2 The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, July 1, 1992 Neighbor says illegal dump covered before inspection By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff Personnel from the Department of Environmental Resources re- cently investigated a reported ille- gal dump in Lake Township and have filed a notice of violation with its owner. According to Mark Carmon of DER's regional office in Wilkes- Barre, the complaint was turned in Saturday, June 6, and investi- gated Saturday, June 13. | Richard Wascalus, who lives near the site, located on property rented by Red's Subs along Route 29, told the Lake Township super- visors at their last meeting that he had found 55-gallon drums, old paint cans, tires, discarded roof- ing material and empty bottles of Liquid Sevin, a pesticide, at the site while he was walking through the woods. After videotaping the site, he filed a complaint with DER. “They never contacted me and never saw the videotape,” Wascalus said. “Six days later, on Friday, June 12, someone bulldozed approximately 40 tons of dirt over the site, cover- ing most of the material.” Wascalus said that the property belongs to Edward Cassaldi, who keeps a camper and a storage trailer behind the restaurant and pool hall. The buried trash is several hundred yards from the nearest creek, Wascalus said. He noted that properties adjoining the dump site all have their own wells. Carmon said that DER’s normal procedure involves filing a field inspection report, which is then reviewed by a compliance special- ist and an attorney before a notice of violation is sent to the property owner. “We'll be keeping an eye on this site, so that if future violations occur, we can take further action, he said. i Jackson Township municipal building may open in two weeks i TH A The new Jackson Township municipal building may finally be opened within the next two weeks. The work on the building, long delayed by problems with the contractor, Tri-City of Allentown, will be finished by the perform- ance bonding company USF&G, said supervisor Joseph Stager. Tri- City has gone bankrupt, according to Stager. Stager said that he expects to receive a letter from the bonding company within the next two weeks authorizing the township to move into the building even while the unfinished work on the building is being completed. The work remaining to be done includes some painting, door ad- justment, and testing the heating and air conditioning system, Stager said. Municipal notes Dallas Township SUPERVISORS MEETING Tuesday, July 7, at 7:30 p.m. in the municipal building. Franklin Township SUPERVISORS MEETING Monday, July 6, at 8 p.m. Jackson Township SUPERVISORS MEETING Monday, July 6, at 7:30 p.m. the township firehall. in Kingston Township SUPERVISORS MEETING — Wednesday, July 8, at 8 p.m. in the municipal building. : PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING — Tuesday, July 7, at 8 p.m. in the municipal building. Dallas School District SCHOOL BOARD MEETING — Committee of the Whole Meeting, Monday, July 6, at 7 p.m. in the administration building. | Police report ~ Dallas Borough OUT OF CONTROL CAR HITS THREE OTHERS According to Dallas Borough police, a 1979 Ford Fairmont oper- ated by Lloyd H. Weber, 74, of RR 2 Dallas was involved in an acci- dent Tuesday afternoon, June 23, with a 1987 Oldsmobile Cutlass Cierra, a 1984 Ford Escort and a 1985 Buick Century, all owned by Arrowhead Used Car Lot, Route 415, Dallas. Weber stated to police that he was traveling north on Route 415 when traffic stopped suddenly in front of him and he panicked. His vehicle swerved to the right, skidded 93 feet, striking the Oldsmobile, and skidded an additional 11 feet, striking the Ford and pushing it into the Buick, police said. All three vehicles were parked at Arrowhead Used Car Lot, police said. Patrolman William Norris inves- tigated the accident. MAN ARRESTED FOR D.U.l. IN ACCIDENT According to Dallas Borough police, a 1985 Honda operated by Mark Zelinske, 25, of Wilkes-Barre, was involved in a one-vehicle acci- dent at the intersection of Route 415 and Lake Street Saturday morning, June 20, shortly after 2:30 a.m. Police said that the Zelinske vehicle was traveling north on Route 415 when it swerved to the right, striking a steel traffic light pole, pushing it back 6" from its base. Zelinske was arrested for driving while under the influence and cited for driving while his li- cense is suspended for D.U.I., driv- ing without a valid vehicle regis- tration and driving an uninsured vehicle, police said. He was trans- ported by the Dallas ambulance to Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Patrolman Don Gavigan inves- tigated the accident. LET IT FLY - Katie Cavanaugh, 9, learned the correct way to let a red-eyed vireo fly at a program held recently