The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, October 25, 1995 11 Council (continued from page 1) meet at the recreation center,” she said. “They need younger volunteers to help them with their many projects. I know younger people would get as much out of it as the senior citizens would.” She wants to set up a teen recreation program several hours aweek, staffed by volunteers. “The teeners need something to do in the borough so they won't have to drive all the way into town to have fun,” she said. “I want to bring back the recreation program we once had for them.” In order to improve the police department, Spock wants to give them better facilities and train- ing. She also favors a full-time force. “Part-timers, although they're very good men, don’t have the opportunity to get to know the community,” she said. “It's hard structions. candidate's name. Happy voting! How to write in a vote Want to write in a candidate in the November 7 election? The Luzerne County Bureau of Elections has provided these simple in- Above the top row of levers is a row of long, slim slots with slid- ing covers. Find the office which matches the candidate you wish to write in and slide open the slot above it. Mark the candidate's name clearly, either by using a stamper or printing it. Stickers don't work well - they jam up the machine. Don't pull a lever for any office for which you have written in a Close the slot. Go on to the next office and candidate. for them to serve effectively if they're here only a few hours a week.” She also favors giving full-time officers good benefits. William Wilson Wilson, who served five years on council a few years ago, is running for office again because he enjoys a challenge and wants to do whatever he can for the borough. “The road department's 10-year program is now two years ahead,” he said. “The only unpaved road in the borough is Halowich Road. I want to keep up what we have accomplished and move ahead.” Wilson is proud of the bor- ough’s recycling program, the area’s first voluntary curbside pickup, which he described as “outstanding.” Like Spock, Wilson wants to open the recreation center one or Two part-time officers hired By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff HARVEYS LAKE - The coun- cil hired two part-time police offi- cers and a health officer at its regular October 17 meeting. Damien Hoover, 27, of Shick- shinny Lake and David E. Smith, 19, of Swoyersville will earn $7.75 per hour as part-time police offi- cers. Swoyersville resident John Roper will serve as health officer, to check properties for sanitary conditions. No wage has been set, according to borough secretary Carole Samson. The council also voted to ad- vertise for bids for the garbage hauling contract for the next three JOHN “JAY” WILKES, JR. years. Residents presently pay $85 per year for up to three 30-galion containers per week. Waste Man- agement holds the contract, which it obtained after buying out the borough's original contractor, Wayne-Pike Sanitation. Solicitor Charles McCormick will draft an ordinance setting the speed limit at 25 mph on borough roads which aren’t already posted. The council voted to apply for a $10,000 loan to build an addition to the police station, estimated to cost $20,000. Ifapproved, theloan two nights a week for the teens to use. It would be staffed by volun- teers. “We had a good program for them,” he said. “Alene Forster did a great job. I'd like te see that happen again.” He's unhappy with the way the borough has handled concert promoter Thom Greco's busi- nesses at the lake. “The main problem was the two bars —- Chicky’s and the Tijuana - more than the concerts,” he said. “If we can’t come up with a solu- tion, I'd like to see him pay the borough an entertainment tax.” Elizabeth West Betty West won't promise the voters anything she can't deliver. “I promise to do my best to make sure the residents’ concerns are our first priority,” she said. “I want to work full-time for the best interests of the community. It's time for a change — people want to see different faces and names on council.” Like Wilson, West believes Greco “has gotten away with murder” at Harveys Lake. “We should enforce any and all ordi- nances which he violates,” she said. “Most of his events at the amphitheater this summer were all right, but we don't need con- WILLIAM WILSON will be for five years at two percent g i : interest. The addition will contain a police officers’ locker room, secure evidence storage and more space for police operations. ANDREW KASKO Jackson - (continued from page 1) private water supplies. He served for 20 years as a Jackson Township firefighter and is a past president of the fire company and the Back Mountain Police Association. “I plan to work closely with the other residents, township staffand residents to protect the health, safety and welfare of the commu- nity,” Kasko said. “I care very much about Jackson Township and want to continue to make it a good place to live and raise a family.” Wilkes, a road worker and crew chief of the Jackson Township Ambulance, is also an elected township auditor. He's running for supervisor because he believes the people aren't being properly represented. Recently the township elimi- nated its yearly donations of $3,000 apiece to the fire and ambulance companies, which Wilkes said forced the ambulance company to rely on its annual fund drive to buy necessary equip- ment. “We're still continuing to pro- vide the best possible service, but we still need equipment to keep up with increasingly strict state standards,” he said. The ambulance company needs a pulse Doppler monitor, which costs about $1,000, a special meter to monitor the level of oxy- gen in the patient's body, which costs $1,500 to $2,000, and per- sonal protection equipment for the ambulance crew to use in automobile and industrial acci- dents, Wilkes said. He's also concerned about re- cent tax increases which he says many retired residents are ques- tioning. If elected, Wilkes wants to re- store the township's donations to the fire and ambulance compa- nies and to work closely with area legislators to convince the De- partment of Corrections to use the water line between the prison and the Ceasetown Reservoir for all its water needs. He is a state-licensed EMT, pick-up coordinator for the am- bulance company’s Adopt-a-High- way Program, Red Cross profes- sional rescuer and an emergency vehicle operator. King's Merrell Men's Eco Terra HI TEC - Magnum HITEC ~~ Peak Jr. - ss a HI TEC - Badlands, Teton & Voyageur MERRELL - Eco Strata Hemp & Eco Terra NIKE - Air Makalu & Torre Mid MERRELL - Eco Tech & Lt. Traveler certs by head-bangers in our community.” She also wants to improve the police department, which she is optimistic will “in time be the way the residents want it.” “Harveys Lake is a great place to live and raise a family,” she said “I've grown up with the commu- nity and want to return some of what it's give me in the 10 years I've lived here.” The Republican team The team of Ruth Eaton, George Gwilliam and Tom Callahan are running on the Republican ticket. Christopher Hinton, who had planned in April to run, has with- drawn from the campaign because of demands at work. Eaton has campaigned door to door, discussing concerns with residents. “We are now a year- round community, but the people haven't received a level of munici- pal service in proportion to their tax payments,” she said. She wants to make council members truly responsible for their respective committees and to bring credibility back to the municipal government. “Council members should give people informed answers to their questions,” she said. “I want the ELIZABETH WEST Nike Men's \ Torre Mid Rogue Jr., Sierra Rugged Jr., King's Peak Jr., or Grizzly 97 YOUTH SIZES 10-6 council toapproach improvements in a thorough, systematic man- ner — common sense government. Any improvements, such as road work, should be continued, not justdone during an electionyear.” Eaton also wants to improve the police officers’ working condi- tions and equipment and to end what she calls “selective enforce- ment” of borough ordinances, making sure all ordinances are enforced equally for everyone. For example, although an ordi- nance permitting the borough to collect fees for private organiza- tions’ runs and walks around the lake exists, no fees have been collected, she said. “I chose Harveys Lake as a place to live and will probably live here the rest of my life,” she said. “I want to work towards the people gaining pride in their community.” George Gwilliam Gwilliam, who is also a bor- ough Republican committeeman, would like to see a council more open and responsive to the pub- lic. “We should publish our agenda every month and not waver from it, so people can see what deci- sions we'll make at our meetings,” he said. “The council should also MARTIN NOON HI TEC - Lady Lite MERRELL - Lt. 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