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By JOHN F. KILDUFF
Staff Writer
Harveys Lake dock owners, located on lake-front
property targeted by the borough’s CATCH committee
for public access areas, told The Dallas Post last week
the docks in question are theirs and they refuse to
relinquish ownership.
“Oh, yes, I would definitely sue if they (CATCH)
tried to take my property,” said Dorothy Lutinski,
owner of Pine Groves Camps located on the corner of
“I mean, my family and I have owned this property
and dock for over 50 years and we have maintained it
all those years,” Lutinski said. ‘It is our dock and no
one is going to take it from us without a fight.”
Lutinski owns a large green dock located directly
across from Oak Street at Harveys Lake. The Oak
Street and Lakeside Drive intersection is one of four
intersections along Lakeside Drive of which the
CATCH committee is questioning ownership.
CATCH, (Citizens Action Taxpaying Committee of
Harveys lake) claims a number of Harveys Lake
Drive and borough roads have built docks without
actually owning the property.
The four intersections currently in question are
where Lakeside Drive intersects with Oak Street,
Barnum Street, Perrego Street and Noxen Road.
“We have had this dock for over 50 years as part of
of our service to customers who rent our cottages,”
Lutinski said. “I just do not think it is fair after all
these years for someone to think they can just take
away my property.”
Lutinski said Sandra Perez, a CATCH committee
member, is spearheading the public access drive in an
effort to gain access to the lake without ‘having to
spend money.
“This whole CATCH thing is all for Sandy (Perez),”
Lutinski said. ‘‘She wants something for nothing. She
just does not want to pay anything for access to the
lake like the rest of us.
“I mean, she is only three minutes away from
Hanson’s Beach which is a public beach,” Lutinski
stated. “She (Perez) just does not want to pay a lousy
dollar for public access. She wants something for
nothing.”
Harveys Lake Sewer Authority chairman George
said he also refuses to give in to the CATCH
committee pressure.
“I will tell you right now they (CATCH) will have
one hard time trying to get my dock,” said Mauer,
who claims to have owned the dock for more than 20
years.
“There are a lot of people out here who want things,
but do not want to ‘invest any money,” said Mauer.
“My dock is used by three families and we are not
going to give up ownership to anyone.”
Mauer said only eight years ago he and two other
families ‘invested over $3,300 in repairs to his dock.
The money invested, according to Mauer, was from
families who favored the dock and wanted to contrib-
ute to its upkeep. Mauer said that he and the two other
familes have proof of ownership in the deeds to their
properties.
“These people (CATCH members) have pushed for a
public beach before,” said Mauer. ‘They wanted the
Harveys Lake Sewer Authority to buy Old Sandy
Bottom Beach back in 1983.
“What they do not understand is that we (Harveys
Lake Sewer Authority) are controlled by the Federal
Housing Administration (FHA) and we cannot buy
being thrown into jail. And I will not go to jail for
them (CATCH).”
Mauer’s neighbor of 18 years, Leonard Everitt, who
also owns a dock near the Perrego Street intersection
said he also feels members of CATCH want public
access without investing money.
“We already have a public access area at Hanson’s
beach,” Everett said. “These (CATCH) are just
investment like the rest of us have to.
“I have no intention of giving up my dock,” said
Everett. “I have owned it for 18 years. They (CATCH)
just do not realize that this lake is mostly a private
lake and that is that.”
Everett also said he feels Harveys Lake Borough
has gotten itself into a tough spot in regard to the
access issue because of the cost of fighting the issue.
“They (Harveys Lake Borough Council) do not have
the money to fight something like this,” said Everett.
“That is exactly why you do not hear much from
them.
“Nevertheless,” said Everett, “I will not give up my
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Vol. 96, No. 41
Wednesday, October 23, 1985
25 Cents
To flush or not to flush? That is
the question.
Whether it is wiser for Harveys
Lake Borough or the Pennsylvania
Fish Commission (PFC) to main-
tain a new public restroom facility
at the PFC Boat: Launch next to Old
Sandy Bottom Beach is something
no one really knows.
However, the answer: to these
questions will go.far in determining
if the proposed $23,000 facility will
ever be built. As of last Friday,
neither Harveys Lake Borough nor
the PFC would claim responsibility
for maintaining the facility, Which
is a prerequisite to building the new
restroom.
“I feel that if they (PFC) want us
(Harveys Lake Borough) to main-
tain the new restroom facility then
we should receive a percentage of
the monies that they (PFC) collect
each year in citations, licenses and
registrations,” said Harveys Lake
Councilman Ray Jones.
“If. something like this (percent-
age of money given to Harveys
Lake) was agreed upon by both
parties, then we would be able to
maintain the proposed restroom
facility,” Jones said last Friday
Dallas Post. “Without an agreement
like this, there is no way we can
afford to maintain it. It would not
be fair to the taxpayers of this
borough.
Last week, The Dallas Post
reported that the estimated $80,000
construction project at the Harveys
Lake PFC boat launch had been
completed, leaving only a new Six-
person restroom facility to be built
sometime next spring.
The PFC, last week, finished con-
structing additional parking space
at the launch and also laid the
initial sewer piping needed for the
restroom. All that remained to be
done was for Harveys Lake Borough
Council and the PFC to reach an
agreement on,who would maintain
the restroom on a year-round basis.
approximately $7,500 for part-time
maintenance and supplies for the
new restroom. Each side (PFC and
Harveys Lake Borough) claims the
other is responsible for the main-
fainence.
“First of all,” said Jones, ‘‘it was
not the Harveys Lake Borough
Council they (PFC) supposedly
reached a maintainence agreement
with. It was the Harveys Lake
Sewer Authority they talked to and
that was for who was going to
restroom,” Jones said.
