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‘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
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| 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- §
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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