The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, February 26, 1992 3 Harveys Lake recycling program lacks participation ERIC FOSTER Post Staff Harveys Lake borough is fight- ing an uphill battle to break even on the cost of recycling. So far the borough has been losing. The borough makes money re- cycling, but not enough to pay for the cost of collecting the items. The problem; not enough house- holds are participating, not quite even half of those that should. With a state grant, in 1991 the borough purchased 1,800 recy- cling containers with wheels on them to make them easy to use. That's ane for each household, but only about 900 of the containers have been picked up. “I think there's a lot of local people who think this costs the Li@bugh money," said councilman Did Abod at the borough coun- cil's February 18 meeting. “It costs the borough money because they aren't recycling.” For every ton the borough re- cycles, it receives a $49.50 rebate from Waste Management, which collects trash in the borough, and a $5 performance grant from the state for a total fo $54.50 a ton. The borough pays Eagle Recy- cling in Nanticoke $25 a ton to dispose of the recyclables. The fees recently increased [rom $20 a ton for newspapers and $13 a ton for other recyclables. gaffhat still leaves the borough wh a profit of $29.50. But with only 8 tons being recycled a month, the borough makes only $239, not enough to cover the cost of having two members of the road crew spend two days a week collecting the items. At the February 18 council meeting, William Wilson made a motion that the borough discon- tinue collecting newspapers until the market improves. Wilson said that the dropping newspapers would mean the road crew would have to make only one trip to N &nticoke to drop off recyclables ex th week, instead of two. Abod argued that to make the recycling program support itself, 1, the borough had to collect more tons of recyclables, not fewer. Wilson's motion to stop collect- ing newspapers died without a second. The council did vote to include a reminder to residents to begin recycling in either the tax or gar- bage bills. The borough does have an ordi- nance requiring residents to re- cycle, calling for fines starting at $10 for those who don’t. While the council discussed the possibility of enforcing the ordinance, it was decided that no action would be taken until the summer, when part- time residents of the borough re- turn. Cable TV discussed Donald Zagorski, manager of Tele-Media, which provides cable service lo Harveys Lake, asked the council to hold a workshop meet- ing to discuss renewing the com- pany's franchise agreement. The company's [ranchise to operate in the borough expires in 1993. Tele-Media gave the council a sample agreement in May of 1991, which would grant the company a 15-year franchise in the borough, a term several councilman felt was excessive. Harveys Lake custom- ers pay $17 a month for 32 basic channels, 50 cents of which is a 3% borough franchise fee. As of April 1, the monthly fee will rise to $19 a month in the borough. Zagorski said that the proposed agreement was only a starting point for negotiations. Federal Commu- nication Commission regulations require that cable companies send proposed agreements to munici- palities two and a half years in advance, and give the municipali- ties a year to reply. During the summer, council held several ‘sparsely attended public hearings to discuss the possibility of the borough starting it's own cable system. Conrad Hislop, an independent cable tele- vision contractor, said that the borough could install a system of its own for $400,000 and in the process extend service to people RECYCLING CONTAINER OVERFLOW - Harveys Lake council- man David Abod stands in front of some of the hundreds of recy- cling containers the borough has. The borough is struggling to break even on the cost of recycling because not enough people par- ticipate. (Post Photo/Eric Foster) who can't get it now, reduce rates, and increase the number of chan- nels available. At the February 18 meeting, Zagorski said that a court ruled that Schuykill Haven could not start its own cable company. Hislop had contended that there were towns in Pennsylvania which operated cable companies. Interest in forming senior citizens group Martin Noon, chairman of the recreation center announced that Clarence Baker was interested in forming a senior citizens group and using the borough's recrea- tion center as a meeting place. Anyone interested in forming a group can call Baker at 639-1305, or Arlene Forester at 639-1994. “If we can get some people to- gether and find out what they want, maybe we can get started on it,” said Baker after the meeting. Baker will be visiting other senior citi- zens groups to get ideas from them. Odds and ends In other business: * The council received a letter from the Postal Service asking that “No Parking” signs be placed on Hillside Avenue because parked cars have interfered with mail delivery. e¢ Nancy Wilson, councilman William Wilson's wife, asked if the borough could draft an ordinance banning Rottweiler and Pit Bull dogs from the borough. The Wilson's pet dog was fatally mauled by a Pit Bull and Rottweiler in