/ Y . | © Vol. 107 No. 9 Dallas, Pennsylvania | SIS RAVAN CR Eo | =H O1O1\ [VIS HV ERI SSN GI 20 Bl | =00 BD VAM AVANT IVAN ob I = AV PANN SCHOOL BIH ER [OH ES 4 Feb. 28 thru Mar. 6, 1996 By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff BACK MOUNTAIN - Before the mid-1960’s, most area munici- palities didn't have zoning ordi- narices. Lot sizes were determined by the availability of water and room for septic units. Lots with access to public water and sewers were smaller, while larger lots were By ANN POEPPERLING Post Correspondent SHAVERTOWN - Shirley Forney's spectacular two-week cruise “down-under” to Antarc- tica was a bit “topsy-turvey" itself. Traveling with her sister Vera Albert, a retired school teacher from Mount Joy, Lancaster County, the two endured a turbu- lent eight-hour storm at sea, not an unusual occurrence in the wa- ters between the coasts of South America and Antarctica. Taking advantage of an Elderhostel program, the two women flew out of Kennedy Air- port, Jan. 13 to Miami and from there to Buenos Aires, Argentina before reaching Ushuaia, [rom where they were to embark. While in Ushuaia, the “south- ernmost” city in South America, Shirley had a day and a half to enjoy the sights of Tierra Del Fuego, the southernmost prov- ince of Argentina. A catamaran trip offered her the opportunity to see fur seals and the cormorentz bird, resembling the penguin. “I sent myself a post card [rom Ushuaia, with a picture of our hotel in front of a glacier — but I haven't received it yet,” she said. From there, Shirley embarked on the first phase of the cruise, a two-day, 600 mile jaunt to the south Shetland Islands (consid- ered “Sub-Antarctica”), the step- ping stones to the Antarctic Pen- necessary for homes requiring wells and septic units. In the past three decades, local zoning ordinances have developed to the point that they now strictly regulate everything from setbacks from boundary lines to the maxi- mum allowable height for build- ings. Six Back Mountain municipali- ties — Dallas and Harveys Lake boroughs and Lehman, Jackson, Kingston and Franklin townships - have rewritten their zoning ordi- nances since 1992, partially to bring them into compliance with state codes and partially to cor- rect existing deficiencies such as spot zoning. Still, all zones are not created equal. The minimum lot size in a single-family residential zone, for example, varies from 6,000 square feet at Harveys Lake to 1.5 acres Jordan Koslosky, Shavertown, at left in top photo, challenged David Cybuck, Dallas in a warmup for last Satureday's chess session held at St. Therese's church annex in Shavertown. In photo at right, Rick Kurilla, Dallas, All of them will play March 8-9 at the PA State Scholastic Tournament in Bloomsburg. Warmups are offerred by the Wilkes-Barre Chess Club. POST PHOTOS/CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK took a shot at Koslosky, too. Warming Up Cute, but smelly, would be a good description of the penguins Shirley Forney saw during her trip to Antarctica. insula. The voyagers set sail on the Akademik Ioffe, chartered by Ma- rine Expeditions from Toronto, Canada. The 383 foot ship, for- merly a Russian scientific research vessel, was equipped with a 43 member Russian crew and a staff of eight, many of them veterans of the days when the ship was used to spy on U.S. activities at sea. The other 79 passengers were made up of mostly individuals 55 and over, the required age to par- take in Elderhostel activities. Elderhostel is a non-prolit educa- Shirley Forney finds adventure in Antarctic tional organization based in Bos- ton offering inexpensive, short- term academic programs hosted by educational institutions around the world. “Some of the travelers,” Shirley explained, “were known as ‘birders,’ those who were true or- nithologists. Others were there just for the sheer thrill of touching foot on the seventh continent, as they had been to all the others. And many were singles, men and women whose spouses had re- fused to make the rigorous trip.” As Shirley remarked, “these are not people going to see the Eiffel Tower.” As the Akademik Ioffe set out from the tip of South America, it wasn't long before Shirley and the others tested their seaworthiness. Sailing through the Beagle Chan- nel to the Drake Passage, they were confronted with dark gray menacing clouds and a raging eight-hour storm with pounding 22 lool waves. However, said Shirley, “I was See ADVENTURE, pg. 3 (approx. 60,000 square feet) in Franklin Township. Differences in zoning reflect each town's character. While com- pact Dallas Borough has the smallest minimun lot sizes, rural Franklin Township has the larg- est. The objectives of Lehman Township's zoning law include the preservation of watersheds, con- servation areas and prime agri- "* Zoning rules, regs vary widely in Back Mountain : cultural and farmland, preven- tion of blight or overcrowding and the preservation of the visual ru- ral character of the township's roadways and adjacent wood- lands, waterways and farmlands. The ordinance also strictly regu- lates excessive cutling of lrees, removal of historic stone walls and the proliferation of signs along See ZONING, pg 8 Lake seeks low-cost fix for algae woes By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff HARVEYS LAKE - As Phase II of the state and federally-funded study of Harveys Lake is gearing up, officials have learned that no money is available to solve some of the lake's problems. The study was begun in 1993 and performed by Coastal Envi- ronmental Services of Princeton, NJ, which presented its findings in a public hearing at the Septem- ber, 1994, borough council meet- ing. Coastal Environmental repre- sentative Fred S. Lubnow, PhD, met February 22 with the borough's Environmental Advi- sory Council (EVAC) to discuss actions which the borough can take with the limited funding avail- able. Boro will brighten its outlook with banners By ANN POEPPERLING Post Correspondent DALLAS BOROUGH - Borough council passed a motion Feb. 20 to spend $742 on decorative ban- ners to dress up the “downtown” Dallas area. Jay Pope, chairper- son of the future planning com- mittee, said the money would be spent to purchase 13 banners and brackets which will be placed on poles throughout the commu- nity. “$742 is a big expenditure for us,” Pope said, “but I thank coun- cil for their support. This will give the borough a new look.” Although the exact design of the banners has notbeen selected, Pope said they will be “bright, cheery, and appropriate for the nine months of the year not cov- ered by Christmas decorations. We hope to build upon this if it's successful and get more or possi- bly a second set to interchange.” The lone dissenting vote was “The main issue is pollution from phosphates in lawn fertiliz- ers, home septic units and road de-icers,” Lubnow said. “A grass- roots community public educa- tion campaign could go a long way in informing people why using fertilizers and detergents which - don't contain phosphates will im- prove the health of the lake.” The algae which have occasion- ally plagued swimmers using the lake are probably the result of a well-intended attempt to control weeds growing in the lake in the mid-1950's. At that time it was a common practice to introduce alewives, a non-game fish resembling over- grown minnows, into lakes to eat the aquatic plants. The alewives, however, developed instead ataste See LAKE, pg 2 cast by Ted Wright, who com- mented, “It's not an appropriate. th expense at this time,” listing other projects which deserve priority, such as repairs on Reservoir Road, a new borough truck and a new road department employee. Martha Weber, who chairs. the-, road department committee, rade." a motion to advertise the opening of a full-time road crew position. The motion, which adds a third: man to the crew, passed unani- mously. The move is necessary, Weber said, “Due to the influx of services we perform for the bor- ough.” She added that “a salary is not being posted, as pay will de- pend on experience and qualifica- tions.” : William Roberts, chairman of the traffic management commit- tee, reported that he was informed atarecent meeting with PennDOT officials that traffic lights ‘at Pickett’'s Charge, Orloski's and See BOROUGH, pg 3 HB Recycling anold DAMA tanker into a fire truck makes sense in Dallas. Pg 2. 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