8 The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, June 12, 1996 Tax collectors (continued from page 1) percent and Daubert's income by 53 percent. Jones said. . The tax collectors have coun- tered that residents call them ev- ery day - even Saturdays and holidays — at all hours to verify the amount of tax they have paid or for photocopies of tax bills. Real- {ors, banks and title search com- panies know the tax collector is often the only person in the com- munity with the correct property tax information. They don't receive health in- surance, paid sick days, retire- ment, vacations or other benefits. Reese and Daubert said they bought computers at their own expense to help keep track of the many records they must keep. “We're required by law to make and announce any changes in the tax collectors’ pay schedule once every four years, during the year they're elected,” Jones said. “We complied with the law and an- nounced the pay scale by Febru- ary 15, 1993. The tax collectors knew about it before they submit- ted their nominating petitions to the bureau of elections. There is no evidence of an arbitrary deci- S101. Kingston Township tax collec- torJanice Castellani isn't involved in the lawsuit because the home rule community pays her a flat salary lo collect all school, county and municipal taxes. The case, heard in December by Luzerne County Court of Com- mon Pleas judge Correale Stevens, comprises more than 400 pages of testimony, which attorneys for both sides must reduce to lists of findings of fact, conclusions of law and their recommendations for judgement by June 30. Either side may appeal Stevens's deci- sion to Commonwealth Court. *Tax collectors ‘in the Hollidaysburg School District in Snyder County filed a similar law- suit after the district cut their pay from $4.65 per tax bill to $1.15 per bill and an additional $1,000 per year for office expenses,” Jones said. “The judge decided in favor of the district.” Zoning (continued from page 1) citizen and not in his official ca- pacity as a township supervisor. ' The McAvoys are the owners and developers of the Chadsford Es- tates I and II, which overlaps into Kingston Township. Other complainants are Barry Reese, who owns five acres, and Alan and Carol Reese, who own 6 1/2 acres, all zoned A-1. The Reese family also owns Quality Metal Products, Inc., situated on 10 acres zoned industrial (I-1), and an additional 60 acres of land zoned conservation (C-1) and 85 acres zoned A-1 and C-1 from the estate of Elmer Reese. After the meeting Redmond said he became involved in the appeal because “the amendment is a vio- lation of my constitutional rights.” Nancy Brace, co-owner ofa farm designated by the state as being at least a century old, said her husband, Larry, was one of the township's original zoning hear- ing board members. “We don't think the three acre minimum lot size is right,” she said. “The way things are going, the next generation won't be able to afford {o build. Only the wealthy will. Two acres are more than adequale to protect the water table. Nobody has done any tests or studies to prove we need larger lots.” She said she and her husband aren't planning on developing their land, but they don't think it's right for "the ones who own only a small amount of land to be able to tell us what to do with ours. They're only thinking of themselves, not any- one else.” “It's kind of immoral for them to ask us to do this,” she said. “Nobody who wants the three- acre lots owns a large amount of land.” Attorney Kim Borland presided over the three-hour hearing, held before the zoning board, which is comprised of chairman Ray Turner, vice-chairman Harry Campbell and John Candeloro. Township solicitor Susan Mazza asked Campbell to volun- tarily exclude himself from the hearing, questioning his ability to make an unbiased decision. Three witnesses said Campbell allegedly made comments against the amendment, which showed he had already made up his mind that it wasn't valid, at the March 4 su- pervisors' meeting. Campbell admitted he had signed a petition supporting the three-acre minimum lot size be- fore changing his mind. Borland said he was unsure whether or not the zoning board could legally recuse one of its own members from the hearing and allowed Campbell to remain. Mazza and McNealis said they didn't have any contact before the hearing to discuss certain items which they could agree to, which could help the hearing move faster. Because McNealis didn’t have cop- ies of certain township documents which are available to the public, the attorneys agreed to have former township secretary Sandra Race obtain copies of them for him before the next hearing is scheduled. Courses (continued from page 1) The summer will literally start with a bang on July 4. when Ed Orloski of Orloski's Quick Marts donates a $7,000 community fire: works display, coordinated by Dallas Borough councilman Ted Wright, on the grounds behind the middle school. The board au- thorized Wycallis to approve the fireworks when he receives the proper insurance and safety in- formation. - The board unanimously passed resolutions commending Samantha Lloyd. who won the grand prize in the Northeastern Pennsylvania Writing Council's poetry contest, and Samantha O'Brien. who earned an honor- able mention in the third grade division of the Pennsylvania Citi- zens lor Betler Libraries’ stlale- wide essay conlest for her essay on how important the library is to her entire family. At the regular meeting, the board unanimously approved a contract with Luzerne County Community College to provide space [or summer school and to pay the college $4 per student. The college will supply the teach- ers. while the summer students’ parents will pay $50 per course credit. Board members also unani- mously approved a list of 169 seniors for graduation, a list of non-instructional employees for the next school year, the retire- men! of business teacher Beverly Berger and a list of bids for sup- plies. With the rest of the board vot- ing for il, Reese Finn cast the lone vole against awarding Danella En- vironmental Technologies a $16,848 garbage and recycling contract despite J.P. Mascaro submitting alower bid of $15,949. Wycallis said Mascaro had dumped a bin of papers in the parking lot and was adding the recyclables into the regular gar- bage loads. The board also awarded a $21,800 bid for labor on a paving project to Evans Asphalt, with the district buying the paving materi- als elsewhere at state prices, ex- pected to cost between $26,000 and $28,000. The parking lots at the high school and middle school and wheelchair access ramps are scheduled for paving. Maureen Banks abstained from voting on the paving job because her hus- band is in the paving business. The board will meet June 20 at 7 p.m. to approve the budget and hear a report from Quad Three Group on the costs of roof repairs at the Dallas Elementary School. Ata committee-of-the-whole meet- ing July 1 the board will hear a report from Quad Three on the projected costs of either renovat- ing the Westmoreland School or demolishing it and building an- other building on the same site. Board members cautioned the public that it has not made any final decisions yet on the old school's fate, but is still consider- ing its options. A real hometown paper you can feel good about The Dallas Post Artist (continued from page 1) A self-portrait done in acrylic shows Leigh Pawling in a mirror. Great gift ideas for iy ok Introducing Panasonic Palmcorder IQ PV-A306 + 16x Variable Speed gr are,” she says. But Leigh Pawling is looking for herown artistic voice. Isit alouder voice? 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