January. The two dogs were de- stroyed and their owner charged with violating state law. Council president Richard Boice said the council would consider both requests for the next meet- ing. ¢ The council appointed Guy Giordano and Mike Daley to the Environmental Advisory Council to fill positions left open by the resignations of Martin Jones and Joseph Miscavage. * The borough has also recently taken delivery of a new police cruiser. EN Squeeze (continued from page 1) tary for the school board. “It's too early to speculate on what these problems are going to be and the magnitude of them.” “Never before has there been a decrease in state funding,” Bower- sox continued. “I've seen minimal increases, but never before a de- crease.” {@ For Dallas, the reduction is funding is about 1% of the total $14.2 million budget, while for Lake-Lehman, the reduction is a littleless than 1% of the total $13.2 million budget. “It’s early in the budgeting proc- ess right now, the state subsidy is just one aspect of it,” said Wil- liams. Other sources of revenue for the districts include earned income tax, real estate transfer tax, state subsidies for transportation and special education, and income on the revenue which is invested until it is needed. FRI., MAR. 2 SAT., MAR. 28 SUN., MAR. 29 W-B ICE-A-RAMA WET BASEMENT PROBLEMS? 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Dallas may be able to keep extra funds A Commonwealth Court ruling on a lawsuit brought on by the Pennsylvania School Board's As- sociation should mean that the Dallas School District will be al- lowed to keep $132,000 in extra state funds received last year. The judge ruled on February 7 that the local share of contribu- tions to the employees retirement fund should not be included when determining the criteria for whether the district should keep the funds, or return them to the taxpayers. In Dallas $58,000 were retire- ment funds, which would bring the total extra funds to below the $100,000 limit set by the state on what must be returned. Williams said however, the the district has received no official notification on its appeal to keep the funds. Many fantastic values still available! 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In other business, Councilman Jay Pope reported that many resi- dents along Huntsville Road had asked if the road's 35 mph speed limit could be reduced to 25 mph., due to several blind spots and the close proximity of homes to the roadway. Since Huntsville Road is a county road, its speed limit is set by the county. 03 Council authorized borough manager Milt Lutsey to contact Luzerne County Road and Bridge Department, requesting a traffic study on Huntsville Road between’ Main and Joseph Streets to deter* mine if a speed limit reduction is appropriate. : Council authorized the follow- ing donations: $100 to the Back Mountain Memorial Library, $50 to the Luzerne County SPCA, $25 to the Luzerne County All-services’ Military Ball and $100 to the Charlot.Denmon Memorial Schol- arship Fund. Two more Lehman teachers nominated to Who's Who By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff Tow more Lake-Lehman teach- ers were notified this week that they have been named to Who's Who Among American Teachers. Sandra Goodwin and Catherine Edwards, teachers at Lake-Noxen Elementary School, were recog- nized by former students as hav- ing made a significant impact on their lives. “I was very surprised,” Ms. Goodwin commented. “Too often the public focuses only on teach- ers’ shortcomings, never on our successes. I'm very proud to have been honored in this way.” In twenty years of teaching, Ms. Goodwin has taught kindergarten, third grade, remedial reading and grades 4-6 math. She currently teaches grades 4-6 English. Catherine Edwards, a math teacher in grades 4-6, has also taught third and fourth graade, grades 4-6 reading and gifted stu- dents in her 17-year career. Both teachers have based their, teaching philosophies on encour- aging students to master the ba-. sics, to set and achieve realistic goals and to relate basic schoolwork toreal-life situations, such as using percentages to figure interest rates on loans. Former students still return during open house to visit. “Some i are already married. I guess in a few years I might be teaching their children,” Ms. Edwards laughed. “It's great to see former stu- dents working wherever I go in the Back Mountain,” Ms. concluded. “I'm glad to have made such alasting impression on young, people's lives.” Dr. Katlic recertified in surgery Mark R. Katlic, M.D., was re- cently notified by The American Board of Surgery that he passed the Recertification Examination in Surgery. Dr. Katlic's score was ranked in the 96th percentile of all surgeons across the country. Dr. Katlic is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Washington & Jeffer- son College and an Alpha Omega Alpha graduate of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He completed residencies in General Surgery and Cardiothoracic Sur- gery at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Dr. Katlic is the author of over 20 medical papers and chapters as well as the textbook, Geriatric Surgery. 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