The Dallas Post
Dallas, PA Wednesday, July 26, 1989 3
Kingston Twp. takeover of
Pioneer Ave. a 'dead issue’
By SCOTT A. DAVIS
Post Staff
After three years of negotia-
tions, Kingston Township has been
"sent back to the drawing board on
plans to gain control of Pioneer
Avenue from the state Depart-
ment of Transportation.
Because of the large number of
Kingston Township residents who
use Pioneer Avenue, the township
“feels it might be in the interest of
serving those citizens if we as-
sume control of the roadway,” said
Kingston Township Manager Jef-
frey Box recently.
_ In May of this year, Box de-
scribed the negotiations as being
“at a stand still.” On Monday, Box
characterized the negotiations as
a “dead issue.”
According to Box, the township
has not heard from PennDOT and
must assume negotiations have
been ended.
“There has been no communi-
cation from PennDOT. We have
not received any word in regards
to the negotiations,” Box ex-
plained.
Box said the township will now
revert back to the original plan.
“PennDOT must improve the
roads,” Box said.”At that time,
Kingston Township will again
consider assuming control.”
The changing of control of Pio-
neer Avenue from PennDOT to the
township involves a state program
which returns or turns over con-
trol of state highways and road-
ways to the local municipalities.
As an incentive for the munici-
pales toaccept control of the roads,
the state offers an annual pay-
ment for roadway maintenance.
The township wants to gain
control of Pioneer Avenue “to
provide better service for the
community,” Box said.
Pioneer Avenue has been de-
scribed by Box as deteriorated,
with poor drainage, and slow
winter storm response time by
PennDOT. PennDOT could not be
reached for comment.
“As far as negotiations are
concerned,” Box concluded,” we
have received no information one
way or the other from PennDOT. It
seems to be a dead issue.”
Enforcement
(continued from page 1)
The third source of funding
comes from a tax hidden in gaso-
line purchases. “These hidden
taxes go to PennDOT,” Messerle
explained. “We have a working
agreement with PennDOT to col-
lect a certain amount of this tax,
since a certain percentage of gaso-
line purchases goes toward motor
boats.” This tax is called the Ma-
rine Fuels Tax.
Messerle said the commission's
law enforcement ability is limited
by two factors. “For one thing,” he
said,"revenue will not support
(expansion).”
Deputies receive
only a stipend
of $36 a day
Messerle said the second limita-
tion is bureaucratic. “Although the
commission is an independent
agency outside the Governor's
administration, the Governor
. makes out our checks,” he said.
‘ o
Messerle explained that the
administration has an official
Part-time deputies
must complete
60 hours of
police training
number of employees which the
commission cannot exceed. “Even
if we wanted to (expand), we can
not without the Governor's ap-
proval.”
Since the commission must
work with limited manpower, the
commission has set up a complex
mutual aid agreement between the
regional offices. “If demands change
in oneregion, officers can be pulled
from another region to assist,”
Messerle said.
Messerle pointed out that if a
situation arose that a Waterways
Conservation Officer cannot re-
spond to a complaint or emer-
gency, there are alternative au-
thorities to dispatch.
“DER, the Game Commission,
some park police, and every state
and municipal police officer have
authority to enforce all boat codes,”
Messerle said.
DAMA
(continued from page 1)
have cost approximately $1.5 mil-
lion dollars to complete.
Bagley said DER has failed to
explain why the rejected proposal
was environmentally unsound.
Bagley said he could not give
details of the connection proposal
because it is still in the planning
stages. He also said he would need
more specific information before
commenting on how a connection
of the two authorities would affect
customers.
“We are looking at the end of
August to come up with some-
thing,” Bagley said. “What has to
be done is look at (the connection)
as an alternative,” he said.
Bagley said DAMA must con-
sider several factors in developing
anew proposal, such as costand if
the connection could actually be
accomplished.
“We will compare the proposal
toourexisting, approved proposal,”
Bagley explained. The approved
proposal involves upgrading the
existing plant to remove Ammonia
Nitrogen, a harmful nutrient, from
the water.
“DER has said it is more costly
to upgrade than to connect to the
Wyoming Valley Sewer Authority,”
Bagley said.
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Messerle also said the officers
work hard to fulfill their jobs even
though there is such a shortage of
manpower. These officers must
complete intensive training pro-
grams prior to employment, and
continue training the entire time of
their employment.
To become a full-time Water-
ways Conservation Officer, an
individual must pass a Civil Serv-
ice Exam and be placed on a wait-
ing list. Once hired, the full-time
officers must complete four months
of training at the H.R. Stackhouse
School near State College.
At Stackhouse, the officers are
trained in all aspects of law en-
forcement, fisheries information
and education, engineering, and
all other phases of the commis-
sions operations. The officers also
train annually in the use of fire-
arms and first aid.
