ASR Tt et ta Et A ES Pt rt net ~~ 7 2 DALLAS, PA. Phone 675-5211 FIFTEEN CENTS “You can do it, Rudolph!’ says Santa Claus (disguised as Willie Burnell) to his trusty reindeer (disguised as pet schnauzer Hans) as the pair plans their long Christmas Eve journey. There will be no tax increase for King- ston Township residents in 1973. Ed Richards, chairman, announced at the regular monthly meeting that the pro- posed budget for 1973 will be $200,000 and that the taxes will remain seven mills property, $5.00 per capita, one percent earned income and 1 percent real estate transfer (shared 50-50 with the school district). Secretary Michael Stanley will adver- tise that the budget will be on display for 20 days at the Kingston Township Munici- pal Kilaing, Trucksville for inspection. Water Polluter Caught Shavertown Water Company plans to ‘erect a water tower which will hold 10,000 gallons on Center Street, Shavertown. The board approved the plans for a two build a structure around the tank to help prevent freezing. This supply will be used to help alleviate the water shortage in the area. Residents have noticed large vans parked off Route 309 since the flood and transit merchants selling furniture and goods. The supervisors of Kingston Township do no think that this is fair to When 15-year old Robert Reznak noticed an abundance of dead fish along the lower portion Harveys Creek near Route 29, he contacted the State’s Fish Commission headquarters in Sweet Valley and set in motion procedures which blew the whistle on an act of pollution perpetrated by the Penn- sylvania Gas & Water Company. Young Reznak, a Boy Scout who was completing what Waterways Patrolman Claude Neifert called ‘‘stream im- provement work’’ last Aug. 23, notified Fislg Commission assistant supervisor Walter Lazusky who conducted a preliminary investigation of the fish kill with the Department of Environmental Resources. The investigation revealed that PG&W had discharged a highly concentrated chlorine solution directly into the creek after using it to disinfect a newly-installed water line. Waterways Patrolman Neifert con- tacted PG&W’s executive vice president, H.A. Vickers, regarding the pollution charge and Mr. Vickers, in turn, Magistrate Leonard D. Harvey. ~The hearing, scheduled for Nov. 28, was never held: PG&W pleaded guilty to the pollution charge Nov. 27 and mailed a check in the amount of $500 plus court costs to the district magistrate. Mr. Neifert disclosed that specific acts of water pollution ‘happen quite a bit, more than most people realize.”’ He cited complaints about the Crestwood Laun- dromat in Mountaintop and a mobile home park in Lake Silkworth which have been settled within the last 90 days as evidence of the frequency of this type of pollution. “Most of our complaints about water polluters originate with public-minded citizens like the young Reznak boy,”’ Mr. Neifert declared. “If people will let us know when they notice something amiss about streams or creeks near them, we can act immediately to stop the pollution.” The Department of Environmental Resources may act in conjunction with the Fish Commission, he points out, as they have jurisdiction in water pollution cases under the Clean Streams Act. As for Robert Reznak--he will be nominated by Mr. Neifert for a Fish Commission Conservation Award. the regular merchants who pay taxes year after year. An ordinance will be drawn up prohibiting any transit mer- chant from doing business without a per- mit and these merchants will also be re- quired to make known their identity and where they are from. Bids for drilling a well and installing toilet facilities and heating in the new township garage and maintenance build- ing will be advertised. Water running down from Pioneer Avenue to the highway at Holcombs Road has become a dangerous problem to drivers, especially during icy and freez- ing periods. The sewer construction com- panies filled a hole with gravel but water running down the hill ran under the gra- attempting to solve this problem by digging a catch basin at the foot of the hill and will pipe the water to a larger basin. Work is now in progress. (continued on PAGE TWENTY ONE) Dallas Post Plans AnnualOpenHouse There will be a blazing yuletide log in the Dallas Post’s fireplace this Friday afternoon from 3 to 6 p.m. as we celebrate the Christmas season with our annual Open House. A tradition at the Post for at least 25 years, the Open House provides us with an opportunity to extend holiday cheer and hospitality to our