§ Er | | i i 2 The Dallas Post ‘ a o Tha Dallas, PA Wednesday, January 24, 1996 Borough revises zoning fees By ANN POEPPERLING Post Correspondent DALLAS BOROUGH - It may cost a little less to build a new house in Dallas Borough due to . an amended fee schedule passed “at the Jan. 16 council meeting. Newresidential zoning permits ~ will now cost $140.00 per 1,000 “square feet of construction. For “example, a house with measure- ments of 50° by 30’ would have a total permit fee of $210.00. There is a cap of $600.00 for the fee on = residential construction. ‘In the past a zoning permit for a new house cost $2.00 per "$1,000.00 of estimated construc- tion cost. Therefore, it may have cost more to build a small house using good quality expensive ma- (continued from page 1) terials than tobuild a larger house Sising cheaper items. A zoning permit for residential additions and accessory uses will now also cost $140.00 per 1,000 square feet of construction, with a ‘minimum fee of $10.00. That fee -was also changed from $2.00 per $1,000.00 of estimated construc- tion cost. + The changes were necessary, explained borough manager Milton Lutsey, “inorder to make it easier to calculate the fee and to make it a more equitable system.” Before, the cost of a building per- mit could have been significantly reduced by an individual doing his own labor or having received building materials for free. Now the determination is made by a more objective system, based on square footage. Permits for new or improved commercial buildings will now cost . $4.00 per $1,000.00 cost of con- ~ struction with a $2,000 cap, up - from $3.00 per $1,000.00 cost of ~ construction. Also, fees for permits to appeal zoning hearing board decisions ‘were raised from $150.00 to $300.00. “While the intent is not tomake money,” explained Lutsey, . “we don’t want to lose money ei- ' ther,” adding that they must con- - sider the cost of paying the zoning ' board and solicitor, as well as the ~ . costof newspaperadvertisements. . + In other new business, council ) ' member Theodore Wright reported ' ona meeting herecently attended | with Lutsey and Senator Charles id Lemmond regarding the Po: posed traffic lights at Orloski’s, Offset Paperback and Pickett's There may be help on the way from the Federal Emergency Man- agement Agency (FEMA). When Luzerne County Emergency Man- agement Agency asked for a pre- liminary damage cost estimate for the first snowstorm, Lutsey gave them a figure of $9,691.00. “And that doesn’t include the damage on the snowplow truck,” contin- ued Lutsey, who says repairs to the rear wheels, drum, steering box and hydraulic cylinder on the plow cost $1,000.00 easily, re- sulting in a total cost of about $11,000.00 spent on the first snowstorm. Property committee chairman Don Cooper reported that council is currently collecting data to re- quest bids for a new truck. In other business, residents of Sterling and Machell Avenues petitioned the council with 25 sig- natures requesting that recre- ational motor vehicles be banned inthe area, complaining that mo- torcycles and snowmobiles are being driven on private property, creating a nuisance to residents. Charge. The purpose of the meeting was to make Lemmond aware of the council's feelings that a traffic light (which was planned as far back as 1992) should be installed at Pickett's Charge, as well as a light at Offset Paperback, which should be considered before in- stalling a traffic light at Orloski'’s. According to Lutsey, Lemmond promised to get in touch with a PennDOT district engineer, to check on the status of the pro- posed traffic lights at Pickett’s Charge and Offset Paperback. Road committee chairperson Martha Weber publicly thanked the road crew for a job well done during the recent snowstorms. The road crew has a tough job explained Lutsey, because al- though Dallas Borough is small geographically, “we have about 20 miles of road which is not easy to keep clear - there are turns, hills and intersections to deal with - it’s not all highway.” According to Lutsey, “our win- ter allotment is just about used up.” However, he says, “we can take money from other areas,” referring to certain road and pave- ment projects planned which may not get done this year. Kidnap ! taken into posssession at the * Dallas Township police depart- "ment evidence room. They are a .22 cal. Baretta and a 9 mm. .Taurus. . Dallas Township patrolmen ‘Elliot Ide and Robert Jolley and ‘Lehman Township patrolman Ben ‘Bigus investigated the incident. Goldmsith is free on a total of $100,000 bail, placed through bail bondsman Frontier Insurance of Scranton. He must report to the bondsman every week, remain in Luzerne County and stay away from his wife. His preliminary hearing before Tupper has been set forJan. 