ie ‘ [ | { 1 i , Inside: Dallas and Lake-Lehman bus schedules Vol. 104 No. 34 NI ; "se Newspaper Since 1889 Wi (sy 1 The Dallas Post . SII AVANCE | =H @I@ 1 | VIS BRI =SNO] il lo | =5 BANS WARSI WAN =F B= 2 [YVAN BS 0] (© [@] 58 BIH | = (02 BS / NE 3 Dallas, PA Wednesday, August 25, 1993 0 Hard ball Dugan's Pub topped Jim-Jon Tomatoes on the way to winning the Dallas Recreation Center summer basketball league title last week. In photo above, Keith Hillard of Jim-Jon pulls down a rebound. Shown from left, Jeff Poorman, Jim-Jon; Mike Carey and Rick Pincofski, Dugan's; John Thomas, Jim-Jon; Hillard; John O'Donnell, Jim-Jon. Complete story on sports page. POST PHOTO/RON BARTIZEK By GRACE R. DOVE ] Post Staff ! It’s a bit early to begin thinking : about autumn leaves, the joy of j fall color watchers and kids look- ing for a big leaf pile to jump in - : ® and the bane of every homeowner W trying to keep a neat lawn. Planning ahead for the fall leaf leaf-raking season, Dallas Bor- ough recently received approval of a grant through the Depart- ment of Environmental Resources (DER) for a $19,080 grant to buy a vacuum leaf collector and con- tainer. “This machine will streamline our leaf collecting program and i aa Make it easier for people caring & © for their lawns, They won't have to bag their leaves,” said borough manager Milt Lutsey. {| New machine will | *ease leaf collecting Currently, the borough sends a truck and two men from the road crew around periodically during the fall to pick up bags of leaves from the curb, Lutsey said. The men must empty the bags of leaves into the truck; leaves are then given to area farmers for mulch. Using a vacuum leaf collector will make yard cleanup easier for residents, who will only need to rake their leaves into piles at the curb. It will also be a less labor- intensive operation for the road crew, who won't have to dump countless bags of leaves into the truck, Lutsey said. Vacuum leaf collectors cost between $8,000 and $19,000, Lutsey said. Dallas Borough will See LEAVES, pg 15 By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff " Administrative salaries were the order of the day at the Lake- Lehman school board meeting Tuesday, August 17, in which superintendent Dr. Nancy Davis was reappointed for the next four years and raises be- tween 1.9 and 10 percent given to the administrative staff. Dr. Davis received a 4.5 per- cent raise in salary, from $72,000 to $75,557, retroac- tive to July 1, and an aditional $500 for having recently at- tained her doctorate degree. Last year Dr. Davis had re- fused a salary increase which the school board had offered. See LEHMAN RAISES, pg 15 Lake-Lehman grants administrative raises NANCY |. DAVIS Lake-Lehman superintendent § Zone change for medical center Former Dallas Drive-In Location of proposed Medical Center Road to Dallas Twp. Building Dallas Twp. Building Country Club Shopping Center PNC Bank ZONING CHANGED - The Dallas Township supervisors approved a change of zoning for LJ = the planned site of a new medical center on this site. By DAVID KONOPKI Post Correspondent The race may not have been won just yet, but General Medical Services Corporation has cleared a big hurdle in their bid to bring a multi-million dollar medical of- fice complex to the Back Moun- tain. The Dallas Township Supervi- sors unanimously voted last Tues- day night to extend the bounder- ies of land zoned for business (B- 3) in the township to include 10.6 acres of land near the old Dallas Drive-In. Only a small handful of citizens attended the meeting and none expressed serious opposi- tion to the decision. Wilkes-Barre General Realty Corporation, a subsidiary of Wyoming Valley Health Care (the merger of Wilkes-Barre General and Nesbitt Memorial Hospital), is looking to purchase the prop- erty in order to build a two-story, 30,000-plus square foot medical office complex. The final cost of the facility expected to be in the neighborhood of $3-4 million. The property had previously been zoned as agricultural. Opposition to the vote came from township solicitor Frank Townend, who believed the com- plex would fall under the defini- tion of a hospital and, therefore, a zoning change was not needed. Townend explained that land zoned as agricultural (A-1) can allow for semi-public use, includ- ing hospitals, churches, parochial schools, etc. Townend suggested the supervisors approach the zoning board with the “hospital” route and if that failed, re-apply for a variance. ButJohn Morris, general coun- sel for Wyoming Valley Health Care, argued that although the facility would allow for certain types of medical treatments, in- cluding primary care, physical therapy and diagnostic testing, it fell well short of the