d Sy Vo 100 No. 19 "A Centennial Edition
Dallas, PA Wednesday, May 17, 1989
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Dallas Twp.
planners
set June 6
meeting on
subdivision
By CHARLOT'M. DENMON
Staff Writer
The lack of a quorum at the
Dallas Township planning and
zoning meeting Monday night made
4 it necessary to schedule a special
meeting June 6, at which time the
commission will take some action
on the preliminary plans presented
by Michael Dombrowski on the
‘Maples’ development.
The proposed development
submitted by Dombrowski is for
31 homes to be constructed on a
43-acre parcel of land located
behind the Paul Klug home on
Upper Demunds Road across from
Glendalough.
“It was impossible to take any
action on the preliminary plans
submitted by Dombrowski,” ex-
plained chairman Charles Kish-
baugh fellowing the meeting. “Lack
of the quorum was due to the
resignation of Jack Tinner from
the planning commission and our
other member having a previous
commitment.
PNG “We have had some communi-
<i \\ 3 cation from DER .and.from our
: engineer Lee Sweinberg and there
are some points to be cleared up on
the proposed development.”
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ge The request for a variance by
’ Robert Popielarz to flip-flop his
yard for a 40-foot front and a 30-
I foot back to make more convenient
larz when property measurement
by the zoning officer revealed that
a small section in the front was in
the residential area of the town-
ship and not in the business area.
Popielarz withdrew his appli-
cation and will build in order to
conduct his business within the
legal business district.
parking was withdrawn by Popie-
Eagle dance by Thunderpony
An American-Cherokee Indian, Thunderpony, who is also an educator-teacher from Wallenpaupak,
danced the Eagle Dance to the delight of area Scout troops during their graduation meghing at the
Luzerne County Fairgrounds last Friday. (Photo by Charlotte Bartizek)
Proposed Lake-Lehman budget hikes taxes
By CHARLOT M. DENMON
Staff Writer
The Lake-Lehman School Board
.. approved a tentative budget of
k 4 $10.6 million for the 1989-1990
school year by a 6-3 vote at the
May 9 meeting held at Ross Town-
ship Elementary building.
The $10,610,338 budget would
raise taxes five mills in Luzerne
County areas of the district to a
total of 133 mills, and in Noxen of
Wyoming County the millage would
remain at 158. A mill is $1 tax on
every $1,000 of assessed property
value.
The tentative budget for 1989-
1990 is an increase of more than
$900,000 over the current budget
of approximately $9,700,000. The
state mandates that a vote must
be taken on the final budget by
June 30. Until that time, the di-
rectors will continue to work to try
to cut corners on the plan.
Board members Edward Mark,
Joseph ‘Red’ Jones and Robert
Emery voted against the tentative
: 4 pudget.
* In his report, district superin-
tendent Charles Borchetta told
the board that the budget included
maintaining all present educa-
tional programs, including pur-
chase of new textbooks. recycling
of textbooks, continued instruc-
tional and non-instructional equip-
ment and the current pupil to
teacher ratio, allowance for capital
improvements and the establish-
ment of a capital account for fu-
ture construction.
In other board action, the direc-
tors:
e Approved Madlyn Koch as
mathematics teacher for the 1989-
1990 school year.
¢ Approved protessional status
for Michelle Medura by an 8-1 vote
with Robert Emery voting no.
* Approved 173 graduates for
the June 8 graduation ceremony.
* Approved a resolution to op-
pose Gov. Casey and the State
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- Board of Education's recommen-
dation for changes in the LIU fund-
ing disallowing adequate funding
for special education which would
mean dropping specific specialists
and using individual high school's
special education instructors, dis-
allowing part time aids, social
workers and allowing only one
therapist to 1600 students.
e Approved the summer basket-
ball program, conditioning pro-
gram, boys volleyball, girls volley-
ball, marching band, and elemen-
tary instrumental music.
» Approved present junior high
wrestling coaches Tom Williams
and Phil Lipski as senior high
wrestling coaches by a 7-2 vote,
Emery voting no and Thomas Wil-
liams abstaining.
» Congratulated the junior high
math team for placing second in
the six-county math competition.
Ben Fiore placed first in individual
competition and the team of Fiore,
Jeff Gold, Jesse Goble, Mark
Danuski and David Lewis placed
second.
e Congratulated the Lake-
Lehman High School Band for its
performance at Virginia Beach for
placing first in parade and field,
second in concert and in jazz band;
taking the Sweepstake Trophy for
highest combined points in field
and parade; first in color guard,
percussion, jazz section and drum
major.
» Approved a one-year contract
for Carl Search, superintendent of
maintenance and operations, for
the year July 1, 1989 to June 30-
,» 1990.
e Accepted the asbestos envi-
ronmental plan of Environmental
Abatement Associates at a cost of
$11,000 by a 7-2 vote with Emery
‘and Edward Mark voting no.
» Appointed Raymond C. Bow-
ersox as board secretary with
Emery voting no.
.* Appointed Atty. Peter Savage
as solicitor at an annual salary o of
$5,000.