friends throughout the Back Mountain Community. Because we believe that a party is never a party without good food and drink, we’ll have on hand baskets of assorted crackers and cheese, platters of festive Christmas cookies, bowls of creamy dips—and of course gallons of the rich egg nog for which our guests remember us best. We cordially invite you all to join us tomorrow afternoon at the Greenstreet News Co. office at 41 Lehman Ave. Dallas. # BE A A A a A A a A A A A A A ee A A A a Pa PA A A SP Ps YA A PR PE PS PO PR PS PSP PP Called in Dallas Borough Council will hold a public hearing Jan. 23, 1973, at 8 p.m. on the zoning ordinance recently proposed by the zoning commission. Following the public hearing at the borough building, a regular council meeting will be held, where it is supposed that the ordinance will be approved. J. Warren Yarnel, chairman of the Flood Victims Given Trees Holiday spirit runs short without a Christmas tree almost everyone agrees, for Tannenbaum’s legend reaches far deeper than even its glow in a child's eyes. In the lives of some, this holiday more than ever calls for all the warmth and friendliness a shining tree reflects. So naturally the residents at the Frances Slocum and Kester Trailer Parks are very pleased with the two beautiful Christmas trees complete with lights, donated to them by David Schooley of Harris Hill Road, Trucks- ville. Mr. Schooley’s gesture was an effort to ‘make Christmas a little brighter for the flood victims living there,” and according to the park mana- gers, his good intentions were well- received. Mr. Schooley, who rode out the flood Boston Store, where he is the senior vice president and controller, arranged through John Hibbard, president of Commonwealth Telephone Company, to supply the equipment and manpower needed to cut, deliver, erect and decorate the trees. : At Frances Slocum, the tree was placed outside the Park office where it is ex- pected to be decorated by children living in the mobile home site. The decorations were to be handmade by youngsters throughout the area. Last Thursday night the tree was lighted at Kester, where it is situated in the center of the park near the mailboxes. Small children were present to see the community Christmas tree make its debut. Mr. Schooley felt that the trees might add a little joy and happiness to the lives of the flood victims. Undoubtedly they have. Dallas newly-formed zoning commission, pre- sented the ordinance to council at its re- gular meeting Tuesday night with the . suggestion that a special hearing be ad- vertised Dec. 28, 1972, and Jan. 4, 1973. Perhaps the most significant in- novation in Dallas Borough’s proposed zoning ordinance makes for six types of districts. By far the largest is the Conservation District, ; which comprises roughly one half of all property in the borough. Single and Two Family Residence Districts comprise the second largest category, followed by one Apartment Residence District (the (Natona Mill), Neighborhood Business and Shopping Center District (the Dallas and Colonial Village Shopping Centers); Highway Service Business District (property adjoining Route 415). A zoning map of Dallas Borough was prepared by the Planning Commission for use with the new ordinance, and persons can tell at a glance precisely how each area is zoned. Previously, the borough code specified residential and residential-commercial zones by street only--a procedure which caused serious problems when new streets were laid out. The proposed zoning ordinance provides also for a zoning hearing board appointed by Dallas Borough Council The zoning hearing board will consider requests for variances to the zoning law and hear appeals to decisions made by the borough’s appointed zoning officer. The zoning board is not autonomous or all powerful, however. It does not have the power to amend the zoning ordinance, to rezone any land, to declare invalid the zoning ordinance or any amendment to it, or to allow any use not permitted by the zoning ordinance. In the final analysis, the zoning board is answerable to the borough council. (Proposed map on page 21) Notice Deadline for next week’s edition of this newspaper is Friday, Dec. 22 at noon, because of Christmas falling on a Monday this year. We wish all of our contributors a joyous holiday season. Marvin Sheloski and Don Spencer, erect a Christ- mas tree at Frances Slocum Park. David Schooley, Trucksville, donated this tree and one at Kester Trailer Park.
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