10 The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, October 18, 1995 Quarry (continued from page 1) blasting and mining stone straight ahead of you,” Chesnovich said. “That area is in the agricultural zone on American Asphalt's land. It looks as if the company has gone outside the mining zone into the agricultural land.” “You can see all kinds of big stone which has been blasted, and piles of stockpiled crushed stone in that area,” Lukas added. Filip and Lukas agreed with Chesnovich’s observations, but Krupa said the area which has been blasted and mined isn't where they pointed it out. It's off to the right of Filip's fence line, well within the mining zone, he said. Lukas believes the perimeter around the mining area may only be 10 feet wide, not the 25 feet Candidates — (continued from page 1) governments. Makowski has been a solicitor for several municipalities and school districts, but pledged to resign those jobs to devote full time to the county office if elected. RepublicanJoseph “Red” Jones had spoken first, and made the point that he and running mate Jim Phillips would devote all their time and energy to the county jobs. “I believe very strongly that your workers act like your lead- ers,” Jones said, suggesting that ‘county employees take their jobs less seriously when elected offi- cials set less than a full time stan- dard. For his part, Phillips said that he has been a full time commis- sioner, and would continue to do so. He presented a strong pro- business argument, and praised Republican governor Tom Ridge’s moves to make the state more accommodating to business and industry. “You can count on Red and me to be pro business,” Phil- lips told the audience of about 50. Jones proposes a county eco- nomic development commission composed of county, state and national officials and representa- tives from business and educa- tion. The group would meet monthly toshare ideas that might stimulate the county economy. “I think public officials should at least communicate with each other,” he said. Phillips: complained- that the lines of communication aren't open now. He said he has repeat- edly offered to accompany Cham- ber of Commerce teams that visit businesses considering the area, but has never been invited along. He also said the county was in the dark about the recent commit- ment by Harris Semiconductor to build a computer chip plant in Mountaintop, until it was time for the company to ask for tax breaks required by Department of Envi- ronmental Protection surface mining regulations. “If they're maintaining a 25- foot buffer zone, it's a very short 25 feet,” he said. He added that he also saw two pits full of water, one containing a small rock drill, along the border of the agricultural zone. “How can he have water in two ponds dur- ing a drought?” he asked. “I won- der if that water came from my old well.” Lukas blames blasting at the quarry for his well losing all its water over the past five years. He is the third owner of the 30- year-old home, whose first well was more than 300 feet deep. Shortly after Lukas moved in 10 years ago, the pump broke. The plumbing contractor who replaced it tested the well with sonar and told him it contained more than 200 feet of standing water. Five years later when the well gave him problems again, the plumber ran another sonar test, which indicated the well's water level had dropped to 75 feet. “We changed our schedules to give the well time to recharge, taking our showers in the morn- ing and washing the laundry at night,” he said. This summer the well acted up again. Another sonar test showed the water level had dropped to 30 feet — not enough for his family to use. The only solution was to drill a second well. “We drilled to 585 feet and only . got about two gallons a minute,” he said. "At 700 feet we quit drill- ing. We found enough water - 635 feet of it standing in the well - but because it recharges very slowly we still must stick to the morning shower and evening laundry rou- tine.” Lukas also blames the blasting for causing his home, a raised ranch built on a concrete slab, to settle. : Recently cracks have begun to develop in his walls and the bot- tom of the baseboard in the down- stairs rec room is now two inches above the concrete slab. “The whole neighborhood shakes whenever they blast at the quarry,” he said. “The settling and the well problems have only started in the past five years. They never happened before. How else POST PHOTO/RON BARTIZEK The four candidates for county commissioner spoke at the Oct. 15 meeting of the Back Mountain Business and Professional Association. From left, Tom Makowski and Frank Crossin, Democrats; BMBPA president John Alaimo; Joseph "Red" Jones and Jim Phillips, Republicans. for locating here. Crossin said later that the nature of government is to be reactive, and told how at the last minute the commissioners ham- mered out $850,000 in tax relief for Harris to seal the deal. He pointed out county programs that offer low-interest loans and other incentives for