ft The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, June 26, 1991 5 Ly =x * on « i ”. y/ i] a 2 NEWS ITEM—Many Harveys Lake residents oppose a plan to convert the former Hanson's Amusement Park into a townhouse development. “®ibrary news : Dallas Lion's make donation to library for materials to help the visually handicapped By NANCY KOZEMCHAK The Back Mountain Memorial "Library is the recipient of a $500 donation from the Dallas Lions . "Club. This money will be used to ~ purchase large print books and "audio cassettes to aid the visually handicapped. Large print books and audio "cassettes are in great demand at ' “the library; the large print being _ used by readers who prefer larger _ lettering for easier reading and the dé@idio cassettes used by many . patrons who enjoy listening to them ~ ‘while in their cars. We are grateful < 7 for this donation from the Lions Club and so are our patrons. Millie, our library card number person, has just announced that ‘she has given out No. 12,112 as of ‘June 20th. That is the number of our current active borrowers. As of today, we are embarking amajor, much-needed, improve- ent to our library grounds. Our “ ‘&viveway area and parking lot are ‘being upgraded and made ready x new blacktop. This project is to J Ba completed before the Auction gins on July 3. The antiques chairman for the 1991 library auction informs me 4 “for sale over the auction block that he now has 650 antiques ready “during the 45th annual auction, ' which runs from July 3 through the 7th. : A unique new innovation for the -' auction this year will be the ap- "' pearance of Sue Hand and Leigh Pawling on the grounds with their easels painting on the spot pro- ceedings. These paintings will be done Friday and Saturday evenings between 6 and 11 and will be up for sale over the block on Sunday night. Sue is the teacher from Sue Hand's Imagery and Leigh is her student. I have just received word that the 1st ever Back Mountain Me- morial Library Cookbook is near- ing completion and will be ready for sale in the near future. We have many names on a reservation list waiting the publication and will be glad to add others to the list. Call the library if you would like to order cookbooks. Two new books have been pur- STEPHEN M. HESS chased this week from the money received from our “Casey's Cash Crunch” project. They are: “Woman Without A Past” by Phyllis A. Whit- ney. This is the story of a young mystery novelist raised by adop- tive parents on Long Island and is stunned when she hears a star- tling revelation. A true identity quest. “Joy and Anger” by Jennifer Blake is a contemporary novel with equally seductive charms of strong and passionate men and women set in the sultry South. Combined are the rich rhythms of Louisiana and the myth-making, dream- breaking allure of Hollywood. Hess earns degree In psychology Stephen M. Hess of Shavertown, formerly of Camp Hill, recently ~ earned a bachelor of arts degree in psychology from Indiana Univer- sity of Pennsylvania. Mr. Hess graduated magna cum laude and will enter a doctoral program in research psychology at Penn State in the fall. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. David B. Hess of Shavertown. -®roperty transfers Property transfers recorded at the Luzerne County Court House JromJduneé6, 1991 todJune 17, 1991. -, Prices are extrapolated from trans- « fer taxes paid. Money transfers are exempt from tax, so no amounts are '«. shown. i Marjorie H. Patton to Frank ,. Astary, 4 Circle Dr., College Manor, Dallas, property 4 Circle Dr., Dal- las Twp., $88,055. Harry Salvantis to Joseph D. A 152 S. River St., Plains, .. operty Field Ridge Dr., Kingston . $400,000. Twp., $32,000. Estate Delores Jackson to John _Wildoner, RD 1, Sweet Valley, ~~ property Fairmount Twp., Ross - Twp., $12,500. Stanley T. Otto Sr. to Peter Klokus, 15 Cross Lane, Wilkes- Barre, property Woodland Ave., ‘Harveys Lake, $500. John A. Deyo to Edward Mro- _chko, 41 W. Meadow St., Shaver- town, property 5.00 acres, Ross Twp., $15,000. Stanley J. Markowski to Brian Gresh, Rr. N. Church St., Hazle- ton, property Northview Ave., Harveys Lake Boro. Walter F. Dense to Kevin T. Swanger, PO Box 182, Sweet Val- ley, property Ross Twp., $82,500. Brian