Vol.90 No.33
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The board of the Harveys Lake
Taxpayers Association gave
unanimous approval to a number of
resolutions and motions last
Tuesday night with such dispatch
that one association member
walked out on the meeting.
Assn. member Nick DiVeronica,
a ' prominent Harveys Lake
businessman, challenged the
board’s right to establish
resolutions and positions for the
entire association without soliciting
the vote and opinions of association
members.
Association President William
‘““Buddy’’ Hoblak defended the
board actions by referring
recent articles of in¢orporation and
bylaws which ‘he claimed
He offered DiVeronica an op~
portunity to buy a copy of the
bylaws so that ‘he could better
understand the organizational
structure. The five board members
at the association then unanimously
passed a motion authorizing the
sale of copies of the bylaws to any
member who wished to obtain
them.
DiVeronica expressed his general
displeasure at the limitation of
taxpayer participation in the
association decisions and walked
out of the meeting.
Among the actions unanimously
agreed by the association board
were a resolution ‘‘condemning
Councilwoman Michelle Tattersall
Boice’’ for her suggestion- that
residents pettioning for the
restoration of garbage service in
the: borough be reassessed for
property tax computations.
Hoblak said Mrs. Boice would
‘‘not permit protest without
penalty’’ and said it was ‘‘bad
enough’ for borough taxpayers to
be penalized by the discontinuance
of garbage collection ‘‘after having
paid for it.”
The resolution called Boice’s
suggestion a ‘‘totalitarian’’ view.
Boice has been a public critic of
the taxpayers association, having
stated that the group does not truly
represent the taxpayers of the
borough. :
The Association board also
uanimously passed a resolution
calling for strict enforcement of
borough zoning _ ordinances
restricting ‘‘living over the water”
to non-conforming structures
registered with the borough.
A portion of the meeting consisted
of a report by Hoblak on a meeting
arranged by State Sen. Frank
(O'Connell for taxpayer association
representatives with officials of
PennDOT.
Hobal said the delegation in-
tended to press borough claims that
PennDOT inspectors were
negligent in inspecting and im-
proving road installations following
the installation of borough sewers.
Other © complaints included
deteriorated guardrails, drainage
problems and improper swales.
According to Hoblak, the Penn-
dot _ spokesman. at- the meeting
focussed his reply on ‘‘improperly
installed driveways’ which cause
ice buildup in the winter and sub-
sequent road deterioration.
PennDOT indicated that it would
solicit assistance from the borough
council asking their help in ad-
ministering specifications for
future driveway instailations and
modifications of existing drives
which cause problems.
Borough Council President Frank
Coulton, present at the taxpayer's
and Mayor Alvin Zim were not
included in the delegation which
met with PennDOT officials and
. O'Connell, since their participation
in the visitation had been discussed
at a borough council meeting.
Hoblak said there may have been
‘‘a misunderstanding.”
Then Coulton asked what
disposition PennDOT indicated
about repaving and reinstallation of,
guardrails on state-maintained
roads at the lake. Coulton pointed
out that the delegation had raised
questions about inspection
negligence by PennDOT officials
and come back with a report about
how driveway drainage was the
reason for bad road conditions.
Hoblak reported that the ranking
PennDOT official, when asked
about repaving and guardrails,
merely ‘‘smiled.”
Street and the highway.
Country Carnival Chairman Bill
Shaffer reported that this year’s
event turned out to be most suc-
cessful fair sponsored by the Dallas
Fire and Ambulance, Inc.
“We had capacity crowds every
day, Friday through Sunday,” said
Shaffer. ‘‘We extend our sincere
appreciation to the Back Mountain
residents for their support.”
Forty five fire companies took
part in last Friday night's parade
with 59 pieces of equipment, ac-
cording to Parade Chairman Lynn
by Louise Edwards
Ross Township supervisors held a
special meeting Tuesday, Aug. 26,
at the township building to open
bids for a new diesel dump truck. At
a previous meeting, the supervisors
approved a motion to advertise for
a 1981 diesel 8.2 liter engine with a
dump body believing it would
FAREWELL FINE FRIENDS--The
employees of the Pennaprint staff
recently held a farewell luncheon,
at the Irem Temple Country Club,
for Ray Carlsen, former publisher
and his wife, Blaze Carlsen.
Employees attending, first row, 1 to
r: Ruth Holthaus, Bea LaBar, Olga
Kostrabala, Kay Whitehead,
Virginia Hoover, Betty Meeker,
Jane Opalicki, Estella Parker and
Charlot Denmon. Second row, Ray
Carlsen, Blaze Carlsen, Peggy
Poynton, By Phillips, Jim Smith,
Martin Reddington, Susan Duncan,
Jan Jones and Debbie Zurinski.
[Photo by Mark Moran]
Sheehan. Daddow Isaacs American
Legion Post 672 headed the parade.
Other participants included
uniformed units of Irem Temple
and the Edwardsville mini-football
teams. ! \
Trophies were awarded to
Breslau Fire Company, best ap-
paratus; West Wyoming Hose Co.
No. 1, newest truck; Trucksville
Fire Company, oldest truck:
Franklin Hose Co., Edwardsville,
most men; Espy Fire Co., Espy,
farthest distance; Franklin Ladies
provide lower fuel cost, better fuel
mileage and less engine main-
Six bids were submitted at the
Aug. 26 meeting. The supervisors
voted to accept a low bid of $22,997
for a GMC truck submitted by
Isaacs Inc.
A representative from Isaac’s
Larksville Fire Co. Auxiliary,
farthest distance.
The Judges Award went to
Washingtonville Fire Co., White
Eagle Hose Co., Old Forge, Wilkes-
Barre Township Fire Co., and
Shavertown Fire Co.
Judges were Fire chiefs
Kowalehin, Honey Pot;
Kubasti, Swoyersville;
Stephenson, Trucksville;
Uzdella, Breslau.
The parade lasted more than an
Joe
and Al
stated that production of 1981 trucks
will begin about the first week of
September and that delivery, of the
weeks from that date.
The supervisors will keep the
snow plow, plow frame and plow
lights from the township's 1972
GMC truck and when the new truck
is delivered, they will put the 1972
hour.
Prizes’ awarded at the Country
Roger Bartholomew, RD 8, Dallas;
Don Hazeltine, Dallas; Remington
rifle, Dallas; 31-day chime clock,
Joe Perugino, Kingston. :
Other prizes awarded were a
RD 4, Dallas; red and green afghan,
Mary Theresa Wenger, Kingston;
and a yellow afghan, Robert Sen-
chak, Dallas.
GMC out for bids.
Alone bid of $3,500 was submitted
by J.L. Culver of Shickshinny to
plaster and stucco the Ross
Township municipal building.
The supervisors voted to accept
the bid but have the new work done
in light brown instead of pink which
is the present color of the building.