x 1889 ve Wo ZN Vol. 100 No. 29 "A Centennial Edition” Dallas, PA Wednesday, July 26, 1989 35 Cents DER halts Dallas school renovations over sewers By CHARLOT M. DENMON Staff Writer The Department of Environ- mental Resources has written to the Dallas Township Supervisors and to the Dallas School District that there will be no building per- mits issued for additions to the Dallas Senior High School until approval for the sewage system is granted to DER. The letters dated July 11 from DER'’s Bureau of Water Quality Management, state that the senior high school site addition located in Dallas Township is a subdivision according to the Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act. DER con- ~ tends therefore that the senior high addition must be integrated as a supplement to or a revision of the official plans for Dallas Township. DER considers the township's sewage disposal program described in the township's subdivision pro- posal as inadequate for the needs of the township. The agency also stated that the developer or con- tractor is to complete the neces- sary planning modules. The supervisors did not take action on the letter received by them at the Tuesday, July 18, meeting. Lake-Lehman Bsa, DENMON oe ae The Lake-Lehman School Board directors approved a contract with Smith-Miller Associates for reno- vations to the senior high school, at a special meeting held Monday, July 17. The renovations will include the recommendations made by depart- ment chairpersons, who were at the meeting to present their sug- gestions and their reasons for them. Smith-Miller Associates will draw up and present a new set of plans for board approval before the work is done. Plans are to expand the music room for class space, add a band room, enlarge the gymnasium fa- The supervisors told the devel- oper of Wedgewood Estates that a water problem on the road must be corrected before building permits are issued and the road adopted by the township. Supervisors Phil Walters and Frank Wagner, both of whom work on the roads, said that the water problem, with water collecting in the middle of the road, has existed for three summers and two win- ters. Walters said the water will not run off because the drainage project is not adequate. The devel- oper agreed to change the pitch of the road so the water will run off and when the corrections are made, a building permit will be issued for the 13 homes. The supervisors received the new census map prepared by the Bu- reau of Census with revisions made by Township Solicitor Frank Townend, which they signed. Secretary Glenn Howell was authorized to draw up specifica- tions for a new front end loader to be put out for bid by the township. school board okays senior high project cilities to include locker space and shower rooms; expand the library to include audio-visual facilities; add approximately nine classrooms including specific science labora- tory rooms; make the industrial arts rooms larger to accommodate the individual industrial arts pro- grams such as photography and print shop. The board also approved the appointment of Lori Lutsey of Dallas as a permanent member of the faculty. Ms. Lutsey has been employed as a long term substi- tute. The board also approved the purchase of Consumer Math text- books by Prentice Hall for use in the senior high school. Her prize Carols Bartizek) Caroline Slabinski, 10, of Hanover Twp., holds on to her prize won ‘night at the Franklin Twp. Ambulance Fair. (Photo-by..... Ere By SCOTT A. DAVIS Post Staff Serving and protecting the wa- terways of Pennsylvania is becom- ing an increasingly difficult job for the Pennsylvania Fish Commis- sion because of shortages in man- power and funds. Kerry Messerle, fish commis- sion regional law enforcement supervisor, explained that the commission falls short on man- power and funds to serve the state. According to Messerle, there are six law enforcement regions in the state. Each region contains an equal amount of geography. His area, the Northeastern region, contains 12 counties. The commission has only 11 full-time officers and one vacancy to serve all 12 counties. Messerle explained that Luzerne County is divided into East Side and West Side by the Susquehanna River. Wilkes-Barre is on the East Side and Dallas is on the West Side. To serve the West Side, the commission relies on one full-time Waterways Conservation Officer and six part-time deputies. The full-time officer is Claude Neifert. The top salary for a full- time officer runs around $26,500, according to Messerle. "deputies “They do not receive a Harveys Lake road role! sparks hot debate By SCOTT A. DAVIS Post Staff All roads in Harveys Lake Bor- ough will be tarred and chipped, but some councilman are upset with the project. In a meeting July 18, the Har- veys Lake Borough Council ap- proved a bid to tar and chip roads throughout the borough. A bid of $86,431.70 placed by Wilkes-Barre Construction Company was the only bid received for the project. Councilman Joseph Sgarlat attacked the project stating, “The project is too expensive for some- thing that would only lastone year.” He suggested looking into asphalt before deciding on the bid at the council meeting. Dave Abod, chairman of the roads committee, supported the project. He told the council he had been working on the project for five months and feels the tar and chip- ping is the best alternative. Abod Horse show winners Top two winners in the Class | opening event of the Tail Enders 4-H Riding Club Horse Show last Sunday