a te Tri SC: TE a 16 The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, September 28, 1994 Hasay (continued from page 1) Hasay said. “People whose cars fail the test will have to spend up to $450 for repairs to attempt to meet the standards,” he said. “Some people's cars aren't worth $450.” He added that owners of cars which fail the initial emissions test will be able to get a waiver to operate their vehicles if they fail the second test and the owners can prove the necessary repairs have been done. A computer printout listing the repairs needed to pass the emis- sions test will be provided to owners of cars which fail the test. “The emissions program for Luzerne County is overkill,” Hasay said. “The newer cars have more efficient emissions equipment and use gasoline which contains less carbon than several years ago.” ¢ Health care -. Hasay said now that basic health insurance is available for the working poor, the next step is to obtain health care coverage for those who still don't have it. + “We also have a free program at Kirby Health Center providing vaccinations for children regard- less of family income,” he said. “It's funded by the cigarette tax, as is the state health insurance program for the working poor.” - Hasay said that the state and federal governments must coor- dinate their efforts in making sure that health insurance is avilable to everyone. * Employment As chairman of the House Business and Commerce Com- mittee, Hasay believes that the proposed “Green Fields” program, in which new industries may obtain existing or abandoned industrial sites for free or at a reduced cost, can do a lot for the area. “The new industries must clear the sites of any pollution as part of their agreement,” he said. “Why spoil more pristine farmland for industry when the area has so many abandoned industrial sites which could be used once they're cleaned up?” © Hasay also believes that some environmental regulations may be scaring industry away from the state. « “Pennsylvania ranks 50th ofall the states in being business- friendly,” he said. “Compliance with these regulations is too ex- pensive — companies don't want tospend the money. Possibly some regulations could be changed or relaxed. We must study it.” ¢ Crime Hasay said a speedier court ‘system could go a long way in serving justice. Allowing fewer legal motions during trials and reducing the lengthy appeals process could streamline the court's proceed- ings, he said. + “Convicted murderers should be executed within 60 days of their conviction,” he said. He also believes victims and their families should have a voice in parole of sex or drug offenders. 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My four office telephone lines insure that residents won't have to make a toll call to my office.” His Legislative Initiative Grants have helped many smaller mu- nicipalities obtain equipment which they would otherwise be unable to afford, he said. “Last year Franklin Township bought a good used road grader, Jackson Township bought an of- fice computer and Harveys Lake was able to buy a police cruiser with grants, and didn't raise their taxes one mill to pay for them,” Hasay said. State mini-grants are also available to his district's 31 vol- unteer fire and ambulance com- panies, he said. Hasay worked with other legis- lators to solve water woes in Shick- shinny and Mocanaqua and to obtain funding for a water line between the Ceasetown Reservoir and Chase Prison, which now supplies all of the prison’s water needs. He is also proud of his work to make special wildlife license plates available to car owners. More than 140,000 have been sold to date, with $15 from the sale of each plate donated to the Wildlife Fund. “The Wildlife Fund is involved in a project to bring back the river otter in Pennsylvania, the bald eagle restoration program and a rare native plant study, in which rare plants are documented and their use in medical research is explored,” he said. “Rare native plant research is valuable - it could very well find a cure for a major disease.” If reelected, Hasay plans to make school funding and prop- erty tax reform his first priority, to ease the burden on the local prop- erty owners and those living on fixed incomes. Dallas Post. * November 8: election day. Register to vote by October 11 The Luzerne County Election Bureau has released the following schedule for the November 8 election: e October 11: last day to register to vote. 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It's totally discriminatory - the legis- lators spend the money wherever they think that they can get the most votes.” By devising a true needs as- sessment, Whalen hopes to get the money to the people who need it the most. “Two of my neighbors have told me that they can't openly support my campaign because several organizations which they belong to have received substantial grant money from Hasay,” he said. Who serves where After redistricting in 1990, the 120th district includes these Back Mountain communities: Dallas Borough, Kingston and Exeter townships, and the middle and south districts of Dallas Township. The following are in the 117th district, now represented by George Hasay: Lake, Ross, Franklin, Lehman and Jackson town- ships, Harveys Lake Borough, and the north district (Kunkle area) of Dallas Township. 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