5 ET ___ EE SE) GRR aE SEE i LE Se I. Than el Beh, i I i a PL, eh He 2 - ~ - - Lo B3] ie The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, October 16, 1991 —— ca aaies aceite eS ed A Setter agi eves ET TT ——_——_—— er Zoning (continued from page 1) within which to respond,” Jones said. “I think there's no alternative really,” said Jones after the meet- ing. Seck's property on Rice Street has a mobile home on it, which the {township allowed to be put there ‘temporarily in 1987. Ironically however, though the . township's zoning ordinance may change, she still may face citations "for zoning and building code viola- ‘ tions at her property. Among the violations are the “fact that she has two principal ‘ structures on one lot, she doesn’t ‘ ‘met set-back requirements, and - numerous building code violations, “according to township manager Jeffrey Box. At the meeting, the township authorized solicitor Jones to take . 4 ~ >) [A b ST - legal action against Heck if the ~, violations were not corrected. The proposed change in the + township's zoning ordinance would ~.'not affect private housing develop- + ments, where properly owners sign 53 Y a i‘ ~1-a restrictive covenent when they «.rpurchase property. If the ordinance is changed, « mobile homes would also still have r,to meet the township's building wi codes. + At the meeting, the supervisors »,+also voted to have stop signs placed > -,at Staub Road at the intersection ‘of Hill Street. The signs were added - after residents on Staub Road ,~ complained of speeding on the ~- street. ene CEO GL ENC ea AR Pa ie BC BS Shee LR SE JUSS BC aval a - & “4 i Le J * P The township had the first read- ing of two ordinances which would rezone properties. Robert and Mary McLaughlin requested that their property at 57 North Main Street be changed {rom a two-family residential zoning (R- 2) to a general commercial district (B-2). Nearby properties are zoned B-2. Joseph Gallagher and Kay Warden, who own properties in the 200 block of North Main Street asked that their properties be re- zoned [rom B-2 to residential. In other business, the supervi- SOrs: ¢ Announced that the Recrea- tion Commission is sponsoring the annual punt, pass and kick con- test at the Dallas High School on October 26 at 10 a.m. * Announced that bagged leaf collection by the road department will be held the week of November 11. Leaves must be bagged and placed at the curbside for collec- tion. e Appointed Judilyn Price of Holly Street, Trucksville, as a school crossing guard effective September 30. * Confirmed the appointment of Robert N. Opel II as special coun- sel to the board of supervisors with regard to the lawsuitlevied against the Dallas Area Municipal Author- ity and township officials by C&K Refuse, Searles Sanitation, and Dave's Sanitation. * Township manager Box an- nounced that the initial meeting of the transportation association will be Wednesday, Oct. 16 at 7:30 p.m. at Penn State. ‘represent the township. company Monday. Insurance company may cover Kingston Township's legal costs While Kingston Township has retained Attorney Robert Opel Il as | special counsel to represent the township in the lawsuit against the ‘| waste collection pact made with the Dallas Area Municipal Authority - Opel's services may not be necessary. Opel is paid $65 an hour, the same as township solicitor Benjamin "| Jones. | Kingston Township manager Jeffrey Box has been notified by !| telephone that the Scottsdale Insurance Company, which carries the -| township public official's liability insurance would hire a lawyer to Because Scottsdale also insures Dallas Borough and Dallas Town- | ship, Box said he was told that the municipalities’ defense would be | consolidated with a single attorney. Box had not received written confirmation from the insurance The Back Mountain Taxpayers Association will hold its next meet-.