31 at 10:30 a.m. | Tell our advertisers you saw them in The Dallas Post. They'll appreciate it, and so will we. a, We Leda Book Shelf SALE Solid Wood Ready to Finish THe FURNITURE WORKSHOP Adjustable Shelves Gas leak closes: highway Emergency crews monitored a: natural gas leak along Route 8s 415 Friday morning near Noon's:: service station. The fumes reached into Elmcrest and down . the highway to the Meadows Nursing Center. A PG&W main. had broken below the roadway, and it took about eight hours to repair that damage. Customers in ElImcrest were shut off until - +’ repairs were completed. Originally, it was thought the leak came froma 2 transcontinental gas pipeline which runs nearby. a + a » *. POST PHOTO/RON BARTIZEK - PROPERTY TRANSFERS The following property deeds were recorded at the Luzerne County Courthouse for the week of Dec. 29, 1995 - Jan. 11, 1996: Robert M. Krostag, to Michael Dombroski, et ux, 17E Grandview Est., Dallas Borough, $165,000. David Carleton, et ux, to Gerald T. John, et ux, 1.708 ac. Pheasant Run, Dallas Twp., $375,000. Walter Eisenberger, et ux, to Allen W. Erwine, Jr., et ux, 641L Meadows Condominium, Dallas Twp., $222,500. Richard Rupert, et ux, to John Rohland, et ux, 2 parcels, Dallas Twp., $23,900. JRH Ins. to John E. Halbing Ill, et ux, 8 Northwoods Sub., Dallas Twp., $33,000. Stanley M. Pearlman, to David C. Wright, Circle Dr., Lot 48, Dallas Twp., $124,000. Frank T. Depoe, to David F. Kocher, 0.999 ac., Fairmount Twp., $29,000. Linda J. Stauffer, to Walter C. O'Hara, et ux, 6 ac. Fairmount Twp, $40,000. Jane Rice, et al to Wayde D. Post, et al, Dudley Ave., Maple Brook, Harveys Lake Bor., $33,000. Frederick R. Bellownos, to Luzerne County, Hunlock Twp., $5,000. Gertrude A. Sherman, to Donna L. Marinus, Hunlock Twp., $170,000. Anne T. Spaciano, executor to Victor Spaciano, 3 parcels, Kingston Twp., $50,000. Robert E. Becker, to Jerome Kane, et ux, 618 Clearview Ave., Kingston Twp., $14,000. Anthony Cherkanskas, per sheriff, to Sec’y of Veteran’s Afairs, 97 Carverton Road, Kingston Twp., $3,574. Joel Cooper, to Patrick J. Devitt, 6 Carverton Road, Kingston Twp., $85,000. Daniel A. Dembowski, to Carl D. Whipell, et ux, Lake Twp., $30,000. Edwin H. Britt, et ux, to Marie G. Griffith, et vir, Ross Twp., $65,000. DISTRICT COURT BRIEFS CHARGED WITH D.UL Kingston Township resident Robert Luke, 22, waived his right to a preliminary hearing Jan. 18 before District Justice James Tupper on charges of driving while under the influence. He was arrested Oct. 7 by Kingston Township officer James Ibbotson after police observed him driving erratically and at a high rate of speed on Route 309 and running a red light as he turned onto Carverton Road. After failing field sobriety tests, Luke took a blood test which showed his blood alcohol level to be .188, nearly twice the legal limit of . 10. Ibbotson was assisted by of- ficer Charles Rauschkolb and Dallas Borough patrolman Michael Prokopchak. ASSAULT CHARGE SENT TO COUNTY COURT Charges of simple assault ahd harrassment against Dallas Town- ship resident Valgardur'Omar Hallsson, 47, were sent to Luzerne County court after a preliminary hearing Jan. 17 before District Justice James Tupper. The charges stemmed from an incident Dec. 22, in which Hallsson allegedly punched and hit his girlfriend, Hronn Geirlaugsdottie, tore her clothing and threw her out into the snow. Hallsson is freeon $10,000 bail. SAT Review PTC's Spring SAT SALE! Full Math and Verbal Review + & week program Optional refresher programs Call for info about our free introductory session and free SAT with student analysis. Professional Tutoring Center 655-6766 115 W. Center Hill Rd., Dallas 675-5288 AI eT Nw ym ew The Dallas Post 675-5211 FAX: 675-3650 E-mail: dallpost@epix.net Mailing Address: P.O. 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The boy denied taking the calculators, saying someone else must have entered the girl's locker after he did. “Luckily the girl reported the theft immediately,” said principal Frank Galicki. “Her locker wasn't completely closed and the boy was able to get into it.” Most students have their own lockers, which come with built-in combination locks, Galicki eH Students may add a second lock if they wish to. “I wouldn't say we have Had numerous thefts,” he said. “Iwould say we have had a few, butI can't say whether or not they were re- lated.” The boy will be suspended foth school for 10 days because’ his offense is what Galicki described - as a level four, the most serious offense. In addition to the January 15 theft, he received a report of items missing from a student's locker around Christmas, he added. Since the arrest three more stu- dents have reported money, jew- elry, new jackets, sneakers and boots missing from their lockers, police said. More arrests are pending. 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