ee = =a B i a —_.. — lL eam as, RETR hE 7A Ee i — 8 The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, June 19, 1991 | QUESTIONABLE DUMP - This dump, located on a piece of land in Lehman Township, has come under fire from the Lehman Township Supervisors. The board reported the dump and property owner ‘Ignatius Hozempa to the state Department of Environmental Resources, saying the dump is illegal and could be a health threat because it is located near a stream that flows into a public water supply. (Post Photo/Rich Johnson) Dump (Continued from page 1) porter on his propery to 100K at the dump but a view from a neigh- boring property showed that there were boxes, cans, bottles, wood, and cinder blocks. Also in the dump were some old appliances and tires. Dumping on the property ap- pears to be continuing as an un- identified man was seen on June 14 dumping bottles from a truck at the site. The truck was later seen at Hozempa's residence. Investigation would determine violations It is unknown at this time if the dump is a violation of state or township laws. DER spokesman Marc Carman said that an investigation into the matter would have to take place to find out if there were any state violations. He added, however, that there may be a problem with the garbage from the tavern being dumped on the land. “Normally only household waste could be dumped on a private property and even then there would have to be certain areas met for that to fall under an agricultural exception,” said Carman. “You are not supposed to bring in materials from an outside source and leave them. Butan investigation willhave to determine which way this thing goes.” The supervisors hope that the investigation comes soon, citing the location of the dump. “This could be a violation of a zoning ordinance,” said Goodwin. “And you have to be concerned that part of the property is probably wet- lands and it is near a public water supply.” v i SAL Sale ol ar Susan's Country June 19th thru 22nd 20% Off Door Prizes 824 E. Main St., Nanticoke 735-8680 Hours: Mon. 12-5; Tues.-Sat. 10-5; — Thursul 8pm. The dump is located near a stream known as “Crotchey Run.” The stream runs into Harveys Creek and then to Rice Dam, which is a public water supply for the Nanticoke area. Hozempa denied any threat to the water supply, saying that the dump is not dangerous. “It’s on my property and it’s not hurting any- one so there shouldn’'tbe a big fuss made over it,” he said. Calls complaint ‘political’ Hozempa said that the complaint has been made because of his recent victory in the primary elec- tion to become township supervi- Sor. “Just because I won the nomi- nation they are starting trouble,” said Hozempa. “I've been doing this for years but they wait until now to bring it up.” The supervisors deny any politi- cal motives and say they were made aware of the situation when resi- dents complained. The board said it did what the state recommends to do in such a situation. “We, as supervisors, are obli- gated to report this,” said supervi- sor David Sutton. “We have re- ceived numerous complaints and DER is the one who regulates the dumping and we are required to inform them of the complaints.” Hozempa, who served as a supervisor in the past, is the only candidate on the ballot in Novem- ber and is expected to win the seat, replacing Goodwin. The supervisors said that Hoz- empa’s experience as a supervisor should have made him handle the situation differently. “He held office before so he ought to know better than to do some- thing like this,” said Sutton. “We are not doing this as a political move, I'm not even running for office. We just want to make sure the township is safe and that all residents comply with the laws.” Investigation could take some time The board would like tosee DER react quickly to its complaint but it may take a few days before all the paperwork is completed. A complaint was being filed on June 17 with DER’s department of water quality. But Carman said that the investigation would be handled by another department. “Once we receive the complaint we will assign it to a field inspector and he will respond. We can’t put a definite time on when he will respond but if we think it is an’ emergency then he will respond faster,” said Carman. Hozempa said he had not yet, been contacted by DER and wasn't even aware of the complaint. As of Tuesday morning, no in- spection had been made of the property. Besides DER, the state fish commission and Pennsylvania Gas & Water Co. were both notified about the dump but offered no comment. Send items to The Post at P.O. Box 366, Dallas PA 18612. ‘Silks + Dried + Pottery baskets Craft