8 The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, February 16, 1996 By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff Due to an error in composition, this part of the story about area flood damage was omitted from last week's issue. BACK MOUNTAIN - The flood- ing caused by Meltdown ‘96 has rewritten the budgets of many area municipalities, whose offi- cials face the daunting tasks of estimating the damage to roads and figuring how to pay for their repairs. Most expect their preliminary estimates to increase - possibly to double - by the time they're fin- ished. Runoff caused by the heavy rains and melting snowpack was compounded by the hard freeze following the flooding, which caused the saturated ground to expand and more roads, both gravel and paved, to buckle. - “It's a full-time job for our three men just to keep the roads pass- able,” said Lehman Township roadmaster Doug Ide. “It's over- whelming.” Lehman Township reported $224,000 in damages to the Fed- eral Emergency Management Agency. Fedor Road alone could cost about $60,000 to repair — roughly the same amount which it cost to pave it through a county grant last year. The base of the road leading in to Thorny Apple Acres was under- mined to the extent that the pave- ment later collapsed under the weight of a snowplow truck, Ide said. Half of the pavement on Jack- son Road was washed away by the overflow from Smith's Pond, he added. “We may have to completely rebuild some of the roads,” Ide said. “I'm looking at a pile of bills,” said Jackson Township roadmaster Jay Wilkes, who ex- pects to find much more damage once his crew begins digging. Wilkes estimates the flood tab to hit at least $158,000, with the worst damage on Weavertown, Zbiek, Sutton, Shady Rill, Hardisky and Mizdail roads. Hardisky Road, which was un- der water for three days, is still closed. Mizdail Road suffered the worst damage when the entire hillside along Harveys Creek at Route 29 washed out. At Harveys Lake, pavement was torn up along Carey Street and buckled on Baird Street after wa- ter undermined it, according to councilman Fran Kopko. The borough reported $26,696 in damages, which Kopko expects to double. On Heller's Grove in Kingston Township, the creek bank, which is part of an abandoned railroad embankment, was partially washed away by Toby's Creek. Manager Jeff Box conserva- tively estimates its repairs at $150,000. The gravel portion of Cliffside Ave. in Trucksville was washed out by water running down the side of the mountain at what Box described as “an incredible rate.” Toby's Creek is clogged with debris, notably a huge tree stump nearly 30 inches in diameter, which came to rest behind Rave's Nursery on Main Str. Messersmith named head of Temple Physicians staff Dallas resident Michael Messersmith has been appointed chief executive officer of Temple Physicians, Inc., a division of Temple University Health System. As CEO, Messersmith will over- see the recruitment, acquisition and management of a growing ‘network of primary care physi- cian practices. Before coming to Temple, Messersmith was CEO of General Medical Services Corp. in Kingston. In this position he was responsible for the operation, re- cruitment and strategic develop- ment of a multispecialty group practice made up of 140 physi- cians. Messersmith has alsobeen vice president of medical staff devel- opment and vice president of ambulatory care services at Lawrence & Memorial Hospital in New London, CT. Messersmith is not entirely new to Temple. In 1976 he graduated first in his class from Temple's School of Business. In 1978 he earned a master’s degree in business administra- tion from the University of Chi- cago. He also holds the rank of lieu- tenant commander in the United States Naval Reserve, Medical Services Corps. He resides in Dallas with his wife, Lucy, and two children. Flood damage severe in many towns Green Road, Brown Manor, Harris Hill Road near the old Schooley farm and Church Road in Carverton were also heavily damaged, Box said. Kingston Township's total flood tab is estimated at $172,211. In Franklin Township, 17 roads need repair, according to former secretary Mary Ann Bump. “A conservative preliminary estimate is $295,750, which could change because we don't know the total extent of the damage,” she said. Lewis Road was torn up where the creek crosses it and is closed, while the surface of Coon Road heaved where water ran under the pavement and froze, Owen added. Dallas Township reported $5,000 in damage to three dirt roads - Stredney Road in kunkle, Glendalough and Goldmsith roads —- which were washed out and repaired with gravel. “By the time we add all our expenses up , it could be an ex- pensive winter,” said treasurer Glenn Howell, who foresees his preliminary estimate doubling. In Dallas Borough, Reservoir Road was washed out to the tune of $55,890, according to manager Milt Lutsey. Columbia, Luzerne, Lackawanna, West Center Hilland Hickory roads suffered a total of $17,074 in damage, he said. Although the federal govern- ment will pay for 75 percent of approved expenses, the state hasn't decided whether or not it will pick up the remaining 25 percent of the tab. Ifit doesn't, the burden will fall on the municipal- ity. MICHAEL MESSERSMITH Air Force promotes Kravits to Major United States Air Force Cap- tain Tina M. Kravits has been promoted to the rank of Major. Since November 1993,. Major Kravits has been assigned to the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE), in Mons, Belgium. At SHAPE, Major Kravits is a member of the Crisis Re- sponse Center, where she pro- vides current and strategic intel- ligence analysis to the Supreme Allied Commander Europe on the current crisis in the former Re- public of Yugoslavia. In June, Major Kravits also re- ceived the Joint Service Commen- dation Medal, presented for ex- ceptional meritorious service as the Chief, Battle Damage Assess- ment Cell, Intelligence Director- ate, Combined Air Assessment Center (CAOC), OPERATION DENY FLIGHT and Joint Forces Air Component, while she was as- signed to the 5th Allied Tactical Air Forces, Vicenza, Italy. During her tour with the CAOC, Major Kravits played a critical role in the planning and execution of operational and humanitarian aid missions into the former Republic PA Optometric Society honors Dr. Jay Tanner Dr. Jay Tanner was honored at the recent Northeastern Pennsyl- vania Optometric Society meeting after completing a productive term as society president. Dr. Tanner practices optom- etry at Pugliese Eye Specialists. He resides in Dallas with his wife and three children. MAJOR TINA KRAVITS of Yugoslavia. Major Kravits is the daughter JAY TANNER, MD of USAF retired Technical Ser- geantJohnd. and Elaine Charney of Dallas. She is married to Brian J. Kravits, son of William and Ruth Kravits of Swoyersville. Brian and Tina have two sons, Brian William 10, and Joshua John, eight. She is a 1979 graduate of Dal- las Senior High Schooland a 1983 graduate of Wilkes University. Major Kravits was commissioned as a second lieutenant in 1983, through the USAF Reserve Officer's Training Corps, Detach- ment 752, Wilkes University. 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