at Frances Slocum Park. (Post photo/Grace R. Dove) Youngsters learn about birds at Slocum park By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff What kinds of birds are the best mimics? What do warblers eat? Do woodpeckers kill trees? What does a woodpecker’s tongue look like? These and many more ques- tions were answered Sunday, June 21, as Dr. Jerry Skinner of Key- stone Junior College presented a special ‘program’ on hirdilsanding at’ Frances Slocum State Park. More than 20 visitors braved the cold, damp and drizzle to get a closer look at some of the many birds which inhabit the park. Unfazed by the upset yellow warbler pecking at his finger, Skin- ner demonstrated how he holds birds without hurting them. “It's a good thing that this little guy is an insect eater and has a small beak,” he joked. “If he ate seeds, his jaw muscles would be strong enough to make a bite re- ally hurt.” Earlier, Skinner and park natu- ralist Jerry Kozlanski had set up mist nets, special lightweight nets designed to catch and hold birds without harming them, along a flyway frequently used by park birds heading for their feeding grounds. : Carefully untangling two war- blers from the net, Skinner gently slid them into small, soft cloth sacks to take them back to the visitors’ center to be identified and banded. “The lake and the different types of plants are good places for in- sects to breed, making the park warbler heaven,” he observed. After identifying the breed, age and sex of each bird, recording the data and banding it, Skinner en- listed several children in the audi- ence to help release his feathered guests. “Don’t just toss the bird up into the air and expect i;to fly away likes you see on television,” he warned. “Sometimes they become disori- ented and don't fly away immedi- ately. Tossing them into the air could cause them to crash and hurt themselves.” Nine-year-old Katie Cavanaugh cupped her hands as Skinner gently placed a red-eyed vereo on its back there. A smile of wonder spread across her face as the bird blinked its eyes and looked around, taking several minutes to accli- mate itself and fly off. “He's so soft and warm,” she ~ whispered. “He won't bite, willhe?” Karen Kolstead, Ben Reardon and his brothers Jimmy and Mike each took turns releasing a vireo, a red-winged blackbird, a wood- pecker and several yellow warblers, one of which barely missed crash- ing into the head of the president of the local chapter of the National Audubon Society as it took off. And what does a woodpecker’s tongue look like? Gently prying a woodpecker's beak open, Skinner pulled its brightred, elastic tongue to a length of several inches. “E-e- ew!” chorused the kids. CHIROPRACTIC A Christ-centered office offering: | Conservative Chiropractic Affordable Family Care (We accept all patients regardless of condition or ability to pay) Low-Force Spinal Adjustments ¢= (No twisting or crackihg) pr ; Est. _ N. 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In the present draft of the ordi- nance, Rice Ave., the west side of Ridge Ave. and the upper part of Franklin Street to the intersection with Ridge Ave. were originally part ofan area to be rezoned R-3, a high population density area contain- ing multiple-family homes. Council decided, at member William Roberts’ request, to change the proposed zoning of these streets from R-3 to R-2, a medium-density housing area. The rest of the R-3 area, including Market St., Main St. and the rest of Franklin St. will keep its original designation. In response to concerns over possible development in conserva- tion areas voiced by several prop- erty owners, urban planner Mar- lene Pawlowski, author of the new ordinance, explained the difference between conditional uses and non- conforming uses of land parcels. Conditional uses are not easy to } obtain, she said. They must meeta strict set of criteria set out in the ordinance, include an engineering study and be approved by the planning and zoning commission. Final approval must be made by the borough council after a public hearing. Approved conditional uses of land zoned “C” (conservation) in- clude small home businesses and planned residential developments on the order of Newberry Estates. On the other hand, non-con- forming property uses, for example an auto-body repair shop in the middle ofa residential district, were spot-zoned in before the current zoning ordinance went into effect. “They're there and we can't do anything about them, other than noting that they don't conform to current zoning regulations and possibly placing limits on their expansion,” Pawlowski said. A copy of the new changes in the proposed zoning ordinance will be available for public inspection at the Dallas Borough offge as soon as it is typed. 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