a | : George Morgan, BRIGHTON ROX SHA WT BENDERY 00 Vol. 99, No.1 = 25 Cents ‘BY BONNIE DOMBROSKI oo Writer The Jackson Township General Municipal Authority held their reorganization meeting Monday, January 11, 1988. Solicitor Don McFadden ‘installed the mem- bers as follows: Chairman Rich- ard Kindler, Vice-Chairman Secretary fartin McMahon, Treasurer Ed Meapieralski, Robert Evanish, pave Roskos and John Tresca- vage. At the regular meeting which ‘was held immediately after- “ward, McMahon reported he received a letter from Senator Lemmond informing the Munici- pe Authority that they will not getting funding from the $145,000 grant they applied for this year but they can resubmit an aplication again for next year. BY DEBBY HIGGINS / Dallas Post Editor Congressman Paul E. Kanjor- ski, Democratic congressman for the 11th Congressional Dis- trict visited the newsroom of The Dallas Post, Thursday. ~Kanjorski was in the area ing to constituents about the ‘upcoming session of the House of Representatives, during which he will be a member of the House’s Science, Space, and Technology Committee. The Congressman conducted an interview with Post editor, Debby Higgins. The 45-minute interview encompassed topics that related to Northeastern Pennsylvania in general and topics relative. to the Back Mountain in particular. Although Kanjorski spends most of this time in Washington, D.C., it was evident the two- term legislator is well aware of problems facing Back Mountain areas of his congressional dis- trict. The on-going plight of the ‘gackson Township General Municipal Authority is one of Kanjorski’s concerns, he told The Post. “Our office was successful in obtaining a six-month extension for a federal EPA grant of $2 million.” Kanjorski said. ‘‘The grant expired on Dec. 31st, 1987 and the extension wil allow the municipal authority extra time to seek other funding.” Kanjorski said his office will also investigate further into Jackson Township’s dilema of installing a municipal sewerage collection system for approxi- mately 217 homeowners. According to the Congressman, there may be alternative sys- tems available for the area which will solve the sewerage crisis in a more efficient way. Another topic of Kanjorski’s Congressman Paul ~ Kanjorski visits Post June looses grant A representative from Michael J. Pasonigik said they had been in contaet with the firms who bid on the sewer construction job. The low bidder indicated he would not be able to hold his prices for the six- month extension. The second low bidder has agreed to hold to his original bid. The Municipal Authority is waiting to receive such information in writing before taking any action. Kindler had a meeting with Mr. Corcoran from the Wood- ridge development who told him one of the residents had their water tested by the Kirby Health Center and found their well to be polluted. The Munici- pal Authority is trying to work out an agreement with the Dallas Area Municipal Author- ity (DAMA) where Woodridge I can tie into the sewer system of Woodridge II which is located in Kingston Township and is serv- iced by DAMA. interview centered around. his concern for environmental issues, specifically the nation- wide garbage disposal problem. “Pennsylvania, as well as every other state, should be looking for alternative methods of handling garbage.” Kanjorski said. “One plan that will help ease the crisis is recycling. But that alone will not solve the problem. I feel the federal gov- ernment, along with state gov- ernment, should work together to do whatever we can to deal with the situation. American technology can do wonderful things. We've got to use that technology to encourage ingenu- ity to solve the problem.” He said. Along the some lines, Kanjor- ski said the quality of life in northeastern Pennsylvania and particulary in the Back Moun- tain, should not be sacraficed in the name of progress and tech- nological advancement. He said 1988 will be the year of Pennayl- vania at it’s best with much economic growth based on an influx of new industry. “New businesses and indus- Aries are now looking at our state with the desire to locate here. Many psople from New York and New Jersey are notic- ing the high quality’ of life here.”’Kanjorski told The Post. But new growth comes with some side effects that may alter an area’s high quality of life and Kanjorski said he feels these potential problems need to be examined and dealt with before they are encountered. Kanjorski and his staff wrapped up their visit to the Back Mountain with speaking engagements at Dallas and Lake-Lehman High Schools, Monday. The Congressman spoke to students about the U.S. Constitution after which he and his staff returned to Washington ~ to begin a new legislative year. Dallas Post/Charlot M. Denmon Featured in Chef’s corner Charolotte and Rich Williams, Harveys Lake, are this week's featured chefs in The Post’s newest addition, ‘‘Chef’'s corner’. See page 6 for some of the