PT RR TAT TR Ty eT mn Sr i ‘Dallas passes budget with no tax increase By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff Unlike nearly everywhere else, ' taxpayers in Dallas School District » will not face a millage increase in . school taxes for 1992-93. At a special meeting Monday, June 15, the school board unani- . mously passed a $14,998,218 © budget holding the line at last year’s . tax rate of 158 mills. © Although all other expenditures except the vocational education program increased and a recent contract settlement gave the teach- "ers an average 4.5%raise, the extra .* costs will be made up by increases ! in local, state and federal reve- nues. While the tax rate won't change, the amount of money raised by the property tax is projected to in- crease by nearly $300,000 due to higher assessed property values. In contrast, the budget projects all other local revenue sources to decline or remain the same. Berkheimer and Wilkinson were designated to collect the district's taxes for the coming school year. In response to questions from the public, business manager Charlotte Williams announced that she would be meeting June 26 with representatives of health care providers to explore forming a consortium of school districts to purchase health insurance more cheaply. Areas to be rezoned These are some of the sections of Dallas Borough that have been reclassified under the proposed zoning ordinance. e M-l(manufacturing) to I (industrial): a section of land along Route 315 occupied by Native Textiles. e R-1 (residential) to PRD (planned residential development): Newberry Estates. * R-1 to R-2 (residential): an area bounded by Center Hill Road, Route 415, and the back of properties along Susquehanna and Wyoming Avenues including Luzerne, Monroe and Lackawanna avenues. ; e R-1 to R-2 (residential): includes parts of Machell, parts of Norton, Lehman, Crescent and Pine Crest Avenues, Water Street, Spring Street and Huntsville Road. e R-1 to R-2 (residential): an area east of Huntsville Road that includes Molflett, Elizabeth, Parrish, Jackson, Hunt, Davenport and Joseph streets; and Sunset Avenue. * R-1 to R-2A (higher density residential): Parts of the south side of Machell Ave., parts of Pine Crest, Maple, Pineview, Maplewood, Red Ledge, Elm, Churchill, Split Rail, Harding and Pramba Roads. * R-1 to R-3 (high density residential): Most of Main Street, and all of Market, Ridge and Franklin streets. Public hearing June 23 on Dallas Borough zoning By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff A second public hearing on the proposed Dallas Borough zoning ordinance has been scheduled for Tuesday, June 23, at 7 p.m. in council chambers. At the first public hearing 15 property owners had asked coun- cil to consider several questions before the final version of the ordi- nance is adopted: * What water, sewer and traffic problems will further development cause? » Will rezoning present residen- tial areas (R-1) to R-3 (multi-family buildings) encourage oversize homes io be built on small lots? e Will small businesses pres- ently spot-zoned in residential The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, June 17, 1992 3 ‘ 1 » ¥ 3 5 1 ‘g « I planned residential develop ments are allowed in conservatiol areas, will it open areas aroun Huntsville Reservoir to intensiv development? i » Will planned residential com munity developers be required submit environmental impac studies and storm water runo. plans to the borough before begir ning construction in conservatio areas? : i » Will green buffer zones aroun Huntsville Reservoir be require to help protect it from additionz storm runoff which could caus algae problems? . Council members promised t consider these questions and an others which propoerty owner might submit before Tuesday’ : Brominski i (continued from page 1) . unique. His heart was as large as ! this planet that we live upon. When coach George Makris ame lo me and asked me to join |@®s’'stafl at Temple University, the ! first person outside my immediate : [amily that I went to to discuss my situation was Coach Bro. I thought that much of him and his counsel- ing. ! It was a sad day for the Dallas + School District when he turned 65 ‘ and was then forced to retire. If : ever a coach deserved a testimo- + nial it was Coach Bro. [fever aman i deserved a hall of fame award it + was Coach Bro. If ever a man de- : serves a lasting testimonial it is ‘ Coach Bro. «+ To paraphrase one of his more » Savorite sayings, “He certainly did Pore for us that we ever did for im.” » r - re i # Jack Jones Former Dallas Football coach ; Ed BrominskKi led us out of the ~ + world of ignorance during our for- * mative adolescent years while i preparing us for manhood. . Teaching all of us, even the 1 “groundhogs” and the “filthy two + percenters”, that “you can’t score , if you don’t shoot”. When Ed was ' talking we had better be listening. CY was without question, aman oR “¥ va ire 1 3 i ho left his mark. John A. Cook Former Health Ed and Physical Ed. Student Class of 1972 BO a ae aca ot & ROT % "Last week all those associated with the local sports scene were «saddened with the passing of local ‘sports legend Eddie Brominski. His ‘athletic prowess and coaching achievements are well documented .and rank with the best in local ‘sports. I crossed paths with “Eddie Bro” i in Dallas Junior High long after his % playing, coaching and officiating ‘gays had ended. My relationship s¥ith him came in the form of | teacher/student for he was my © Physical Education and