“We gave them (PFC) a free
hook-up and said that our road
crews would periodically check to
(See DISPUTES, page 2)
Fe Dallas Post/Ed Campbell
Homecoming Queen
Miss Courtney Dick “was crowned the 1985 Homecoming
Queen at Dallas High: School Saturday afternoon. Miss Amy
Aston, the 1984 Dallas Homecoming Queen, returned to her
alma mater to crown: Miss Dick. Homecoming ceremonies
were held at halftime ‘@f the Dallas/GAR football game which
the Mountaineers won, 12-7.
Despite the growing pains inherit
with a new organization and some
public opposition, members of the
Harveys Lake CATCH committee
are forging full steam ahead with
plans to create more public access
areas on Pennsylvania’s largest nat-
ural lake.
CATCH, which stands for Citizens
Action Taxpaying Committee of
Harveys Lake, held its fourth public
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Lake.
The meeting, which was attended
by approximately 30 people, was
called to inform interested residents
of CATCH’s intent to push for public
access near borough roads which
intersect with Lake Side Drive.
During last Tuesday’s Harveys
Lake Borough Council meeting, Bor-
ough Solicitor Thomas O’Conner
informed residents that he had
researched nine specific areas of
Harveys Lake which apparently
have no deeds attatched to them.
Of the nine areas O’conner men-
tioned, four specific borough roads
are now targeted by the CATCH
committee for access areas. The
four contested areas include Oak
Street, Barnum Street, Perrego
Street and Noxen Road.
“I really think the meeting (last
Thursday’s) came off good,” said
CATCH president Charles Dolloff.
“Right now, we are trying to cover
all the bases and make people more
aware of what we are trying to do.”
Dolloff said the CATCH commit-
tee is continuing its fight for public
access, but hopes that it (public
access) does not become a political
issue.
“CATCH is mainly focusing on
going after solutions to community
problems,” said Dolloff. ‘‘And right
now one of our community problems
is that there is not enough public
access lo Harveys Lake.
“Right-now is a good time fo
address this problem, but I do not
want this issue to become a political
issue,” said Dolloff. ‘‘Councils are
here today and gone tomorrow. So
issue will do nothing for the commu-
nity.”
actually helping the property
owners at Harveys Lake by pushing
for public access areas and even for
a community center.” Dolloff says
values.
“Why
CATCH is beyond me,” said Dolloff.
“Sure, some people who own lake-
they only have access to the lake
then their property value will be
worth 10 times as much. But if this
lake continues to become more and
more private then it (Harveys
Lake) will eventually become a
(See CATCH, page 2)
By JOHN F. KILDUFF
Staff Writer
Officials at the State Correctional Institute at Dallas
(SCID) confirmed on Monday that a second inmate
has been diagnosed to have Aids Related Complex
(ARC).
The unknown inmate inflicted with ARC ups the
local prison’s ARC cases to two.
Two weeks ago, SCID officials repoy led that after
additional testing, two ‘suspected AIDS" inmates were
found not to have the Acquired Immune Deficiency
Syndrome.
One of the suspected AIDS inmates was found to
have ARC while the other inmate was reported to be
AIDS-free.
One week later, SCID Press Relations Officer Tom
Figmick indicated that a third SCID inmate had tested
positive on the initial H.T.L.V.3 screening test. This
past Monday, Figmick confirmed after further testing
that the third unknown inmate was diagnosed with
ARC.
The H.T.L.V.3 Screening Test is used to determine
the antibody level of a suspected AIDS patient. The
more antibodies present in a patient’s bloodstream,
AIDS.
However, the Center for Disease Control in Alanta
Georgia estimates that only approximately five to 10
percent of patients who test positive on the H.T.L.V.3
test, will actually contract ARC or AIDS.
ARC, according to officials of the Pennsylvania
Department of Health, is a lesser-form of the dreaded
AIDS virus. Symptoms such as night sweats, sudden
(See ARC, page 2)
here are those who attended.
From left, first row, Mrs. John
Finkenbinder.
roux, Mrs. Donald Boice, Mrs. Austin Snyder, Mrs. Howard
Johnson, August Walters, Simon Finkenbinder, Elmer Lamer-
oux, Austin Snyder. Thir row, Paul Shouldise, Harold Kittle,
Paul Skopec, Howard Johnson, John Bowman and Donald
Boice.
The current operator of the ARCO
service station at the intersection of
Memorial Highway and Lake Street,
Dallas, told The Dallas Post this
past week he will move his business
to the former location of Wesley's
Towing and Repair on Route 415
where he’ will open a new service
station-convienent store.
Frank McManus of Harveys Lake
said due to the high cost of rent at
his present location, he will be
relocating into the old Wesley's
Towing and Repair station within
four to six weeks.
McManus said he recently pur-
chased the old Wesley’s Towing and
Repair station and plans to offer
Shell gasoline with full-service and
self-service isles, along with a con-
vienent mart.
“I thought this was an ideal loca-
tion for this kind of business,” said
McManus. ‘Being right here on
Route 415, my patrons will have a
much easier time of pulling in and
out of the station”
McManus’ regent purchase of the
old Wesley station prompted Harry
Wesley Sr. to move his towing and
repair service station to the White
Birch Trailor Park along Route 309,
Dallas Township. Wesley is also
involved in selling recreation vehi-
cles at his new location.
the new gasoline/convienent mart
by the end of November.
Inside The Post
Calendar .......... 15,16
Classified ..... 17,18,19
Commentary ......... 6
Cookbook ............ i 7
Crossword ........... nd
Health................. 10
Obituaries ........ ag
People ................ 8,9
Police Blotter ..... 213
School .................. 14
Sports ..........11,12,13