| Obes VI CNOLMOT 245 YEE KO Vol. 96, No. 32 25 Cents By JOHN F. KILDUFF Staff Writer Death boat Dallas Post/Ed Campbell By JOHN F. KILDUFF Staff Writer The death of 31-year-old Kim Stanley Krasner of Harveys Lake last Wednesday morning was the 12th fatality this year on Pennsyl- vania Waterways, the state Fish Commission reported last week. The death toll on Commonwealth waters, according to the Pennsyl- vania Fish Commission’s Bureau of Waterways, is down in 1985 from a high mark in August 1984 when 23 were Killed in boating related acci- dents. Of the 23 killed, over half were the result of drunken boat drivers. The Krasner fatality is the latest boating-related death on Harveys . x Lake since June 18, 1983 when two motor boats collided, killing four people. Pronounced dead at the scene were Mrs. Sharon Pallis, 39, and her six year old son Joseph of Wyoming and Mrs. Karen Pitca- vage, 34, and her seven year old son Thomas, also of Wyoming. The driver of the other boat, Denis mined to be drunk at the time of the accident and is now serving a 17- month to five year prison sentence for homocide by watercraft in Luz- erne County Prison. Krasner, according to police reports, was violating a number of safety codes while operating his Ski Nautique Speed Boat last wednes- day. Violations included operating a boat without lights and speeding i (estimated at 20mph) near the docks. A possible third violation, operating a motorboat while intoxi- cated, has not yet been determined pending the toxicology findings later this month of Luzerne County Coro- ner Dr. George Hudock Jr. Six empty and six full beer bottles were found near the driver’s seat of Krasner’s boat the morning of the fatality. Should alcohol be allowed on Pennsylvania’s waterways? Would a prohibition of alcohol and strict fines on Commonwealth waters save lives? The Dallas Post asked.some area boaters how they feel. “I think it is just like drinking and driving while in a car,” said 24- year-old Mark Rullund of Tunkhan- (See KRASNER, page 10) -«* Body found Dallas Post/Ed Campbell Transportation. When Kingston Township’s two new ordinances take affect in Octo- ber of 1985, residents will have a new Fire Safety and Prevention Officer and they (residents) will also have to keep their properties from being overrun by unkempt weeds. The two new ordinaces were enacted by the Kingston Township Board of Supervisors last week and they will become law in October, 1985. The new Fire Safety and Preven- tion Officer slot has been under consideration for the past year and a half and was finalized, said Town- ship manager Fred Potzer, follow- ing the tragic blaze at the Thomas Guest Home, Sweet Valley. “With this new position, we are trying to provide a vehicle to make certain that what happened in Sweet Valley won’t happen in Kingston Township,”” said Potzer. ‘“The person selected for the position will go out into the community and find places which are in violation of our fire codes.” Potzer said the position will ini- tially only provide compensation for travel expenses. At this time, Kings- ton Township will hire on a part- time basis. If, in the future, said Potzer, the township feels a full- time fire prevention officer is needed, then they will hire one. In addition to inspecting new and existing buildings for fire code vio- lations, the new fire prevention offi- cer will periodically conduct fire drills at area elementary schools and will provide public safety infor- mation to community groups. The new ordinance also carries with it a fine of not less than $25 and not more than $300 for any violation found on a resident’s property. Along with the fine, a jail term of up to 90 days may also be imple- mented in the event of a violation. The Township’s new weed ordi- nace was enacted in order to tie together what manager Potzer called, ‘“a variety of vague refer- ences on current zoning ordi- nances,” dealing with tall weeded areas and public safety. The ordinance says that no Kings- ton Township resident will be allowed to grow vegetation, not edible or planted for some useful purpose, over the mark of six inches. Any plant life which emits unpleasant or noxious odors or con- ceals any waste material will be considered in violation of the ordi- nance. “We do not want people to think Ralph (Ralph Anthony, Kingston Township Zoning Officer) is going to be running around the township with a measuring tape,”’ said Potzer. ‘‘But the ordinance is needed to control weeded areas which become a public nuisance.” Violators of the ordinance may be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $25 and not more than $300. If the current rate hike planned by the West Side Landfill Authority becomes a reality in September, Back Mountain residents, as well of most of Luzerne County, will be absorbing an increase in the charge for garbage pick-up fees. At last week’s Kingston Township Board of Supervisors meeting, inde- pendent garbage hauler Ted Kocher of K&K Enterprise, Dallas, informed the board that the WSLA has earmarked a $1.50 increase per cubic yard of waste dumped at the landfill by garbage haulers. The increase is the third since January and would raise the hauler’s tab from $3.50 per cubic yard to $5. This increase, said Kocher, would mean higher pick-up rates for Back Moun- tain residents. “We are definately going to have to have an increase,” Kocher said Friday. “We are looking at an increase of $6 to $8 per month, depending on the customer.” Kocher said he and other Back Mountain garbage haulers began hauling their trash to Amity Land- fill in Taylor, Pa., last week as a sign of unity against the rate hike. The extra time to transport the trash to Taylor and the wear and tear on the vehicles are the main reason ‘for the resident’s rate increase. The frequent increases in ‘‘tip- ping’ charges for garbage haulers utilizing the WSLA has raised ques- tions about the financial stability of the landfill and whether or not the increases will continue. Tipping charges are the fees charged by landfills for dumping waste at the site. A Back Mountain source knowl- edgeable of the WSLA operation told The Dallas Post last Friday that the WSLA is currently operating with a $300,000 deficit. According to the source, the WSLA, which currently is the only operating landfill in (See FEES, page 10) Inside The Post Calendar .............. 15 Classified ..... 17,18,19 Commentary .........6 Cookbook ............... 7 Crossword ............. 2 Dear Aunt Patty ... 10 Obituaries ....... an 10 People ................ 8.9 Police .................... 3 School .............. 13. 4 Sports .............. 11,12
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