THIS
APP’S FOR YOU!
New mobile app helps residents
become ‘Savvy Citizens.’
BY JENNIFER BROZAK
R
esidents of the Borough of Dormont have a new
way to stay in touch with their local government,
thanks to a new mobile app.
Launched in April 2017, Savvy Citizen was
developed by Management Science Associates,
Inc., a business-to-business data analytics and
information technology provider based in East Liberty. The
idea for the app stemmed from the personal experiences of the
project’s managers at MSA, Account Director Chuck Warden
and Business Development Manager Rich McConnell.
“Rich has been a member of Buffalo Township’s Planning
Commission for several years and realized that the current
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method of communicating—such as ads buried in the notice
section of the newspaper and notices posted on the municipal
building door—is not effective,” says Warden. “While a
majority of township meetings are fairly routine, there are
occasionally meetings that impact all township residents, such
as new housing and commercial developments and zoning
changes.”
These meetings, says Warden, often have poor attendance
because of a simple lack of awareness, leaving residents
“voiceless and upset.” Another MSA employee, who was also
a Harrison Township supervisor, expressed similar concerns,
agreeing that local governments needed a more efficient way