Gresh to Peter A. Austin, RD 1, Box 210C, Danville, prop- erty Northview Ave., Harveys Lake Boro, $2,500. Brian Gresh to James M. Col- lier, RD 1, Danville, property Northview Ave., Harveys Lake Boro, $2,500. Kenneth M. Rice to Don Rood, RR 4, Box 568, W. Pittston, prop- erty Kingwood Dr., Dallas Twp., $28,000. John Shaskas to James Ronald McRipley, RD 2, Box 162, Reser- voir Rd., Dallas, property 2.00 acres, Reservoir Dr., Dallas, Wm. J. Shefski to Daniel F. Sweeney, 39 Hemlock St., Dallas, property LA45, Sec. E, Hemlock St., Glenview Terrace, Dallas Twp., $63,200. Joseph Sabatini to Vincent D. Casey, 10 Highland St., Dallas, property Dallas Boro, $300. Ruth J. Stair to Charlene M. Kosior, RD 3, Box 171, Sutton Creek Rd., Dallas, property 1.00 ac., Sutton Creek Rd., Franklin Twp., $57,000. Raymond C. Vanyo Jr. to Col- leen M. Kozelsky, 9 Spencer Rd., Dallas, property Twp. Rd. 774, 1.06 ac., Dallas Twp., $116,500. Marion A. Beggs to Margaret E. Cable, 5 N. Lehigh St., Shaver- town, property N. Lehigh St., King- ston Twp., $5,500. Charles A. Kern to Bernadine Kern, Box 193A, RD 2, Hickory Hills, Dallas, property 1.26 ac., Hickory Hills Rd., Dallas Twp., $150,000. E. Robert Cable to Margaret E. Cable, 5 N. Lehigh St., Shaver- town, N. Lehigh St., Kingston Twp. June R. Houser to Alfred L. Stiv- ers Sr., KP 30-B, Harveys lake, property Woodland Ave., Lake Twp. Estate J. Archbald Brooks to Wm. C.M. Butler Jr., 102 Orchard East, Newberry Estate, Dallas, property 3 parcels, Dallas Twp., $140,000. Alfred L. Tamanini to Thomas Balutis, 104 Manor Dr., Shaver- town, property Eileen Rd., King- ston Twp., $40,000. JoAnn Wesley to John McCaf- ferty, 125-10 Flatrock Rd., Dallas, property Twp. Rte. 784, 1 acre, Franklin Twp., $156,000. Alfred L. Tamanini Jr. to Alfred L. Tamanini, PO Box 26, Trucksville, property Eileen Rd., Kingston Twp. Mortimer I. Slavin to R.AF. Realty Corp, 315 Simpson St., Swoyersville, property Harveys Lake, $225,000. Marie Naperkoski to Marie O. Naperkoski, 216 Holly St., Trucksville, property Holly St., Kingston Twp. Kenneth M. Rice to Maria Pikor, 37 Westminster Dr., Orchard View Terrace, Dallas, property Westmin- ster Dr., Dallas Twp., $500. Maria Pikor to Walter J. Trus- cott, 37 Westminster Dr., Dallas, property Westminster Dr., Dallas Twp., $112,000. Susan A. Adams to Michael A. Kravitz, 257 Blueberry Hill Rd., Shavertown, property Blueberry Hill Rd., Jackson Twp., $156,000, Darlene Orlandini to Darlene Orlandini, RR 1, Box 453 B, Lower Demunds Rd., property 1.05 ac., Lower Demunds Rd., Dallas Twp. Kenneth J. Krogulski to Ken- neth J. Krogulski, 22 Westminster Dr., Dallas, property Westminster Dr., Dallas Twp. Timothy J. Hogan to Vito N. Balici, 41 Grandview Ave., Dallas Twp., property Grandview Ave., Dallas Twp., $90,000. C. Lewis Houseknecht to Donald R.A. Schoop, 186 Butternut Rd., Shavertown, property Butternut Rd., Kingston Twp., $91,500. Woodridge Associates to Tho- mas J. Wasilewski, 58 E. Pette- bone St., Forty Fort, property Lantern Hill Rd., Kingston Twp., $62,500. Richard B. Britt to Daniel M. Kim, 181 Parrish St., Dallas, prop- erty L3, Parrish St., Tredinnick Sub., Dallas, $119,000. Dorothy Grace Gay to Edard J. O'Dell, 272 Smith Rd., Lehman Twp., property L14, 15, Meadow Lake, Lehman Twp., $72,000. Earl G. Hungerford to Michael A. Melnick, 6 Oak Dr., RD 4, Box 527, Dallas, property L6, Oak Dr., Oak Hill, Lehman Twp., $87,500. Proctor & Gamble Paper Prod- ucts Co. toKeith A. Manges, 517C. Fenwood Dr., Dallas, property Fenwood Ave., Dallas Twp., $100,000. Townhouses (continued from page 1) now the zoning is the most impor- tant part of the project and at this point you should not make a deci- sion with no plans being pre- sented.” Many residents felt that the strong opposition to the proposal should show the council that it is a bad idea. “This meeting should have never happened,” said Albert Timko of Carpenter Road. “The mood was established at the first meeting and the council members should have made their minds up already if you are indeed representing the people.” Timko was referring to a meet- ing May 29 when a majority of residents spoke out against the proposal. Representatives of the Hansons offered little comment on the pro- posal. At the