PITTSBURGH - Following Mayor Ravenstahl's suspension yesterday of Operations Director Dennis Regan and Zone One Commander Catherine McNeilly, the Mayor's purge continued today when he placed his grass cutter, 16-year old Julianna Brown, on indefinite leave pending an investigation into her lawn cutting techniques. The Mayor's wife, a beautician, complained that Ms. Brown was cutting the Ravenstahls' grass too short. Ms. Brown did not immediately return calls for this story.The move "sends a strong signal to everyone that Mayor Luke Ravenstahl is in charge and that he'll act decisively when he needs to," said Council President Doug Shields. "It also serves as a dire warning about the dangers of mowing the grass too short."
"Nobody is immune from my wrath," said Ravenstahl. "I am going to demonstrate to everyone how grown up I am."