business, which Phillips also said he supported. ‘Makowski said he hopes to see construction. of Exit 46 off I-81 whether or not an arena'is built. He cited the commercial develop- ment that has already taken place in that area, and said there is a great deal of room for more. During a question and answer period after each candidate made a short speech, Phillips and Crossin were asked if other coun- ties favor the move to an income or sales tax to replace much of the revenue generated by property taxes. Crossin said the county #8 @ ER: © © 8 @ EEE SE I BE Night GUARD OUTDOOR OCCUPANCY MOTION SENSOR 110° field of view; 50-foot range extends over 5,000 square feet. Adjustable time setting from 15 seconds to 15 minutes. Adjustable light sensitivity setting. Complete with outdoor light fixtures and mounting hardware. UL listed. i oa 8 C.B. Scott Electric 395 Coal Street, Wilkes-Barre Phone: 824-9812 Supply a] DI/C@VER Ta my! ND] commissioners’ organization strongly favors such a change, but that every proposal has be- come bogged down in partisan politics in Harrisburg, with Demo- crats shooting down Republican proposals, and vice versa. Dr. David Evans asked what would happen to real estate taxes if the county implemented an income or sales tax. There was no clear answer, only that some combination of income, sales and/ or property taxes would be worked out to meet budget needs. When Bartt Slocum asked if there was any chance for tax re- form this year, Crossin and Phil- lips responded there was almost none. Crossin said the county's fi-. nances are in excellent shape with a surplus of $4 to $5 million. But several large projects lie ahead, including raising the dikes along the Susquehanna River. THE Salad 4 Near Rt. 309-415 DOUGH COMPANY "Your Hometown Restaurant" October Special Lasagne & \2 Large Pizzas 675-7347 Intersection. Open Daily 11:00 a.m. He and Phillips also pointed out other county financial com- mitments, including health care of prisoners. The county has an agreement to pay for local care on a per-person basis, but must bear the full cost of special care that can't be provided here. In a recent case, the county was billed $648,000 for a prisoner who had tobe treated for 48 days at Hahne- mann Hospital for a brain aneu- sm. The charges were .negoti- eo ‘down to ap $300,000, which the county paid, but which was not in the budget. The general election will take place November 7. Three of the four candidates will be elected. Democrat Rose Tucker decided not to run for another term, and Makowski was chosen along with Crossin in the Democratic pri- mary in May, with Jones and Phillips the top Republican vote getters. $499 Our Homemade Lasagne with your choice of Homemade Soup or Garden Fresh Salad. EEE EEE EEE EEE EERE EEEEEDR ALL MONTH «= Anniversary Special $10.2 can you account for it?” The section of American As- phalt's land on Hillside Road which is zoned agricultural was purchased in 1977 from Pennsyl- vania Gas and Water and was originally zoned C-1 (conserva- tion.) Chesnovich believes it is the section which quarry owner Ber- nard Banks unsuccessfully at- tempted to have rezoned for min- ing several years ago. American Asphalt’'s owner, Bernard Banks, didn't return numerous telephone calls placed to his office during the past two weeks. The quarry has been the sub- Bus ject of controversy before. In August, 1992, zoning officer Robert Culp told the supervisors 0D the company was violating the zoning ordinance by mining too close to property lines and ne- glecting a three-foot high turkey wire fence separating the quarry from adjoining properties. The zoning ordinance requires the company to surround the quarry with a six-foot chain link fence and to maintain a 25-foot buffer zone of unmined land, around its perimeter. At that time Culp measured the width of the quarry’s buffer zone, which he sald was an average of 10 feet wide. (continued from page 1) ell Ave., which nobody maintains,” Walton said. “There's a large sink hole there. They gave the school board a worst-case scenario by describing a ride on a section we don’t even use.” She has asked the district to consider rerouting a van which picks up a special needs student on Huntsville Road. The van could drive up Center Hill to Reservoir, pick up the children, then turn down Machell and take either Pine Crest or Crescent Ave. to Huntsville Road to pick up the special needs student, Walton suggested. Farr said the district has asked its van contractor, Russ Bus Serv- ice, to give them a price quote to drive on Reservoir Road. Russ wanted $50 per day, or $9,000» per year, Farr said. “We asked other contractors, but no one else would do it for a reasonable amount,” she added. Walton contends that a simple question has been blown out of proportion. “The bottom line is that community services are being provided to everyone else,” she said. “Full-size garbage packers, construction equipment and flatbed tractor-trailers have trav- eled on this road. 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