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August 23 thru August 29, 2000
Threatened lawsuit could La completion of fieldhouse
By BILL GOODMAN
Post Staff
DALLAS - Threatened legal action by
a neighbor of the Dallas school district
could sideline plans to have the new
fieldhouse completed in the near
future.
Attorney Bruce Phillips, who owns
land on Westminster Drive adjacent to
school property, recently sent a letter
Borough to
seek grant
. for Hemlock
Gardens
By ELAINE SLABINSKI
Post Correspondent
HARVEYS LAKE - The borough has
submitted an application for a Growing
Greener Grant aimed at funding a feasi-
bility study to correct the sewage /drain-
age problems in the Hemlock Gardens
Development. Although Council Presi-
dent George Andrews could not verify the
exact dollar amount requested, he said
that it would be in the range of $100,000
to $200,000. Millie Monk, who lives in
the development, added that she has
solicited a “backup letter” from State
Sen. Charles Lemmond to add support to
the application.
Council is making a concerted effort to
become aware of other available grant
sources. Councilman Daniel Hanson
requested further information on three
grant programs to see if they apply to the
borough. Councilman Francis Kopko is
a member of the Back Mountain Recre-
ation Commission which focuses on rec-
reation oriented grant opportunities. In
‘response to a request for two representa-
tives from each community, Council-
@ woman Ruth Eaton was also appointed
to serve. Additional support is coming
from Millie Monk, liaison to council, who
plans to attend a statewide conference to
learn more about specific kinds of grant
programs, eligibility criteria and applica-
tion procedures.
, Andrews announced his intention to
form a committee to expedite the study of
the Harveys Lake community as a Na-
$ tional Historic District. He recently re-
ceived information that “There may be as
much as $80,000 available for houses of
See HARVEYS LAKE, pg 8
to the Dallas School district saying
telephone poles used to re-route a
power line away from the site of the
new field house must be removed.
Phillips stated the school district did
not have the proper building permits to
put the poles in that area. Also,
Phillips said, the poles are not listed in
the original plan set out by a previous
court order negotiated by the district
and its neighbors.
“This matter was
concluded two years ago,” Phillips
said. The school district made a
number of accommodations for the
Tuning up
Stephen Patla tooted his horn during practice for the Lake-Lehman High School Marching Band. Just like fall sports squads,
bands and color guards begin practice well before the first day of school, in preparation for a busy show season. More
photos on page 5.
By BILL GOODMAN
Post Staff
Teacher Organization.
“Things have gone well,”
DALLAS - The transition between Westmoreland school
and the new Wycallis building has gone smoothly, said both
~ school administrators and representatives of the Parent
said Mary Barbara Gilligan,
former president of the Wycallis PTO. She served as PTO
president during the last year of Westmoreland and the first
year at Wycallis.
“The students love this building. They were thrilled,” said
Kathleen McCarthy, principal of Westmoreland and now
Wycallis.
McCarthy said the transition to Wycallis was like moving
into a new house, and the first few months were literally spent
unpacking. Some adjustments needed to be made, such as
to the fire drill routes and the course of the Halloween parade
had to be rethought. Students, however, have settled in
quickly.
“It's “exciting (0 be in a building where
everything is new. It encourages you
to be . new, to make everything as good
as s possible.”
Kathleen McCarthy
Principal, Wycallis Elementary
“It’s exciting to be in a building where everything is new. It
encourages you to be new, to make everything as good as
possible,” McCarthy said. Some activities were enhanced or
made easier by the new facilities. For example, the students
were cramped for space to display their work for Project Day
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Marsha Paczewski, second grade teacher at Wycallis
Elementary, hung a grid designed to help students
visualize number placement.
at Westmoreland. This year, more space allowed the stu-
dents to show their projects without interfering with other
activities. The new playgrounds also made Play Day a
pleasure this year, McCarthy said.
“We sometimes had to work around a building that had
See WYCALLIS, pg 5
neighbors, said Phillips.
If the school district does not remove
the poles within 10 days of Friday,
Phillips says he will file a petition of
contempt, and will also also sue in
federal court for monetary damages. He
believes the district does not have a soil
erosion plan or roadway plan for the area
either. “I was astonished they'd do it
without contacting any of the other
parties,” he said. “It's fundamental that
POST PHOTO/JIM PHILLIPS
Lake Silkworth
water good, but
could be better
By BILL GOODMAN
Post Staff
~~ LEHMAN TWP. - Jack Hanish, of the
Lake Silkworth Protective Association,
thanked the supervisors for installing
protective wings for a damaged outlet at
the Lake.
Hanish also updated the supervisors
on the status of the lake and what steps
he felt could be taken to make it better.
“All the runoff and drainage running into
the lake is a big problem,” said Hanish.
“Alot of sediment is getting into the lake.
The catch basins areinadequate.” Hanish
said he has found 15 places where four
foct basins would be adequate. Hanish
said the basins and related parts would
cost $1,500 apiece. He hoped to get
grants to help pay for the new basins.
Hanish also reported the quality of the
water in Lake Silkworth has been good
lately. Hanish said he takes part in a
voluntary program that monitors lake
water.
In other business, David Fitch resigned
his position as a part-time police officer.
In his letter, Fitch stated he had found
full time employment. "He was a good
officer,” said David Sutton, chairman of
the supervisors.
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you can’t build without a permit.”
“They can do all the construction
they want. I want the poles out,” he
said.
The plans laid out by the school
district included putting up solid
fences and arborvitaes. The plan, said
Phillips, listed the particulars for the
development of the land bordering
See FIELDHOUSE, pg 8
Water reports
tail to satisfy
A Good enough to
pass doesn't always
mean it tastes good
By BILL GOODMAN
Post Staff
BACK MOUNTAIN - Consumer Confi-
dence Reports (CCR) mailed by local wa-
ter companies list safe levels of contami-
nants, but don’t provide enough informa-
tion, say some people who have read
them.
The CCR and the standards listed in-
side were created by revisions to the Safe
Drinking Water Act, which has been in
effect for 25 years. In 1996, the provi-
sions were made to inform customers
about the quality of their drinking water.
The federal Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is responsible for creating
and enforcing regulations, and the Penn-
sylvania Department of Environmental
Protection (DEP) collects and organizes
information from water suppliers.
“Pennsylvania is one of the most active
states for monitoring and regulating their
water supplies,” said Mark Carmon, com-
munity affairs representative for the DEP.
He said Pennsylvania once had almost no
water quality monitoring program until
the giardia outbreaks in the 1980s.
Consumers may be disappointed by
the dates of the tests listed on the CCR.
Most tests don't need to be taken every
year unless a violation has been found or
water treatment is needed, said Patti
Kay Wisniewski, PA program manager at
the EPA. For example, many of the
contaminants listed as inorganic com-
See WATER, pg 8
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