were Ann Shire of Clarks Summit, front, first place and Joanne Boyle, of Idetown, rear, second. At left, an unidentified contestant expressed her feelings about the early morning event. (Photos by Charlotte Bartizek) DAMA works on ‘alternative’ expansion plan By SCOTT A. DAVIS Post Staff The Dallas Area Municipal Au- thority has still not reached an expansion agreement with the Department of Environmental Resources. “For lack of another explana- tion, there has been no action,” explained DAMA Plant Manager Thomas Bagley recently. According to Bagley, DAMA is exploring the possibility with engi- LA oo DER wants DAMA to consider connecting with the Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority neers of a proposal for the author- ity to connect with the Wyoming Valley Sewer Authority. DAMA has been told by DER to look into the connection as a more cost effective and environmentally sound expansion plan than a re- jected proposal DAMA recently submitted. Bagley would not com- ment on whether or not connect- ing to the Wyoming Valley Sani- tary Authority was what DAMA preferred to do. “DER has told us to consider the connection,” Ba- gley said. The proposal submitted by DAMA earlier this year was re- jected by DER in June. According to DER Spokesman Mark Carmon, ¥ of < ¥ DER wants DAMA to “design a new plan that would prove more cost effective and environmentally sound.” The rejected proposal called for the upgrading of DAMA's treat- ment plant to handle 2.6 million gallons of water each day. The plant also proposed to filter 400,000 gallons of surface and storm water which flows into the treatment system. The rejected proposal would See DAMA, pg 3 claimed the tar and chipping should last three or four years. “A lot of people do not want paved roads,” he said. “They would prefer oe rustic look provided by tar and chip.” Councilman George Gwilliam said various people told him the roads would have to be re-done next year. He said the project was an attempt to gain favor in the up- coming elections. Fish Commission says lack of funding hampers enforcement There are only 12 full-time officers in the 12-county Northeast region salary,” Messerle explained. “Depu- ties receive stipends tore-imburse them for costs. This equals about $36 per day.” Messerle estimated the stipends cover only about 40% of the deputies’ time of service. The six deputies are David Dembowski, Dianne Grimes, Paul Grimes, Stephen Verrastro, Joseph Waiter, and Harry Ream. Messerle also pointed out that the East Side is served by one full- time officer and three deputies. “Officers must cover a lot of territory,” Messerle said. “We need more full-time officers. You can only work one guy so long.” Another problem facing the commission is funding. According to Messerle, the commission's entire revenues come from three sources. One source, called “The Boat Fund”, obtains funds through the sale of motor boat registrations. A similar second source is funds collected from the sale of fishing licenses called “The Fish Fund”. "See ENFORCEMENT, p Abod pointed out he is spear- heading the project and he is not up for re-election this year. Borough Solicitor Joseph O'Con- nor spoke with Borough Engineer Doug Smith by phone during the meeting. Speaking through O'Connor, Smith said the per unit cost of the | bid was higher than expected, but | stressed that Wilkes-Barre Con- struction was the only business | See ROADS, pg5 | Suspension announced. denied HL police officer resigns amid threat speculation By SCOTT A. DAVIS Post Staff A Harveys Lake police officer has resigned, allegedly after being accused of threatening a victim of a boating accident. Officer David Wehr resigned early this week. On Monday, Har- veys Lake authorities refused to give any explanation as to why he resigned. However, last Friday morning police officials released informa- tion that Wehr was to be sus- pended pending investigation of an alleged threat the officer had made. The officials declined to of- fer a specific incident. Monday, authorities denied Wehr had been suspended. . Police Chief Lionel Bulford con- firmed that Wehr had resigned, but directed all questions to Mayor Joseph Boyle. Repeated attempts to contact Boyle were unsuccesful. Although police authorities are not offering details, two sources close to the department told The Post that Wehr was suspended prior to his resignation. Both | sources stated that a victim of a boat accident over the Fourth of July weekend filed a complaint to the Harveys Lake Police Depart- ment against Officer Wehr. The complaint, according to sources, stated that Wehr threatened to harm the victim the night of the accident. Wehr alledgedly threat- ened the victim if the victim spoke with the press. Bulford would not comment on the allegations, nor confirm or deny the complaint. Despite making several at- tempts, The Post was unable to contact Wehr for comment. Inside The Post | Calendar......14 Classified.11-13 Editorials....... 4 Obituaries.....2 Real Estate.............. 12 Religion..........0 000, 13 School ......uiiui 2 8 SPOS... ate eavanans 10 : | Coming up: RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE - Wed., August 2, 1-6 PM, Meadows Nursing Center, Dallas. Appointments needed. DALLAS TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS - Tues., Aug. 1, 8 PM, Dallas Township bldg. ASTRONOMY SESSIONS - Penn State Wilkes-Barre campus, every Friday and Saturday, 9 PM, Room S111, Science Bldg. ¢) ¥
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