Mayor's brother nominated to Alcosan board
Monday, May 24, 2010
By Rich Lord, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Fresh from his Tuesday victory in a special election for state House, Adam Ravenstahl, D-Summer Hill, is in line for another title: member of the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority board.

Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, the new representative's brother, submitted the nomination to city council in a letter dated Wednesday. The appointment is pending council confirmation.

A seat on the Alcosan board is widely considered a political plum because members have contact with engineering and construction firms that tend to be campaign contributors.

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