definition of a hospital. The supervisors agreed. Testimony was given during the approved hour-long meeting by Mike Messersmith, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of General Medical Services Corporation and Peter Onukiwech, Supervisor of Maintenance for Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, who specializes in planning and zoning. The decision by supervisors Frank Wagner, Phil Walter and Glenn Howell left Messersmith feeling happy and appreciative. “The vision and support of the township supervisors is recog- nized and appreciated,” said Messersmith. “We're hoping to make health care more accessible, convenient and cost effective to the people of the Back Mountain.” Physicians in the Dallas Fam- ily Practice, currently located on Sterling and Machell Avenues, will move their practices into the new facility upon completion. That decision, according to Messersmith, was the spark which got the fire started. See MED CENTER, pg 15 Noise foes plot strategy By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff Thirty Harveys Lake residents gathered at the American Legion on Route 415 Monday, August 23, for an organizational and in- formational town meeting con- cerning their objections to con- cert promoter Thom Greco's op- erations. Saying that they were acting on the advice of their attorney, Mar- ion Attanasio and Sandra Perez asked reporters from this news- paper, the Citizens’ Voice, the Times Leader and the Suburban News to leave the meeting. Greco touts “Our attorney told us not to have any contact with the media, because of things that have hap- pened,” the two women said. The only explanation which they could give was that at a pre- vious meeting, one disgruntled member of the group had spoken for about 20 minutes with a tele- vision reporter, who later severely condensed the man’s statements. Attorney Theodore Krohn, le- gal counsel to “several individu- als” from Harveys Lake, later said that commenting on his discus- sions with his clients would jeop- See NOISE FOES, pg 10 "100 jobs], defends right to his use By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff During the public comments to the Harveys Lake Borough coun- cil at its August 17 meeting, con- cert promoter Thom Greco took advantage of the opportunity to tell his side of the story. First, he attempted to clarify a statement which he had made during a radio interview. “When I said on the radio that the majority of concert-goers are HL residents, I meant that the majority of HL residents have attended concerts.” In explaining his definition of entertainment, he said, “When I said family entertainment, I meant entertainment that would appeal to the entire family, shows for everyone. This includes the youth. The makeup of my shows has been: 25% youth, 50% ages 30-45 and 25% age 45 and up.” Greco then continued with an explanation of changes which he has made this year in concert security, gate admission, the bar setup and parking arrangements. His reply to the problems which residents blame on his businesses was, “Look at what I have done for the community: 1 have created 100 jobs, raised money to benefit the fire company and given July 4th fireworks at my own expense ~ something which hasn't hap- pened at the lake in a number of years. | welcome a meeting — not through the press — of truly con- cerned citizens who want to work together with me. We have a right to be here. I will try to do whatever I can to be a good neighbor, but See GRECO, pg 10 100 raise their voices for and against ampheatre By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff More than 100 Harveys Lake residents stormed the Harveys Lake borough council meeting Tuesday, August 17, to complain about the Bud Light Amphitheatre and its associated businesses (Chicky’'s Bar and Coop, the Tijuana Bar and the Beach Club) operating at the former Hanson's amusement park. All council members were pres- ent, but not Mayor Joseph Boyle. Here are excerpts from some of the comments for and against the amphitheatre and allied entertain- ment businesses. The amphitheatre is an asset to Harveys Lake : Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas DeLeur wrote council a letter, stating that they wished to go on record that they live near the amphitheatre and have no problem with noise from the amphitheatre and its associated businesses, parking or trash left along the road on con- cert nights. These are “minor problems” which the DeLeurs say See 100 VOICES, pg 10 Bl Bob Horlacher 11-12- year-old girls take district crown. Page 11. HM Irem String Band will put on a show. Page 13. HB Music, crafts, more at Arts at Hayfield this weekend. 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