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Kids played the Poop Pipes Game at Pittsburgh’s Got The Runs!, an event hosted by the local nonprofit Mon Water Project on Aug. 27. About 140 people gathered at the Roundhouse on Hazelwood Green for hands-on activities, “lightning talks,” and even a “walk to your poop pipe” hike, all designed to educate residents on Pittsburgh’s unique water issues and encourage them to think about practical solutions.

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s July 13 editorial, “The real reason Four Mile Run is still a flood trap” ignores or mangles basic facts in an effort to rewrite history and blame the victims of potentially catastrophic flooding in The Run. Indeed, this could happen at any time, but not because our community exposed an attempted land grab by privateers operating behind closed doors.

If The Homepage were a ship, its regular contributors would be the crew. I would like to tell you about these generous, talented, energetic and intelligent people.

Residents of The Run and community partners met at Zano’s Pub House on June 9 to discuss next steps for addressing ongoing flooding problems in the neighborhood. The meeting was called because Pittsburgh Water recently announced that they were pausing the long-awaited flood mitigation project slated to begin in 2025. Anne Quinn, a Greenfield resident who leads the Mon Water Project, a water advocacy nonprofit, led the June 9 meeting.

Mr. Gainey highlighted how his approach to development and affordable housing differs from that of his challenger in the primary, Allegheny County Controller and former District 5 City Councilor Corey O’Connor.