A newsmaker you should know: Dormont's new assistant manager likes hands-on public service
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Ian McMeans, Dormont's assistant borough manager.
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If time is money, as the saying goes, then Dormont's new assistant manager, Ian McMeans, 24, could prove to be a steal.
He does not waste time. Three months after graduating from Allegheny College in Meadville with a bachelor's degree in political science in 2008, he began studies at Carnegie Mellon University's H. John Heinz III College.
As part of his training toward a master's degree in public policy, he interned at the Business Development Center of the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh from summer 2009 to April 2010.
POPULATION: 8,420
STATISTICS: Eight-tenths of a square mile; elevation: 1,190 feet.
TAXES: Millage rate of 14 mills was last raised in 2006. Each mill generates $266,413.95.
HISTORY: Dormont was originally formed as a borough from parts of Scott and Union townships, with an order of incorporation signed on March 31, 1909. The first election of borough officials was held 27 days later.
MEDIAN AGE: Median resident age: 36.3 years.
HOUSEHOLD INCOME: Estimated median household income: $49,599
HOME WORTH: The assessed median value of a home in Dormont is $73,900, which translated to $2,956 in county, municipal and school district property taxes in 2009.
YOU WOULD BE SURPRISED TO KNOW: "The biggest misconception about Dormont is that we're all old people. There are a lot of great programs for kids here, like summer day camps, tyke hikes, Little League, basketball and tennis courts, and more. Our 1.5 million-gallon pool is one of the biggest in the United States ... ," said borough assistant manager Ian McMeans.
DETAILS: 412-561-8900; www.boro.dormont.pa.us
The week of final exams at CMU -- early May -- he began his new Dormont position. The $35,000-a-year post was a relatively new one; Dormont hasn't had an assistant manager for a number of years. But council said manager Gino Rizza's workload merited an assistant.
First Published June 24, 2010 5:31 am