* Approved by a 6-3 vote a sixth
grade class trip to attend an edu-
cational environment trip to the
Mount Tone Environmental Cen-
ter, Lake Como, Wayne County in
October, 1989. Emery, Jones and
Mark voted against the trip which
Carrying the colors i
was recommended by Superinten-
dent Borchetta. :
Dr. Borchetta announced there
would be a public meeting, May
31, to discuss the renovation pro-
posals recommended by Smith,
Miller Associates.
Donnald Dossey, Tunkhannock, and Donald Holdredge, Dallas,
proudly carried the colors for their troop at last Friday's Scout
graduation ceremony. (Photo by Charlotte Bartizek)
Sunrise Estates
allowed to keep
water connection
By SCOTT A. DAVIS
Post Staff
Tamanini Industries has been
authorized to connect the water
systems of two sections of Sunrise
Estates, but not to use the water.
That ruling was made by the
Kingston Township supervisors at
last Wednesday's meeting, in re-
sponse to an application of waiver
submitted by the developer.
In March, Tamanini Industries
connected the water supply sys-
tem from Phase I to Phase II of the
Sunrise Estates development with-
out authorization from the town-
ship.
The interconnection resulted in
protests from Phase I residents,
who feared the connection would
result in lower water pressure and
less supply for their homes.
$5 million
Sunrise Estates Homeowners’
Association President Clinton
McMullen claims existing homes
have experienced low pressure and
inadequate supplies in the past,
and fear the interconnection would
increase the problems.
At Wednesday's supervisors
meeting, Joseph J. Savitz, Ta-
manini’s attorney, admitted the
connection was in place, but added,
“There is no desire to use the water
from Phase I to supplement Phase
II. It is only to be used in an emer-
gency.”
Savitz said that in an emer-
gency, Phase II's more powerful
well would probably service Phase
I 7
* “Phase 1 will give you about
40,000 gallons of water per day.
See SUNRISE, pg 2
project
will expand DAMA's
capacity, quality
By SCOTT A. DAVIS ; The
- Staff Writer CF
The Dallas Area Municipal Au-
thority is planning a $5 million
expansion of its treatment plant to
remove a harmful nutrient from
waste water.
Following a mandate by the
Department of Enviromental Re-
sources, DAMA is upgrading from
a secondary treatment plant to an
advanced treatment plant.
The advanced treatment plant
will be capable of removing Ammo-
nia Nitrogen from waste water.
“Ammonia Nitrogen is a nutri-
ent which uses up oxygen in
streams,” explained plant manager
Thomas J. Bagley. He said the
oxygen depletion is harmful to fish
in the streams.
The expansion will allow the
plant to extract most of the nutri-
ent. The remainder can be ab-
sorbed safely by the stream, ex-
plained Bagley.
Along with expansion plans,
DAMA will enlarge the plant to
handle more waste flow.
The present plant handles 2.2
million gallons of water each day.
Kingston Twp.
takeover now
By SCOTT A. DAVIS
Staff Writer
Kingston Township is still in
negotiation with the state in hopes
of gaining control of Pioneer Ave-
nue.
“We feel the township could
provide better service on Pioneer
Avenue than is currently being
offered by Penn DOT,” said King-
ston Township Manager Jeffrey Box
in a recent interview.
The changing of Pioneer Avenue
from the state to the township
involves a state program which
will han
day.
Engineers estimate the cost of
the project to be about $5 million.
55 percent ofithe money will come
from federal grants. The remain-
ing 45 percent will be paid locally.
DAMA is not sure if customer
Adordige to Bagley, the new plant oe
le 3 million gallons each
rates will be raised to help pay for
the expansion.
“We actually raised the rates in
January anticipating the large
capital expense,” Bagley
explained."As to the final, bottom
line, we do not know at this time.”
The expansion plan was sup-
posed to begin in March of this
year, but was delayed because DER
did not give their final approval in
time, Bagley said. Construction of
the plant has been re-scheduled to
begin in1990.
The construction of the new
plant is not expected to interrupt
service for customers at any time.
“The existing plant will be main-
tained while the addition is being
'constructed,” Bagley said. “Our
main concern is insuring the
contractor will safeguard existing
equipment” so there are no inter-
ruptions in service.
Pioneer Ave.
at ‘standstill’
returns or turns over control of
state highways and roadways to
the local municipalities.
As an incentive for the munici-
pals to accept control of the roads,
according to Box, the state offers
an annual payment for roadway
maintenance.
“Our main goal is to provide
better service for the community,”
Box explained. “The turn-back
funds are not a windfall of the
municipality.”
The township has received many
complaints year round regarding
See PIONEER, pg 2
Inside The Post
Calendar......14
Classified.....13
Editorials....... 4
Obituaries.....2
Police News..2
Communily.............. 36,8
Real Estate.............. 12;
Religion........... eis 5
Schook........coiieeneiins 10
SPOONS... i. ies 11
Coming up:
BACK MOUNTAIN WATER COMMISSION - Thurs., May 18, 8 PM,
Kingston Township Municipal Bldg.
HARVEYS LAKE ZONING BOARD - Tues., May 23, 7 PM, Harveys Lake
Municipal Bldg.
LEHMAN TOWNSHIP MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY - Mon., May 22, 8 PM,
Lehman Township Municipal Bldg.
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