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Efficiency
Townships eye better
communication base
By JOHN HOINSKI
Staff Writer
Vol. 97, No. 33
The Dallas Township communications center may soon revamp its
setup to become a cooperative operation with three other Back
Mountain governments.
At a meeting in early August between supervisors from Kingston
and Dallas townships, plans were discussed that would allow Dallas
Borough, Harveys Lake Boro and Kingston Township to combine with
Dallas Township to form a better, more cohesive communication
base.
Under the new setup, the center, located at the Dallas Township
Municipal building, would essentially be run the same as before,
except the additional governments would also have a say in the
manner in which the center is run. Officials hope to have the format
completed by Jan. 1.
“What we are doing is taking what we clave and making it better,”
Kingston Township manager Fred Potzer, said. “The system is good
now, but like the saying goes, any system can be improved. We are
expanding so fast back here that eventually there is going to have to
be some changes. Maybe it won’t be for ten years down the road, but
it’s going to happen. Even now there are some nights that it gets se
busy that they (Dallas township) could use two dispatchers.”
The setup, which would also be run on a separate budget, will
consist of an advisory board made up of the chief of police and-one
councilman from each of the towns being represented, with Dallas
Township police chief Carl Miers overseeing the daily activities.
Currently each town pays $14,500 annually to belong to the center,
but that figure may rise somewhat when the project goes into effect.
As of now, Dallas Township alone pays the salaries of two part-time
dispatchers as well as some other costs. Under the new format, the
four communities will share all expenses equally. In addition, other
townships and boroughs interested in the idea could also be admitted
for a proportionate fee, :
“Say, for example; places like Jackson Township or Lehman
Township may want to become a member,” Potzer explained. “Well,
we wouldn’t charge them the same rate as each of the four main
members. Their rates would be probaply be based on a per capita
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School board stands firm: no post-practice bus
By CHARLOT M. DENMON
For The Dallas Post 5
Lake-Lehman students who participate in after-
school activities are still going to have to find their own
transportation home, despite arguments presented to
@ the board by taxpayers, teachers and students at its
August meeting.
The board stood firm by its recent decision to
eliminate the post-practice bus run in order to save
approximately $18,800.
The post-practice bus run has been in existence in the
district over a period of many years. The run has
allowed students participating in extra-curricular
activities to have a means of transportation home at
night.
Many of the taxpayers and coaches recommended
that the board reconsider their decision, stating their
concern was the students safety. They also said that
the elimination of the bus run, would also prevent
students whose parents were unable to drive them to
and from practice from taking part in extra-curricular
activities. They (taxpayers and coaches) stated that
this was particularly the case with junior high students
and freshmen.
The amount of $18,800, some members of the board
claimed would be saved, was disputed at the August
board meeting when it brought to their attention that
the school district advances the $18,800 for the cost of
the bus run but is later reimbursed by the state for
about 80 percent of the cost, or slightly more than
$15,000, making the cost to the taxpayers $3,000.
Despite the taxpayers objection to elimination of the
bus run, board president Allen Keiper said that there
was positively nothing that could be done about it. He
denied the charge by some members in the .audience
that the elimination of the bus run was the first step in
an overall plan to eliminate some of, if not all, athletic
programs at Lake-Lehman.
A resolution to increase the salaries of the district’s
“high' school and elementary school principals was
approved as follows, John Zaleskas, high school
Oliver, junior high school principal, $36,300 to $38,400,
increase of $2,100; Charles James, elementary school
principal, $34,000 to $36,000, increase of $2,000; and
Robert Kunkle, elementary school principal, $34,000 to
$35,500, increase of $1,500. Carol Aston, head of the
cafeteria, received an annual increase of $1,200, to
$15,500.
Robert Roberts was named administrative assistant
to John Zaleskas, senior high school principal. Joseph
Martini was appointed coach of the tennis team; Jean
Zaleskas was named assistant girls field hockey coach
to replace Cheryl Travis, who resigned; Rosemary
Zbiek was appointed senior high school yearbook
advisor and Barbara Schulde was appointed junior high
school yearbook advisor.
By KATHY SUDA
mor The Dallas Post
David Forester, head of roads
committee for the Harveys Lake
Borough council heard several road
maintenance complaints at the
council’s meeting last Tuesday.
Several residents of Ridge Street
came before council to air problems
with distracted water run off.
Rhoda Scofield told council that the
drainage pipes under driveways are
blocked and drainage ditches are
o clogged with debris on the road and
“it is causing water runoff to be
directed to the opposite side of the
road. Scofield told council that there
is a two-foot gutter cut from the
runoff and it is also causing wash-
outs.
Scofield also told council” unat-
tended te weeds is causing poor
visibility to vehicles entering Ridge
Street.
Other residents told council they
are concerned that oil similar to
that placed on Ridge Street last fall
which ruined cars will be used
again this year. Councilman For-
/ ester told residents that residents
/ must sign a petition to have their
road excluded from the spread of oil
and that road maintenance is due to
begin on the street soon.
James Barrell, Planning and
Zoning board officer gave council
written notice of his resignation
from the position.
A spokeswoman for the Greater
Wilkes-Barre Triathalon to be held
on August 31 at the lake is drawing
the finest field of athletes. This
year’s event includes professional
as well as amateurs and triathalon
competitors are coming from as far
as South Africa to compete. The
spokeswoman also told council and
the large turnout of residents
present that a triathalon magazine
will be coming to cover the event.
Councilman Forester reported
that the council did purchase a new
loader and roller and that delayed
road maintenance is now continu-
ing.
Councilman Edward Kelly
reported that the borough’s recrea-
tion center has been temporaily
closed due to lack of volunteer
workers needed to run the center.
Clarence Hogan, fire chief for the
Daniel C. Roberts Fire Company
asked council to look into the
amending of the berough’s burning
ordinance to require the purchase of
burning permits.
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