Classes Available Baskets for every use, from 50¢ to $50.00 Memorial Highway Between Dallas & Harveys Lake re ee et ee FURNITURE CLEANING LOVE SEAT $25 | cHAIRS15 | 2 ROOMS OF CARPET! Only $35.00 288-4542 or 1-800-422-7668 | FREE TEFLON TREATMENT WITH THIS AD: Roses $15.95 EE I ! [in tm nin wae oe SOFA $35 I Rabies (Continued from page 1) Raccoons are the number one animal to spread rabies, followed by skunks and fox follow close behind,” Davenport continued. “This morning we had a rabid horse brought in,” Davenport said last week. “We have also had some cows bitten but they were vacci- nated so there was no problem. Most of the farmers in Susquehanna County are now vaccinating their cows and people should have their horses vacci- nated to be safe since most horses are out to pasture.” Davenport. said since the law requires dogs to be vaccinated, ‘most dogs are the best barrier between wild animals and humans. If humans are bitten by a rabid animal, they are required to have a series of injections which cost about $1,000. By law all house cats must be vaccinated and should be, Dr. Davenport said, but stray cats are a problem. : : He explained there are two kinds of rabies; Vicious Rabies during the first stage causes the animal to attack. As the disease progresses, the animal slows, staggers and becomes paralyzed. The other type is the Dumb Rabies, which only a Memories low percentage of animals con- tract. When affected, wild animals act tame and will let persons come near them which is dangerous. “Now that school is out, parents should warn their children to stay away from all animals no matter how the animals act. All animals should be vaccinated for their own safety,” said Dr. Davenport. Don Burchell, conservation offi- cer at the Pennsylvania Game Commission in Dallas, said last year's rabies cases totaled 611 throughout the entire state. Rac- coons topped the list with 406 followed by skunks. Other ani- mals tested positive were ground- hogs, bats, cats, fox, horses and a bobcat, not necessarily in that order. “Racoons are the primary carri- ers,” said Burchell. “It's probably due to their low resistance to the disease and because they re-infect within their families. “We have had reports of nine cases in the county, all raccoons; one in Shavertown. A dog fought with it but the dog had its rabies shots and was all right. I also had to destroy a gray fox at Country . Club Apartments but it wasn't tested since it didn't bite anyone,” Burchell said. “I'm only aware of . my territory so Dr. Davenport is a good source. I know there have been three rabid horses, two cows, 10 skunks, one bat, one ground hog , three cats and 98 raccoons. “Ifa person sees a wild animal or any animal but especially sick wild animals notify the Game Commis- sion immediately,” Burchell said. The Game Commission's phone number in Dallas is 675-1143. SPCA to conduct rabies clinic Edward Gross, manager of Luzerne County SPCA, has announced that the SPCA will conduct a second rabies clinic at the shelter, Fox Hill Road, Plains Township, Saturday, June 22, from 1 to 4 p.m. The Northeast Pennsylvania Veterinarians Association will co- sponsor the clinic. Dr. Robert Bishop will administer the vaccinations.’ Cost will be $5.00. Dogs must be brought on a leash and cats in a carrier. (Continued from page 1) / Carey said there was another class in with his for farming and they used to have some lively dis- cussions on how to farm. That was a big difference from when he went to school in Wilkes-Barre, Carey said. “Itwas a close group of teachers and they were like our friends instead of teachers and always ready tohelp us,” Carey said fondly. “Mr. Kester was a fine man. Ms. Lenora Robinson taught home economics and the girls used to make some fine foods and we would get to sample them. We didn’t have any cafeteria, We used to ‘brown bag’ it and then we would sample some of the girls’ cooking at noon. We would only pay 5¢ for soup.” Most of the kids walked to school, Carey said.” “There were three or four buses for the kids who lived way out but not like today’s buses. There was one we called the ‘Chicken Coop’. You can imagine what it was like.” Carey said some students came from Alderson and others from as far as Centermoreland. “We played football and basket- ball,” Carey said. “We had no gym to practice so we played at Kunkle Community Hall. Our team played Beaumont and teams downtown. We also had a band of sorts. The kids who had their own instru- ments were the band members.” Carey was president of the sen- ior class and gave the welcome address at Commencement. H.C. 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