od X ’ 8 The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, June 5, 1991 ATES enn Ah ne RA SEC Hansons (continued from page 1) He said he approved of the townhouses being built but added that the studies are a very impor- tantissue that can’t be overlooked. “The 537 (sewer study) is al- ready going on and they should be able to get other studies which were done recently,” said Boice. This goes along with a report submitted last year by a borough Ad Hoc committee which studied "the proposal. J — Dr. Karen Winters, a former Harveys Lake resident who now lives in Dallas, said that the com- mittee urged the borough council to get all the information it could before making a decision on rezon- ing. ; “We went around and talked to (county planner) Adrian Merolli, to the Department of Transportation, to the school district and others to find out how this would affect the area,” said Winters. “We felt that before any change is made in the zoning the borough should look at all aspects of the proposal,” she added. “He felt, as we do, that the deci- sion should be made on as much ' information as possible and this ‘includes impact studies,” said Winters. ~ Merolli went as far as to write a letter to the borough stating this opinion. In the letter dated August 8, 1990 Merolli said the borough should “...clearly weigh all posi- tives and negatives of the project and its net effect on all aspects of concern to the borough and its residents before deciding on the rezoning issue.” ~ Winters said the committee urged that the impact information be obtained before rezoning. “Maybe it doesn’t have to be some- thing as formal as a study but the borough needs to have all the in- formation before making this deci- sion,” she said. The information obtained by the Ad Hoc committee showed that the borough's sewage system and the local elementary school where both at full capacity and may not be able to handle a large increase in population. “These are just some of the areas to be considered,” said Winters. “We looked at what we thought was most important; we didn't look at the whole picture.” A zoning advisor to the borough agreed that all the information obtained before the vote on rezon- ing will be helpful, but he added that there is no law saying the impact studies should come first. “There is no standard of proce- dure relative to when the impact studies should be done,” said zoning consultant Jack Varaly. He agreed that last week's pub- lic meeting produced good argu- ments for and against the proposal and added the council should take all these comments into consid- eration. “The council has to look at the objections and see if they are only about the environment,” said Var- aly. “If they are, then the council must see if the issues can be over- come would these residents still object to the proposal.” Many residents and Winters have quoted Merolli as saying the borough will not be able to stop the developer once the zoning is changed. Varaly believes the borough's zoning ordinance, which took ef- fect at the beginning of the year, sets safeguards on developments. ‘Back Mountain briefs 'Hasay aide will be in Lake Twp. Representative George C. Hasay will have a field aide from his office at the Lae Twp. Municipal Building on June 13, 1991, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. The purpose is to assist the constituents in the 1 17th Legislative District. Lady of Victory Church to hold garage sale Garage Sale will be held at Our Lady of Victory Church, Harveys Lake DISCUSSING THE PLANS - Harveys Lake Solicitor Charles McCormick, left, listens to concerns from residents while councilmen William Wilson and Richard Boice look over plans to rezone 27 acres of land at the former Hanson’s Amusement Park. (Post Photo/Rich Johnson) “The point to remember when- ever you talk about the studies is that there is nothing in the state planning code that addresses the issue,” said Varaly. “This is totally conditional upon the council and it has the discretion to ask for studies above and beyond what is required. Not all communities are like that.” The council will hear more ar- guments when the public meeting continues on June 24. Council- man Joseph Sgarlat is looking. forward to more input on that night. “Some people have more infor- ‘mation on this than the council,” said Sgarlat. “Thjs is avery tough decision and the more input, for or against it, the better it will be.” Sgarlat said that this is one of the biggest decisions this council could have. “Either way the coun- cil goes this will have a big effect on the community,” he said. Councilman George Gwilliam agreed. “It is a big decision and I hope that more people will turn out to give us their ideas on thé matter,” he said. “The concerns we have heard are legitimate and I am sure there are others who want to voice their opinions,” added Gwilliam. Hearing— (continued from page 1) ahead with studies to see if the development would be feasible. But many residents feel that the stud- ies should come before the rezon- ing. “The lack of environmental impact studies should halt this rezoning,” said Dr. Henry J. Zelinski of Pole 295. “Once the rezoning is approved, the project will be unstoppable,” he told the borough council at the meeting. “So until all plans are submitted and you get input from govern- ment agencies no decision should be made.” Other speakers said that pos- sible problems with roads, sewer, water and school conditions should be considered before rezoning is approved. However, the architect and at- torneys for Hanson said that im- pact studies will be done after rezoning occurs. “The studies have to come after the rezoning shows that the land use is compatible to that of our project,” Attorney Jo- seph Blazosek told the crowd. “We are showing an interest in develop- ment but just because we cannot give answers tonight that doesn't mean they aren’t coming.” Shirley Hanson had her say on the matter and told the crowd that this project was better than others that were suggested for the prop- erty. “Listen carefully,” she lectured to the crowd. “If you put this "The lack of environmental impact studies should halt this rezoning.” Dr. Henry J. Zelinski Pole 295 "Listen carefully; if you put this commercial property in the wrong hands it could destroy the lake.” Shirley Hanson Property owner commercial property in the wrong hands it could destroy the lake.” Hanson said that when the commercial property was up for sale she received offers for low income housing, a night club with outdoor concerts, foreign compa- nies wanted to build on the land and areligious organization wa 7 ed to set up in the borough. 7 “Ilove this lake and we are going in phases looking at the project,” she said. “So when you think about _ its use think about the future.” 1 RA 7 Z | NS N ‘Shopper's Gift Guide For Country SKICR. SPORTS 16-20 East Main St., AUMICK'S AUDIO VISUAL” Plymouth, PA 18651 5, O A on June 7 and 8 from 10 to 4:30 Friday and 10 to 2:30 Saturday. The ~ sale is being held in the air conditioned Community Room, since donations for the affair were in such abundance Father Grippes’ garage proved to be too small! 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