/ # 1 CHARLOT M. DENMON Vol. 101 No. 19 Dallas, PA Wednesday, May 16, 1990 35 Cents Cooperation is theme on rumble strips By RONALD BARTIZEK (whos Staff ' . Therumble strips on Route 309 in Dallas may still be noisy, but the volume was down considerably at the Dallas Borough Council meet- ing Monday night. A few residents attended to renew their complaints about the strips, but they also commended the council for work- ing toward a solution to their con- cerns. John Valentine, who lives near the strips, praised the council for its action so far, but said much still needs to be done. “It is still loud; it is noise pollution,” he said. Valentine said he had met with «officials from the state Department 4 @gof Transportation (PennDOT) and "*they were concerned about the potential noise level. He noted that the noise level was especially high on a recent damp night. “It echoes right up the valley,” said Fred Brokenshire, who lives adjacent to Route 309. He invited See STRIPS, pg 5 Staff Writer Dallas School Board meriters. unanimously approved a tentative budget of $13,481,260 for the 1990-91 school year at its May meeting, Monday night. The budget represents a tax increase of 9.5 mills, or 7.2 percent. The district's business manager Charlotte Williams explained to the board that the increase of $1,014,000 was 8.1% more spend- ing than in 1989-90. “Primary increases in the new budget include salaries and bene- fits of $722,000, debt increase because of the new bond issue By CHARLOT M. DENMON Staff Writer The only thing about the 1990- 91 budget that the directors of the Lake-Lehman School District seem to be able to agree on is that they don't yet have enough information to work with in developing the fis- cal plan. At a budget committee meeting following the school district's regu- lar meeting Superintendent Char- les Borchetta said the administra- tion had nothing to add to the Pgs SRL {CNS SN a BR i eT Calendar................ 16 Classified......... 13-15 Editorials................. 4 Obituaries............... 2 Police Report......... 2 Property Transfers.. 8 SchOOL........i. 050 11 Coming up: RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE - Wed., May 23, 1- 6PM, Meadows Nursing Center, Dallas. Appointments: 823-7164 DALLAS TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS - Wed., May 16, 7PM, Dallas Twp. Bldg., Rt. 309 HARVEYS LAKE ZONING BOARD - Tues., May 22, 7 PM, Harveys Lake Municipal Bldg., Route 415 HARVEYS LAKE BOROUGH COUNCIL - Tues., May 22, 7:30 PM, Harveys Lake Municipal Bldg., Route 415 Up ang ¢ over Amy LLoyd of Dallas was one of the young riders who braved the rain Sunday to compete in the Back Mountain Library Horse Show. (Photo by Ron Bartizek) $233,000, West Side Vo-Tech «share, $40,000, transportation an’ ~increase of $75,000 and special education, an increase of $45,000,” she explained. “Since we are in the 2% classifi- cation of school districts we can expect approximately a $76,000 increase from the state,” Williams continued. District Superintendent Gerald Wycallis said there are still some things the district can look at real- istically without hurting supplies or programs. “We are looking at sabbaticals, retirement of some employees and ‘also in the area of suppliers,” Wyecallis said. Williams said unlike some of the local districts, the assessed valu- ation on real estate in the district has not flattened out, but has had a slight increase. “Earned income taxes are also up in the district,” she said. The present tax in Dallas School District is 132.5 mills and under the proposed budget for 1990-1991 would be increased to 142 mills. The owner of property in the Dallas School District with property as- sessed at $10,000 under the pres- “I also want to know what supplies are being cut, because I won't vote to cut if I don’t know what is being cut.” Liz Sichler Lake-Lehman school director recommendations he had made previously regarding cutting and curtailing activities and services in the school district. “The recommendations I have made are a one-time program of cuts and curtailments. There is nothing more I have to discuss,” the superintendent stated. Board member Joseph “Red” Jones asked business manager Raymond Bowersox if he could give the directors an idea of what sports brought . in revenues. Bowersox Clubs donate Fair Bonds Dallas Lions and Lionesses and Dallas Oddfellows donated their Fall Fair Bonds back to the Fall Fair Association at last week’s meeting of the Lions Club at the Castle Inn. Left to right, presenting the bonds to Hugh Woodward, president of the Fall Fair Association, are Gary Hozempa, Joseph Dwinchick, Lions; Woodward receiving bonds from club president, Harold Ruth and Lion Tom Reese, C.M. Denmon) allas school budget asks 8% increase ent budget would pay $1325 an- nually and that same. property under the proposed budget nal pay $1420. The board members approved unanimously the proposed budget but board member Ellen Nagy, vice president presiding in the absence of president Clarence Michael emphasized that the new budget was only a tentative one and the board hopes the final budget will be lower. In the past 10 years, the Dallas District budget has increased from’ 96 mills in 1980-1981 to 132.5. mills in 1989-1990 or a total of 36.5 mills. “Lake-Lehman directors spar over budget replied that the four sports that brought in revenue were football, basketball, wrestling and volley- ball. He also reported that the total expenditure