* ing October 20, at 4 p.m. in the Carvertown United Methodist Church. According to association presi- dent Frank Gelsleichter, question- naires on the recent waste collec- tion program have been delivered Five arrested at The Kingston Township Police Department conducted a D.U.L Checkpoint on Saturday evening, October 5. The checkpoint was conducted on Route 309 in the Township, which is a very heavily traveled thoroughfare. The checkpoint was in opera- tion from 10:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. The Kingston Township Police Department was assisted by offi- cers from Dallas Township Police “Department, Dallas Borough Po- Fa PREP A A a ME RN SS 4 » - Te » * @ LEN MAA > - PN + - “* ¥ - aa =a PR Vr a Nal Sar a Ta BY ETRE BE RE i TAU SE GO We Sg 2a 4 A Eu $ > ww ow as 4 4s Rd ¥ i * ¢ * A, -e * § - lice Department, Jackson Town- ship Police Department, and Har- veys Lake Borough Police Depart- ment. The checkpoint was under ' Taxpayers Association sets meeting to many area homes, and are avail- able at Moore's Store and the Hi Score Gun Shop on Demunds Road. Scheduled for the October 20 meeting is a discussion what has happened to communities which have only a single garbage hauler, said Gelsleichter. DUI checkpoint the direction of Kingston Town- ship Police Sergeant James Balav- age. The officers stopped 639 vehicles and detained 13 of the 639. Driv- ers of eight of the 13 detained vehicles were given field sobriety tests. Five of the eight were taken for further evidence of intoxication and subsequently chargd with D.U.L The Kingston Township Police Department had made 39 D.U.I. arrests in 1991 prior to the check- point. The arrests made on Oct. 5 bring the total to 44. Made to last Geraldine and Barry Edwards stand in front of their 1964 Brockway deisel truck, which recently won a contest for having the oldest working Fuller twin countershaft transmission in it. Geraldine does the bookkeeping and public relations work for her husband's business, Barry Edwards Excavation. Barry Edwards won a new Fuller Transmission of his choice and a clutch after entering a contest sponsored by the company . The value of the prize is over $6,000. Fuller recently manufactured the three millionth twin shaft transmission in December of 1990. Edwards' was made December 20, 1963, the same year the transmission was invented. The new transmission will go in a 1967 Brockway dual axel dump truck. Owner Operator Magazine will have a story about Edwards in an upcoming issue. (Post Photo/Eric Foster) Gasoline (continued from page 1) Station on Route 118 owned by George Maculloch. A hole was discovered in one of the station's tanks in October of 1990. The tank was replaced, and a ground water study at the time showed no con- tamination, according to Carmon. “Between tHe department and Mr. Maculloch’s consultant, we've sampled 15 to 20 homes or [acili- ties in that area. We've got a gen- eral idea of the direction the con- tamination is moving,” said Car- mon. “It seems to be running in an easterly direction. How wide and how fardown we really don't know.” Maculloch has been cooperat- ing with DER by providing bottled water for the residents of the mobile home park, the Junior High School, and the privale residence with benzene in the well water. The two wells which were con- taminated with benzene were approximately 100 feel deep, said Carmon. New wells have been drilled at the those locations, paid for by Maculloch. The new well for the mobile home park is 600 feet deep, and the well for the private home is about 725 feet deep, said Carmon. To make sure the new wells are not contaminated, they have been cased, and have had concrete forced between the casing and the Police report “STOLEN EJ Charles Finn reported to police that on October 2 between 9 a.m. * {+'and 3 p.m. the rear window of his Toyota pickup was smashed while parked in the Lehman High School parking lot. Stolen from the truck was a Hoyt Easton Spectra Bow “+'valued at $300, 12 arrows, $45, two Pioneer speakers, $150, a gear shift handle, $20, and 23 cassette tapes, mostly of Hank Williams Jr., $230. The cost to replace the window is approximately $200. Investigating officer is Ptl. How- ard Kocher. Police are also investigating a ‘similar theft which occured at Penn State Wilkes-Barre on October 2. A vehicle was entered and stereo equipment was stolen along with $100 in rolled coins. AUTO OVERTURNS Gerald Niznik, of Valley View Drive, Hunlock Creek, was driving south on Route 29 on October 7 at 2:55 p.m. when he served to avoid a dump truck stopped in the road to make a left turn, police said. His 1987 Mazda ran up an embank- -ment and flipped onto its roof. Niznik was unhurt, but the vehicle was severely damaged, according ‘to police. , Investigating officer was Pt. ‘Howard Kocher. KINGSTON TOWNSHIP CHARGED WITH DUI e According to police, Randy S. Yale, 21, of Pittston, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol after his 1984 Firebird Trans Am struck at guardrail on East