16 The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, March 27, 1996 By Dr. Howard Morgan Director Sigfried and Janet Weis Center for Research If you need extra incentive to control your weight, nowyou have it. Findings of a major research study over the past two decades indicate the following, as reported in the New England Journal of Medicine: 1. Excess weight plays a sig- nificant role in one-third of all cancer deaths and one-half of all deaths from diseases of the heart and arteries. 2. Four times as many obese people die of heart disease as thin persons. : 3. Twice as many obese people die of cancer as thin people. 4. People only moderately over- weight die sooner, on average, than thin persons. What does all this mean toyou? In simple terms, this: keep you weight under control in consulta- tion with your physician. Eat right. Exercise within your physical limi- tations. Get regular check-ups to monitor your health. The study establishing the per- ils of excess weight was impres- sive. 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The suggested modifications, intended to protect the township from unnecessary expenses in case the sewer plant became in- operable, are: e Strengthen the definition of the developer to include not only Giambra, but also anyone or any corporation he might sell it to during construction. e Make the homeowners’ asso- ciation financially responsible for repairing the sewer plant if it be- comes inoperable. * Add the mandatory establish- ment of a sinking fund to help pay for upkeep and repairs to the sewer system and plant in the covenants. Each homeowner would be re- quired to contribute to the fund, either by yearly dues or an up- front fee included in the price of their lot. “This insures us that some money has been set aside in case the plant breaks down or wears out,” McCormick said. Require Giambra to build the system to operate at between 120 and 140 percent of capacity in case either township changes their minimum lot sizes, allowing more than 25 lots to be developed. The additional capacity would also insure the sewer system isn’t over- loaded. e Change the operations bond of the sewer plant from covering two years or when all the lots are sold, whichever is earlier, to cover the plant for two years or when all the lots are sold, whichever comes later. 2 “The track history for rural de- velopments like this is that all the lots are not sold within two years,” McCormick said. “This phrase helps to protect the township from becoming saddled with a half- finished sewer system and roads in a partially developed subdivi- sion.” e Allow both townships to hold unannounced inspections of the sewer plant. * Require a certified sewer plant operator and backup operator. e Require itemized statements of the cost of the plant before construction so that the construc- tion bond may be accurately com- puted, itemized statements of the plant's operational expenses and itemized statements of the cost and anticipated lifetime of the plant's equipment in case the township should be forced to take the plant over due to unforeseen circumstances. e Change the legal terminology to allow the township to place liens on all the development's properties or sue the homeowners’ association and developer if nec- essary torecover any costs it might incur from the sewer plant. “These suggestions are based on a worst-case scenario - the plant breaking down and pollut- ing the creek, nobody able to come up with the money to fix it and the state forcing us to take the plant over,” McCormick said. “It may not happen, but if it does, we're covered.” Toby Humphrey and commis- sion member Lee Clark said they are concerned about the development’'s individual wells drawing down the water table and causing nearby wells to go dry. “I have seen someone drill an artesian well which would have affected everyone around it if it hadn't been controlled,” Humphrey said. “Hydrological studies are basically only edu- cated guesses. I don’t want to see the township get stuck providing Bella Mundana with a new water system.” Ed Dorrance said Giambra was required to perform controlled tests and suggested nearby homeowners test the number of gallons per minute their wells are supplying both before and during development, in order to main- tain accurate records in case they experience well problems. Humphrey also suggested a li- censed analyst inspect the plant every six months to make sure it's operating legally and properly and provide written reports and ex- planations to both townships. The commission also unani- mously accepted the Randall Mark minor subdivision, pending ap- proval by the Luzerne County planning commission. A 19-acre parcel on Cummings Road zoned agricultural, the land will be di- vided into a 12-acre lot and a seven-acre lot. The commission unanimously accepted the resignation of chair- man Hank Psolka for business reasons. “We're accepting his res- ignation very reluctantly,” said Ed Dorrance, who chaired the meeting. “We'll miss Hank.” The commission unanimously elected Dorrance as its new chair- man, with co-chairman Mark Millington not voting because he came to the meeting 30 minutes late. 'e ie = 3
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