for extra-curricular. activities in 1989-1990 was $300,000. That amount included equipment, officiating, transpor- tation, league fees, band expense, and other items. Dr. John Presper spoke up, saying, “I have thought about the statement made by the admini- stration that the district under- See BUDGET, pg 5 ~ who presented the Oddfellows Lodge bonds and personal bonds from Reese and his wife. (Photo by = ¥ '911° coming this summer | By RICH JOHNSON Staff Writer The 911 emergency phone sys- tem may be installed in the Back Mountain Area as early as July, according to officials at the Back Mountain Communication Center. Jack Dodson, president of the Back Mountain Ambulance Asso- ciation, said last week that things are moving along in the effort to set up a “911” system in the area. “We hope to have it in by July or Au- gust,” said Dodson at the meeting of the Back Mountain Control Board. “Before we can hook up the system we have to get permission from the county,” said Dodson, adding that the Back Mountain Communication Center must submit a contingency plan to the county to get the approval. Currently, area municipalities are passing resolutions giving approval for the plan. So far, Dal- las Borough and Kingston Town- ship have given approval. Harveys Lake, Dallas Township and Jackson Township areall expected to do so soon. Dodson says that the proposed system is not an enhanced “911” system. The proposal calls for installing the “911” line into the Commonwealth Telephone Com- pany lines and calls to that num- ber will be forwarded to the com- munication center. : See 911, pg 3 Residence policy puts pressure on local cops By RICH JOHNSON Staff Writer : It is a common practice in the Back Mountain communities to have a residency policy for police officers. In most of the communi- ties the policy is accepted without “sritich problemi. However; inv King-- ston Township, three police offi- cers may be having some problems complying. Kingston Township, like many other communities, has a policy that forces its police officers to live in the township. Currently, there are three police officers on the. force who have not yet been able to move into the township. One of the big reasons for this is the high cost of housing. “The bottom line is money,” said Kingston Township police officer Michael Moravec. “The salary here isn't what it should be for the officers and the prices of homes in the township are more expensive than other communities,” he added. Moravec, the head of the police- men’s union in the township, said the three officers who do not live in the community are trying tofind a way to move. “We had a meeting of the King- ston Police Officer's Association Ir one of our Police officers went to a bank and asked for a $70,000 loan for a ‘home and said that: he made $16,000, he would get laughed right out of the bank.” and one of the things discussed was the policy and how the men can get into the township,” said Moravec, a township resident. “All the officers know what the policy means and they must make good on their agreement to move into the township,” he added. According to the collective bar- gaining agreement between the township and the police officers, a newly hired policeman will have 18 months after being hired to move to the area. This is not always enough time. At the April meeting of the town- ship supervisors, the board voted to extend the policy time limit for one of the officers who has not been able to make the move. The See RESIDENCE, pg 3 Lehman supers concerned about student pedestrians By RICH JOHNSON Staff Writer The Lehman Township Super- visors will be contacting the Lake- Lehman School District in an ef- fort to cut down on the amount of pedestrian traffic on the roads around the schools. At Monday night's meeting Supervisor David Sutton said that there are too many students walk- ing or running along the roads during school events. . “When students have to go from the junior high to the senior high for an event they walk along the roadway,” said Sutton. “There are also sports teams that use the road when they work out,” he added. Sutton said that he feels this is a hazard for the students and the township. “I don't want to go on as a bad guy against the district, I'm just looking out for the safety of the kids,” said Sutton. The other super- visors also noted that an accident on these roads could possibly bring a suit against the township. Sutton expressed concern that teams use the road to run on. “They work out on the road and they run four or five abreast. It is unsafe,” said Sutton. Supervisor Douglas Ide agreed and added, “It is going to get worse as the area grows and more stu- dents enter the schools and more cars use the roads.” The supervisors are hoping that the district can help figure out a - way that the students can use DAVID SUTTON other routes to walk and run on and also provide more supervision for the students when they are near the roads. Sutton noted that two students have been involved in accidents near the school in the past month. “These accidents are not related to school activities,” he said, “but they have opened my eyes to the prob- lems.” The latest accident with the students occurred on May 4 when a student ran out in front of a car . on Market St. The child was not seriously hurt in the accident. Sutton said that the school dis- . See LEHMAN, Pg 3 wn ee es RAE ay ly a a x. wil % EE 3 A
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