belusko? I also checked out PTRACO, looks more like a website, no membership information provided? So I hear when the request to change the current ordinance is denied, the Belusko's will slap a lawsuit against their potential customers (tax payers of Peters). Sounds like a solid business plan, this strategy should work out well. Well if the crematory business doesn’t work out then maybe she could turn the building into a school and she could provide a how to start a business class.

Mike you misunderstood once again i was only gone for the day. Im a lifelong resident of this twp. You dont give me much credit i have a lot more to say. You do need to watch the details. And yes you are correct about ptaaco, im wondering who would support bakerybarn tactics ? Many years ago when the twp did its comprehensive land use plan to determine zoning,
they worked long and hard with groups of staff and watchdog types and somehow forgot to zone for crematory. Now the residents are wondering why ? They forgot ! This is not the only issue they have no zoning for. They got most of them but dont have coverage for a few. THE Law is forcing them to provide for it now. I would not even pay attention to this issue if it was not for that zoning misstep. I unlike you only speak for myself, I dont like to see anyone slandered for no reason. I think council will run from this issue just to save face. The court will decide and i have seen the twp sued before. And we all have seen our solicitor in action. And when this is all said and done we will see who gets the business education.

Just to be clear, we do not have the ability to "add" comments; I'm not sure where M's comment went?

Joe, I did read M's comment and it disappeared shortly after. Must have been deleted.