Te A a FR RR 8 The Dallas Post ERA Dallas, PA Wednesday, May 7, 1997 Tower (continued from page 1) they are not a public utility and they will need a variance,” he said of Cellular One. Landry hopes residents attend the planning meeting. “We'd like to fill the house and then some,” he said. “I would hope there will be people in favor of the tower in attendance so we can have a real discussion. If the town will benefit significantly from the tower, fine, but I don't think we will.” Landry reiterated some con- cerns previously mentioned by residents. “Once this is built, Cel- lular One is in control. They de- cide when it comes down.” Landry also feels a 280-foot tower would be an eyesore. “I'm sure there are alternatives,” he said. “It's clear multiple smaller towers in remote areas would build better cover- age, but it's cheaper to build one big tower.” Landry explained a tactic used in California to solve the eyesore dilemma. “In Califor- nia, they build smaller ones that look like pine trees, but they are much more expensive.” Geri Gitlin, a township resi- dent, has also been notifying people in the community of the township's plan to allow the tower to go up. But Gitlin isn’t confident Excursion “Once this is built, Cellular One is in control. They decide when it comes down.” Roger Landry Dallas Township her efforts will pay off. “The tow- ers are an issue, but apparently there are many other issues. In Pennsylvania, they're so desper- ate for revenue, the laws have become lax. They're loosening all these regulations and letting in other types of commercial devel- opment, like billboards.” Gitlin has also heard that 360 Communications is interested in building a tower near Irem Temple Country Club. “They're all coming out here and theyre going to steamroll us. We can win the battle but were not going to win the war,” she said. Gitlin encourages residents to attend the May 13 meeting, but she notes, “People need to come to all the meetings. That's how this one slipped by us.” Gitlin added, “I do see this as an uphill battle.” (continued from page 1) in Cape May, N.J. Brown men- tioned the possibility of portable cameras. Griffiths said many schools are buying one portable system at a cost of approximately $20,000. The demonstration also took the board to the shores of sunny Monterey, CA to speak with Tom Camilley of the Monterey Bay Aquarium and finally back home to Suzanne Kapral at Common- wealth Telephone, who told the board about multi-point commu- nication. Kapral said the system will accommodate up to four people with video access and up to 12 with only audio. Each of the three told the board about how they use the distance learning system and answered questions. The reception was clear “both visually and audibly. At times there was a short delay with audio, no more than a couple seconds. Connie Keiper, who works at the high school with the Internet and email, coordinated all the stops along the video jaunt across the nation. “I'm excited. I think students will benefit from this a VNA/ health services to meet May 8 Members of the VNA/League for Home-Health Services Board of Directors have finalized plans for their 16th annual meeting. The annual meeting will be held on May 8 at noon at the Appletree Restaurant, Newberry Estate. Susan Kluger, Executive Director of Leadership Wilkes-Barre will be the guest speaker. Those in- terested in making reservations may call Barbara at 819-0866. The VNA/League is a volunteer auxiliary of the Visiting Nurses Association of Luzerne County, providing support for the VNA's charitable mission through ser- vice projects and fund-raising. great deal,” said an enthusiastic Keiper. “For example, we don't offer the Japanese language, but we can go to another school and learn it (via the distance learning lab).” Griffiths said the lab could be used to not only receive classes from other schools, but to also teach them. Carol Yzilski of Dallas thought the lab was great. “The presenta- tion was good. There are very few opportunities for the public to witness things like this. It's very important,” said Yzilski, who is happy to see money being spent on this kind of technology. “It's avery nice interactive class- room. The people of the Dallas School District can be proud of it,” Griffiths said. “It’s a teaching tool and we have to use it.” Co.'s new truck. POST PHOTO/CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK Jim Sidorek, way up on top of the ladder of Shavertown Vol. Fire Ladder truck (continued from page 1) the past year and a half to be approximately $50,000. Beisel points out that contin- ued donations remain a vital source of funds for the depart- ment. “We need people to under- stand that we still need their sup- port with the cans and other fundraisers. We have to make $30,000 payments for the next 10 years,” explained Beisel. The de- partment has a 10-year lease on the truck. The new truck will not be in service for three to four months, said Beisel. “We will not be in 1.0.0.F. 371 sponsors breakfast May 10 [.O.O.F. 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Before being able to use the truck to answer emergency calls, each firefighter must take an Emer- gency Vehicle Operations course, have 10 hours of driving experi- ence on the truck, 10 hours of experience with the ladder and take a ladder and aerial opera- tions class. “We want to make sure every- one is ready to use it before we use it,” explained Beisel about the re- quired training. Incumbents (continued from page 1) political beliefs.” Ed Kelly has served three terms on council. If re-elected, his fourth term will make him the longest serving council member in the board’s history. Kelly has been involved with planning and zon- ing and has served as president of the Harveys Lake Fire and Ambu- lance Company for five years. He was chairperson of the Luzerne County Fair for nine years and has been vice president of the ‘Dallas Area Fall Fair Association Kelly, formerly a resident of Kingston, moved to Harveys Lake in 1971. He currently resides there with his wife Joan. Kelly has a daughter, Joanne ‘Kulp, and a son, Edward Kelly Jr. Kelly worked for J.S. Raub for 36 years and is currently employed as a driver for Luzerne-Wyoming County Trans- portation. Kelly said he ran for council the first time because he wondered where his tax money went. “There was a knock on the door and they asked me torun,” herecalls. “They said it was one night a month, but I found out it’s not. It's 24 hours, 7 days a week, around the clock.” Kelly feels he has been an effec- tive council member. “Since we've been in office, we haven't raised taxes in Harveys Lake Borough,” he notes. “We have taken all the roads from dirt roads to modified and macadam. We were the first ones in the Back Mountain to start a recycling program. And we're probably lowest in the county on garbage fees.”. Despite the council's past ac- complishments, Kelly still hopes to keep moving forward. “We would like to see the lake completely cleaned up,” he said. “We have a beautiful lake and we have a lot of organizations telling us what needs to be done. We have a strong working relationship with every- one who works for us.” Kelly feels the borough’s once a year spring cleanup is a step in the right direction. “Little by little, we are cleaning up the lake. We will con- tinue to do that.” Borough council inc Francis Kopko, a seventh grade science teacher at Dallas for 29 years, has been on the council for four years. Kopko, who has lived in the borough for 30 years, cur- . rently resides there with his wife Margaret and their two children, Franmar and Llewellyn. Kopko cites several reasons for running for council. “I wanted to see the roads maintained, gar- bage collected, and recycling con- tinue,” he said. 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