We're in final negotiations with a couple of vendors, but we haven't signed any contracts.
Seattle has enjoyed a great reputation the last few years and Pittsburgh is on the verge of that and the Super Bowl is a great conduit for that.
Parades are traditionally held around this time. It's being held at a time that's relatively convenient for the largest majority of folks. If we held it any later in the day, you'd be looking at rush-hour traffic.
It has performed well. We're confident it's going to perform well here.
We'll do what it takes to make people feel comfortable with these new machines.
Those folks had their assessments appealed by a school district or a municipality.
We need to be in a position to move ahead on a contract for new voting machines.
We feel like we can't afford to stop that process.
It would have to move forward either by reducing costs or having the federal government come up with additional funds.
This is the same exact system that Beaver, Butler and Westmoreland use. It puts Allegheny County on an equal footing with the counties around us.
Gaming revenue will be available, and they are going to cover the costs for the SEA.
Allegheny County has not signed a contract. We're hoping to get things wrapped up relatively soon.