Williams’ fantastic favorite recipes. pk | State prison to get | more money for tower BY BONNIE DOMBROSKI Staff Writer There was a meeting held on Friday, Jan. 8, 1988 at the State Correctional Institute at Dallas ‘for the purpose of a discussion on security issues at the prison and for an update on the status of the siren and fence project. Present were Superintendent Joseph Ryan, Representative Stanley Jarolin, Lisa Baker, Adminsitrative Officer for Sena- tor Charles Lemmond, and members of the Citizens Advis- ory Committee. Other officials expected to attend but were unable to make the meeting due to the weather conditions and illness. Since there are no representa- tives from the Department of General Services (DGS) a report on the status of the project was given by Bob Pozaic, Institution Maintenance Supervisor. According to Pozaic, the project is 90 percent complete and the general con- tractor has promised to finish as soon as possible. They were granted an extension on the completion deadline but DGS has stated in a letter to Senator Lemmond /that “a target com- pletion date of January 18, 1988 has been established.” They did indicate, jrowever, that the weather is'a complicating factor and that the date may have $ be adjusted.s 2-17 Pozaic said that the outside fence is completed to the point where the locks are in place and secure. One lift gate has been installed and after the lift gate has been installed on the inside fence the intrusion system will be set up. Ryan indicated that “significant progress’ has been made toward completion of the project. Installation of additional light- ing was cut from the fence and siren project because of a lack of funds, but the use of sodium vapor lights to replace the incandescent lighting has helped illuminate the far areas of the grounds. According to informa- tion received from Senator Lemmon’s office, $792,000 has been included in the Capital Budget Bill for security lighting at the prison. Ryan reported that SCID is short of Corrections Officers now because of the opening of Frackville and Retreat, but there are 17 applications in process now and the Pennsyl- vania State Police are working on extensive background checks on all individuals who apply. The construction of a guard tower required some additional ‘Ryan said “It’s needed because . of Welfare has announced they © “térm mental problems for the funding and $200,000 is set aside jit in the Capital Budget for that ] project. The budget has gone through the House and is in the Senate now and’ the Legislature is expected to take action on it in the early Spring. When ques- § tioned about the tower project, ih | SE it is tied in with the remodeling of the main gate. Also, there is =~ | a long distance between Tower 1 and Tower 7 which has never been able to be covered by a tower up until now. Ryan also E said the new tower will be the i place where County Sheriffs and State Police leave their weapons when they are bringing in a prisoner. i Money for a water tie line to a PGW water source was another concern @#f prison officials and local citizens. House Bill 1743 which includes all major con- struction projects for the state has $795,000 for water line hook- ups for SCID. The prison has recently drilled a well but it is not in use and will not be used unless one of the two, wells currently in use is shut down. Ryan stressed that it is an alternate supply, not an addi- tional supply and is therefore not an extra drain on the water i : table. i Plans are in the works for a Mental Health clinic to be estab- lished at SCID. The Department will not be taking care of short- Department of Corrections any- more. The plans are to build a 35-bed unit on top of the hospital and have the care done by an 0, independent contractor who 4s i would provide their own staff. This project will take a few years of planning and geting, before it becomes a reality. | Ryan would like the residents living in close proximity to the prison grounds to be made aware of the fact that on the first Tuesday of every month the steam whistle will be sounded to check its working condition. It will only be used in case of an internal problem and should cause no anxiety to area residents who may hear it sounded. There is a new citation hang- ing on the wall proclaiming SCID as an accredited institu- tion according to the American Corrections Association, There are 458 standards to be met and SCID had to comply with 100 percent of the mandatory stan- dards and at least 90 percent of the non-mandatory standards. The accreditation is good for three years and that is the second one to be earned by the Dallas facility. SCID fence nears completion The State Correctional Institution at Dallas has added five rows of razor wire and an additional fence at the facility fo increase security. The five year-old project is nearly complete, according to officials. Dallas Post/Bonnie Dombrosil
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