beginning of the most recent meeting, attorney Joseph Blazosek said that that Hanson's would like to see the property re- zoned to R-3 but would also accept a rezoning to R-2, which is similar to the R-3 but allows for smaller units to be built. Blazosek said they brought this to light after a number of residents questioned if the land could be made R-2. Nick Pyros, a representative of Quad-3 Group which is develop- ing the plans for the project, spoke to residents about the company’s qualifications. He said that there were a number of experts working on the Hanson project to insure the best results for everyone. Pyros also told the crowd. “The change of zoning is the first step taken and then the rest, including the tests, will come next.” The council has 90 days to make a decision on the rezoning. Solici- tor Charles McCormick said that the council will take into consid- eration the application for rezon- ing, the public comments, and other submitted materials in making the decision. The materials include letters from the county planning office and the borough's environmental advisory committee saying that impact studies should be done before the rezoning occurs. Even though the borough coun- cil has 90 days to decide on the issue, some council members feel the decision will be made as soon as next month. McCormick said the decision will be made “...at a duly advertised meeting for the public.” Neighbors (continued from page 1) extensive wetland system will be deeply affected by the building. Commonwealth's plan includes construction of a road across wet- lands, but this must be approved by the state Department of Envi- ronmental Resources. Following the meeting, the Gra- hams discussed the outcome with their attorney Hopkin Rowlands and said they will appeal the board's decision but will wait until they have seen it in writing. “We will continue to fight,” said Graham. “"The zoning board members are to act in the best interest of the community by en- forcing ordinances. In this case they did not.” Jeffrey Pace, who recently pur- chased a parcel of land in the Maples and is having a home built there, said he would appeal the decision and take the case to court. “The zoning officers made their own rules and let Commonwealth Telephone Company, big and powerful, come in and have their way,” said Pace. “The board had no regard for private citizens nor the safety of children. The building and the bridge Commonwealth plans to build will depreciate the property in the Maples. “Letting the company come in is giving them a foot in the door. Everyone knows once Common- wealth gets in they continue to do what they want,” Pace continued. “The building will affect a lot of people as well as having an effect on flooding and water.” Commonwealth may start build- ing but if they do, they are building at their own risk since construc- tion should not begin until all appeals, legal processes and DER approval is complete, according to the attorneys. In other business, the zoning board approved College Manor residents’ request that United Penn Bank remove an automated teller machine from College Misericor- dia campus across from the hous- ing development. Bayer said approval for the machine had been given in error. “I try to make the right decisions. I thought the machine was going inside one of the college build- ings,” zoning officer Leonard Kozick said. Stair places in national contest Shannon Stair, a student at Bishop O'Reilly High School in Kingston, has been notifed that she has placed fifth nationally in the high school division of the National Association of the Holy Name Society's essay contest. The daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Mark Stair of Trucksville, Shan- non is pictured above receiving congratulations from school officials. From left, Mrs. Jean Sartin, Shannon’s English teacher; Shannon Sttair, and Rev. Michael Piccola, Principal. 010) ow: (& 3 [Tsk 101 N. Main St., Shavertown * 696-3886 \Y (0) (BSF 1 0 0 EACRCIRY 6 Ts 1 2 25 Years Installation Experience 0 Chemicals Complete Line of HTH - CPC GRANULAR. Cae g “> ay PY 100 Ibe Before You Buy - Check OUR Prices * Repairs <* Liner Replacement <* Free Estimates
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