Health «teacher for 3 years. LY When my fellow classmates # gather next month to celebrate our £ 20th reunion, we will recall many + tales and stories from our school i days. With the guys, 75% of the stories will be about Eddie Bro. All the guys will remember him as one of the most unique and unortho- dox teachers who even had a lingo all his own. No teacher has left a more lasting impression upon me than him. : The lessons I learned from him had nothing to do with text books. Where he left his mark was with the book of life. He took a group of boys and helped create us into young men. He prepared us for the fact that full life wasn't necessarily easy or fair but yet could still be lived to its fullest. He installed upon us the importance of disci- pline, honesty, teamwork, respect for oneself and others, of giving back to the community that gave so much to us, and of putting our Creator and family at the top of our lives. He solidified all those values and ethics that my parents nur- tured in me and I in turn try to nurture in my own sons. Yes...he was a sports legend in the Wyoming Valley. But to me he is alegend as a man, a true gentle- man and friend who will never be forgotten. Gary J. Kostrobala ‘Dallas Class of '72 If you ever played football for “Bro”, no words are necessary; if you never did, no words will suf- fice. One of my first experiences with Ed was in August of 1964, at the first day of football practice. We had recently moved to Dallas and I had a negative attitude about the whole situation. When I reported to the gym and saw the head coach dressed in a baseball uniform I knew things couldn't get much worse. Bro's first words were ,"Wel- come to Dallas, the home of cham- pions. If you're good enough you might get to play a little before you graduate.” Just enough of a chal- lenge to snap me out of my self- pity. Over the course of the next three seasons I felt like his adopted son, although this may have been a feeling we all kept secretly hidden in our young and macho hearts. For Ed, football was the stage he used to teach us about the life we faced, while in the Vietnam era had rather serious overtones. He taught us the importance of teamwork (“60 boys practice - 60 boys play”) he taught us to depend on each other (“Play your position and wait for support”) and he taught us that being a true cham- pion was more than just winning games. It began with an attitude and grew through a strict side of preparation, work, and execution. He gauged his players not by who was ready on game day (we all were), but who was ready to prac- tice on Monday or Wednesday - the days when there was no glory - just dirt and sweat and bruises and of course Bro. Don't misinterpret his approach to winning as being lax. 1 feel that every loss was a deep and personal tragedy for him in that he missed something in preparing the game plan. All the games I can remem- ber, he divided into two categories: the ones “the team won” or the “ones the coach lost”. He said we'd have been confer- ence champions one year if only he'd learned to tell time. I vividly remember him telling us one time he wanted us to be good winners not good losers, because to be a good loser “The cost of admission is too high - first you've got to lose”. Life with coach was certainly not all sugar and honey because he was, after all, a walking anach- ronism. | mean how many people played in the Rose Bowl? Or Co- lumbia? On our good days he'd say we were “ready to scrimmage Notre Dame,” and on our bad days he'd say, he was “trying to line up a game with the Misericordia fresh- men!” One final lesson I carry with me to this day concerns the time coach told me, “The most important thing in football and life is not whether you get knocked on your butt; you will. What's important is that you get up, dust yourself off, and get ready for what's coming next. My last contact with him was 25 years ago - more than half my lifetime. Football, Dallas, and life have since changed many times. I often wonder when | see my sons how they would relate to a coach like Ed. Someday I hope they will. Ron Pietraccini Football Player 1964-66 OF Ee dil a i a i as EA ih LER We DS SF SE di Ld dk a eh 3 lS fa a SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMS Kindergarten through 8th Grade PENNSTATE § Wilkes-Barre C ww ampus Classes fill quickly, so call Melissa Noderer at (717) 675-9114 or 675-9121 for a prochure and more registration information. 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DOVE Post Staff The Lehman Township supervi- sors reported at their regular meeting Monday, June 15 that no progress has been made in an ongoing problem with an illegal landfill behind St. Stephen's church cemetery on Outlet Road. Located on property belonging to St. Stephen's Parish in Ply- mouth, the landfill has been a problem for the township for sev- eral months. No one has been able to identify or apprehend the illegal dumpers, who have left an assort- ment of garbage, including burned construction debris, at the site. Township solicitor Peter Savage has contacted the state Depart- ment of Environmental Resources ‘and is awaiting a response from their office. In other business, supervisors noted that they will meet with Penn- DOT to have specifications and costs approved for paving of town- ship roads. A list of roads to be paved will be released once the specifications have been approved. ee Dramatic Barn Conversion WeAsVeEwRul ay areas be allowed to expand? hearing. 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