Part-time deputy applicants
must apply for the job, then un-
dergo an extensive background
check. The applicants must be
certified in cardiopulmonary re-
suscitation (CPR) prior to employ-
ment.
Within the first year of employ-
ment, deputies must attend Stack-
house for 60 hours of training in
all powers as a police officer.
Within three years, deputies
must return to Stackhouse tolearn
what the commission does and
why. They also learn more about
law enforcement in regards to
boating under the influence of
alcohol or controlled substances.
To make up for shortages in
manpower, the commission
changes the patrol patterns sea-
sonally. “March 1 through Memo-
rial Day, officers concentrate on
trout stocking and trout fishing
law enforcement,” Messerle said.
“Memorial Day through the week
after Labor Day, officers concen-
trate on boat law enforcement”, he
continued. “Late fall to January,
officers concentrate on training.”
“We also continue to enforce
fish and boat laws year round,”
Messerle concluded.
Heat relief
Youngsters from around the area had fun while keeping cool this weekend at the pool at Moon
Lake Park in Lake Silkworth. (Photo by Ron Bartizek) ;
Dallas man drowns after falling in creek
Thomas James Atkinson, 34,
229 Valley View Trailer Park, Dal-
las, was found dead in Toby's Creek
along South Main Street, King-
ston Township early Monday
morning.
While jogging Monday about
5:30 a.m. Gerald Kapral of King-
ston Township saw a body lying
face down in the water and called
the Kingston Township police to
investigate.
Kingston Township Police Chief
Paul Sabol, Pennsylvania State
Police Criniinal Division and the
Luzerne County Coroner's office
are investigating the death which
was placed sometime between 11
and 11:30 p.m., Sunday.
Authorities believe that while
riding his bike, Atkinson rode off
the edge of the roadway where it
narrows, went down a bank and
struck a rock when he went into
the creek. After an examination by
County Coronor Dr. George
Hudock, the stated manner of
‘death was by drowning.
An investigation is continuing
but authorities do not believe foul
play was involved.
Peiffer, Cooper fill Dallas Borough Council gaps
By CHARLOT M. DENMON
Staff Writer
Donald Cooper and Patricia
Peiffer, two Republican nominees
on the November ballot, were
appointed members of the Dallas
Borough Council, Tuesday, July
18, to fill vacancies left by the
resignation of William Berti and
Craig Tupper.
Both new members were sworn
into office by Mayor Paul LaBar.
Ms. Peiffer will serve six months
of the remaining two and a half
years of Tupper's term in office.
Tupper submitted his resignation
at Tuesday's meeting, because he
is taking residence in Orchard View
Terrace, Dallas Township, making
him ineligible to serve in the bor-
ough.
Names of new candidates for
Tupper's vacancy will appear on
the November ballot because Ms.
Peiffer will begin her own four year
term of office then. Both the Re-
publican and Democrat parties
may nominate a candidate on the
ballot for the remaining two year
term of Tupper's seat and the
winner will take office in January.
Don Cooper, who was appointed
to fill Berti's seat which expires in
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pointed.
Mrs. James (Margaret) Davis,
Davenport Street, Dallas, was
appointed a part time clerk to
business manager Katherine
Strosneider for 15 hours weekly at
$4.00 per hour.
PennDOT turned down the
council's request to install guard-
rails in the area of the highway
near the Y of Routes 309 and 415
but notified council they will out-
line the curbing and put special
markings on the highway to alert
motorists of the dangerous inter-
section ahead. PennDOT claims
the markings will be more effective
than guardrials.
The council will hold a special
meeting with zoning board Atty.
Mark Opel to discuss the feasibil-
ity of updating the borough's zon-
ing ordinances.
A request to install an air condi-
tioning system in the police offices
and the council meeting room was
tabled until a future meeting, since
most of the council members ap-
peared reluctant to support the
proposal.
Business manager Strosneider
told the council that R.N. Fitch &
Sons has offered to install a split
conditioner unit that delivers
13,100 and 5,500 BTU's at the
same time at a cost of $3,200. She
explained that the police depart-
ment offices are very hot and that
there is more than $6,000 in the
building improvement fund. The
cooling system will be discussed at
a future meeting.
PennDOT also notifed council
that a stop sign will be installed to
replace the yield sign at the inter-
section of Main Street and Pioneer
Avenue, and that 35 mph speed
limit signs on both roads must be
placed for better vision by motor-
ists. Replacement of the signs is
the responsibility of the borough.
Council also approved adver-
tiisng for a part time policeman
and also to write to Civil Service
requesting that another Civil Serv-
ice test be given.
PennDOT approved the Eliza-
beth Street sewer project and
Borough Engineer Leo Corbett will
meet with council to discuss ad-
vertising for estimates for Joseph,
Elizabeth and Sunset Streets storm
sewers.
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