2 The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, July 24, 1996 PEI TE Ad a ALL Building (continued from page 1) In response to a query [rom PTO member Beverly Hetro, who suggested the board take a com- munity survey before deciding the school's fate, superintendent Gerald Wycallis said the board was “looking into” holding as many public meetings as possible to solicit residents’ input. ‘Other parents voiced their con- cerns about the longer bus ride which relocating Westmoreland to the Dallas campus would re- quire, and the loss of Westmoreland's neighborhood school atmosphere. According to Paul DeGillio of Quad Three Groups, lo renovate the Westmoreland building will cost $2 million. He also recom- mends adding six more class- rooms, which will cost an addi- tional $1.4 million, to the 60- year-old building. If the district decided to reno- vate Westmoreland, DeGillio also recommends acquiring three ad- joining land parcels to enlarge the school grounds to 10 acres, at an additional cost of $1.2 million for acquisition and site preparation. The district might need the space in 10 or 20 years for parking or a playground, he explained. “No matter where you put up a new building, it will cost you $6 million,” he said. “If you build it on the present Westmoreland site, we slill recommend buying the adjoining parcels, which will still cost an additional $1.4 million to acquire and prepare.” He said the district would re- ceive a larger proportion of state reimbursement for a new school than for renovating an older one. The state reimburses a district for renovations costing between 20 and 60 percent of a building's replacement value. Because the state has calculated Westmoreland's replacement value at $2.3 million, the most the state would reimburse is 60 per- cent of that figure, which works out to about $1,380,000. ‘Board president Ernie Ashbridge, John George, John Lilz, Maureen Banks and Joe Kunec told the audience they fa- vored replacing Westmoreland with a separate building housing grades K-5 over other grade con- figurations, while Thom Russ said he likes a K-6 setup and Reese ‘Finn suggested a building hous- ing K-8. The architect had origi- nally proposed erecting a new building to house all the district's students in grades three through five, with all the students in grades K' through two attending the present Dallas Elementary School. | Ashbridge said the board won't select a site for the new school until the state approves the district's Plan-Con documents, filed for reimbursement, which could take up to 14 months. DeGillio also outlined the cost ofa swimming pool, which several parents had requested, refurbish- ing the tennis courts and develop- ing the fields behind the high school. The state will reimburse the district for the pool, which is esti- mated to cost $1.5 million, only if it's added to the proposed new building or if it's part of an exten- sive renovations project at the middle school, which could cost between $2 million and $3 million without the pool, he said. “It isn't an Olympic style pool, but it's areasonable pool,” DeGillio said. Lloyd Warnica, who installed the hookups for the planned but scrapped pool at the middle school and is presently retired, offered an analysis of what it will cost the district to heat and ventilate the pool for a year. Using original schematics and figures from PP&L, he said that operating the fans to dehumidify the air 24 hours a day would cost $7,014 alone. “Your total cost, based on .826¢ per kilowatt hour and 509,573 kilowatt hours, would be $42,099 — just to heat the air to 80°, dehu- midify it, then blow it back out- side,” he said. “I know a lot of people who can ill afford the extra millage to pay for the pool. You are obligated to provide our children the best education possible, and I don’t think a pool is part of that education.” Warnica said his wife swims at the College Misericordia pool three times a week for $1 a day and has seen between four and eight Back Mountain residents there at any time, he added. “I don't think too many people would support a pool,” he said. Replacing the four tennis courts would cost between $100,000 and $108,000 total, at $25,000- $27,000 each, DeGillio said. Renovating them would cost at least $15,000 per court, or $60,000 total. If more drainage work is needed or the fence must be replaced, renovations could cost an additional $60,000, for a total of $120,000. Developing the fields into two softball and one soccer field would cost about $350,000 for the 16- acre plot. At a meeting called after the property committee meeting, the board unanimously appointed Quad Three Group as its archi- tect to prepare the state Plan-Con documents, at a cost of $28,000. The fee will be added to the design fees. Jim Richardson and Landon were absent. Tom Send your sports reports to: The Dallas Post, 45 Main Rd., Dallas PA 18612 "You'll Have a ra LN Dandy Time" Jin ‘Danpys Sifu 586-6000 RTS. 6 & 11, CLARKS SUMMIT ENTERTAINMENT - N.E. 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Police said Hunlocks Creek resi- dent Michael B. Phillips, 16, op- erator of a 1996 Pontiac Starfire GT, lost control of his car on the wet roadway on a curve heading south towards Dallas. It swerved into the oncoming lane and struck a 1988 Chevrolet S-10 truck op- erated by John Poulette, 47, of Portland, PA. Judy Ann Poulette, 43, a pas- senger in the Pouletie vehicle, was transported by helicopter to the OPM recognizes Laity, Chaban for service Geisinger Hospital in Danville, where she was admitted to the intensive care unit. John Poulette was transported to the Wilkes-Barre General Hos- pital, where a hospital spokes- man has listed him in stable con- dition. Phillips and Jeremy Baranowski, 19, a passenger in the Phillips vehicle, were trans- ported to the Geisinger-Wyoming Valley Hospital. Phillips was cited for driving in the wrong lane and careless driv- ing, according to police records. 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Alter failing field sobriety tests, Smee took a blood test which shoved. his blood alcohol level to be .331, more than three times the legal limit. of .10. Smee was also arrested for D.U.I. June 8 by Dallas Township patrolman Douglas Higgins aller police noticed him driving erratically. and al a high rate of speed on Route 415, Main St. and Huntsville Road. | He refused to take field sobriety tests, and took a breath test which | showed his blood alcohol level to be .370. : He was represented by attorney Gerald Wassil. DRUG POSSESSION CASE SENTTO COUNTY Harveys Lake resident Daniel Enrico Falcucci, 36, waived his right to a preliminary hearing July 18 before District Justice James Tupper on charges of possession of marijuana and drug parapher- nalia. He was also cited for driving an unregistered vehicle, but related citations [or driving without a li- cense and driving a vehicle with- outavalid inspection sticker were dismissed. Falcucci was arrested May 18 by Dallas Borough patrolman James Martin, who pulled his motorcycle, which had expired li- cense renewal and inspection stickers, over for a routine traffic stop. He couldn't produce valid documents for the bike. When Martin noticed two large bulges in Falcucci's pants pock- ets, he attempted to search the defendant, who was uncoopera- tive and had to be handcuffed. Martin found a black and silver bowl containing residue, a purple cigarette lighter, a plastic bag con- taining a vegetable substance which field tested positive for marijuana, cash, food stamps: and. keys, and a 375 ml. bottle of whis- Key in a brown paper bag in his bool. : Falcucci was represented by. public defender Jonathan Blum, D.U.I. CASE SENTTO .. ..- COUNTY COURT Kingston Township resident Darin J. Dixon, 20, waived his : right to a preliminary hearing July ; 18 before District Justice James Tupper on a charge of D.U.]. He was arrested May 3 by. 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