Center Street October 12 at 12:33 a.m. Police said that Yale claimed that his vehicle stalled on a curve, which caused the power steering tostop and the car to hit the guard- rail. Investigating officer was PtL Charles J. Rauschkolb. * According to police, Mary Wil- liams, 25, of Wyoming Street, Wilkes-Barre, was charged with driving under the influence of al- cohol after being stopped at the DUI checkpoint on Route 309 October 12. STEREO EQUIPMENT STOLEN Thomas Heffernan of Dallas has offered a $1,000 reward for infor- mation leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) respon- sible for stealing stereo equipment from his1987 Ford conversion van, according to police. The van was entered by smash- ing the right front window between 10:25 p.m. October 7 and 9:30 a.m. October 8, police said. Investigating officer is Ptl. Mi- chael Moravec. CHARGED WITH SIMPLE ASSAULT Police said Jim J. Wicks, 36, of Meadowcrest Drive, was charged with simple assault and disorderly conduct after he assaulted another person at his home address. Investigating officer was PtlL Robert Weiss. HARVEYS LAKE ARRESTED FOR CASHING STOLEN CHECKS A man and a woman were ar- rested by Harveys Lake Police October 1 for cashing more than $700 in stolen checks. Michelle Baker, 20, no address given, was charged with theft by unlawful taking, criminal solicita- tion, and criminal conspiracy, police said, and Donald Miles Cool, of Rice Street, Trucksville, was charged with criminal conspiracy. Baker allegedly stole checks from John P. Kupstas, of Old Lake Road. According to a statement given police by Cool, Baker would fill out the checks, and Cool would sign them. Three checks were cashed at the ACME in Shaver- town, and three at the Jamesway in Luzerne in late August, accord- ing to police. Baker had been staying with the Kupstases for a few months while they got on their feet, police said. Baker left the residence on about September i ground to ensure that the con- tamination does not seep into a deeper layer of ground water. The new wells are now having their water tested, and Carmon said he expects them to be in use sometime this week. “Right now we're in more of an acute phase of the investigation - making sure of the safety of the ground water. The acute phase will not last much longer, a matter of a few more weeks." Once the acute phase is over, Carmon said that DER will be able to plan how to remove the con- tamination {rom the ground. The most likely method of clean- ing the ground water would be to drill a well into the midst of con- tamination and pump the water out, where it could be purified by one of several means. “This is not going to be a matter of years,” said Carmon. “It may be over within several months.” Property transfers Property transfers recorded at the Luzerne County Court House Jrom October 2, 1991 to October 7, 1991. Prices are extrapolated from transfer taxes paid. Many trans- fers, such as those between family members, are exempt from tax, so no amounts are shown. Albert S. Matochak to John Lysiak, 17 Sycamore St., Wilkes- Barre Twp., property Matochak Sub., 21.884 ac., Ross Twp., $20,000. George Kromelbein to Steven L. Lloyd, PO Box 802, Pittston, prop- erty W. 8th St., 3.45 ac., Kingston Twp., $500. Richard E. Jones to Richard E. Jones, RD 5, Box 95, Robbins Rd., Dallas, property Robbins Rd., Dallas Twp. Ernest G. Evans to Romayne Evans, RD 4, Box 389, Dallas, property 5 parcels, Lehman Twp. Est. Ruth A. Jabour, Thomas D. Jabour, Ext. to Christopher Molesky, 26 Oak Dr., Wyoming, property 5.40 ac. Ross Twp., $21,000. Kenneth Pizano to Kenneth Pizano, RR 169-4, Municipal Rd., Dallas, property Twp. Rie. 282, 2.015 ac., Franklin Twp. James M. O'Brien to Anastasios Iliadis, 345 Howell Rd., Shaver- town, property Howell Rd., King- ston Twp., $127,500. Wm. A. McLaughlin to Kevin M. McLaughlin, RD 3, Box 218, Har- veys Lake, property High St., Har- veys Lake. Samuel Shirinko to Samuel Shirinko, Box 26, Harveys Lake, property Harveys Lake. Edward G. Gross to Edward G. Moss, RD 3, Box 230, Valley View Park, Dallas, properly 5.00 acres, Dallas Twp. ; Comm Center (continued from page 1) are six communities involved. When we say $35,000 that's not going to be one budget. That'll be spread out over five or six years." The board expects to have spe- cific costs of both alternatives for its next meeting November 12 at 7 p.m. in the Dallas Borough Build- ing. Both Sabol and Wagner felt that the center should eventually move. “The center is kind of a hangout for police,” said Sabol. “I would like to see it away from the police so it belongs to everybody.” Nancy Kline, the board's treas- urer said that the latest the deci- sion could be made would be next month, so that the board has time to prepare a budget for 1992. The board did decide to ask the member communities to fund the Communications Center at the same percentages that they did las( year, as opposed to basing the contributions from municipalities on the assessed valuation of prop- erly, or by population. Kingston Township manager Jeffrey Box prepared three differ- ent funding formulas for the board. Soccer The center has a proposed budget of $172,071 for 1992, a'17 percent increase over 1991's $147,226 budget. Dallas Borough and Harveys Lake will be asked to provide 15% of the budget , or $25,811 each, an increase of $4,309 each. Dallas and Kingston townships willeach be asked to provide 18.1% of the budget, or $31,145, an in- crease of $4,534. Jackson and Lehman Town- ships will each be asked to provide 6.1% of the budget, or $9,000, an increase of $1,497. Nesbitt Hospital will be asked to provide 12.2% of the budget, or $20,293, an increase of $2,293, The fire and ambulance compa- nies will be asked to provide $15,000, which is the same as the provided last year, for 8.7% of the total. : The assessed valuation and per capita formulas would have both called for Dallas Borough and Harveys Lake to provide less money, with the other municipali- ties providing more. (continued from page 1) “Our numbers are in the eight and nine hundreds,” said Adrian Merolli, treasurer of the Back Mountain Soccer Association. Merolliadded that Back Mountain Baseball was originally interested in the fields, but is no longer to his knowledge. At the Dallas School Board meeting of the committee of the whole October 8, Merolliasked the school board about building two new fields behind the high school. “We're here to get a feeling for the board's opinion before we go any further,” said Merolli, adding that creating the two fields would cost tens of thousands of dollars. “We couldn't invest that money until we have the legal arrange- ments in place.” Merolli asked the board how they would feel about a proposal which would grant the Soccer Association a perpetual easement to the land, giving the association access to the fields even if the land was sold. “Ijust can’t believe thata school board has the power to grant a perpetual easement because that's * tantamount to selling the land,” said school board solicitor Attor- ney Benjamin Jones. “A fallback position would be some type of lease arrangement,” said Merolli. Jones said that he would inves- tigate the proposal, and addegial | he felt that if the land was lé! sed, | the development costs could be | considered as rent. Board member Thomas Stitzer, wondered if money from the pro- posed sale of school land and build- ings on Church Street could be used to make soccer fields. Jones replied that funds from the land sale could be used, be- | cause il would be a capital im- | provement project. Board presidentJohn Litz asked Merolli to have the Soccer Associa- lion prepare a proposed agreement, along with a specific estimate of the project's cost. Merolli said that construction could begin as soon as the legal arrangements are made. He added that the 11th Congressional Dis- trict Equipment Center has given the association favorable ggftes for the cost of constructirigy the fields. “If we could be under construc- tionin the spring, it could beready in the fall of '92 or the spring of '98,” said Merolli. “You usually want one full growing season, sometimes two, before you get on the field. You have to be patient. If you get on the field too soon before the root structure is there tear it up.” Tz DALLASCPosT* 309-415 Plaza, Dallas, PA 18612 675-5211 at 675-5211. PROBLEM WITH A STORY? It is the policy of the Dallas Post to correct all errors of fact and to clarify any misunderstanding created by articles. Questions should be directed to the News Desk HAVE A NEWS TIP? Ly Monday through Friday 8:30 to 5:00 p.m. CALL THE EDITORS: The Dallas Post welcomes news tips, letters to the editor, feature ideas, and comments on the accuracy, fairness or adequacy of news coverage. 5p.m. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING DEPT. 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