10 The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Thursday, December 20, 2001 Visioning (continued from page 1) it though, I didn’t see how we could make it more than what it is.” With five years of experience and much research in commu- nity visioning, he says he brought the concept of commu- nity visioning to the Dallas Bor- ough council members, who em- braced the idea, while stressing this is not his project alone. “But my fingerprints are all over it,” he admits. In fact, Mayor Timothy Carroll is spearheading the community project and council has had many discussions on the topic over the last six to eight months, leading to the invitations ex- tended to 15 local leaders, a di- verse cross section of the com- munity, to attend the inaugural meeting and perhaps become members of the program’s steer- ing committee. The next meeting, to be held in January, will be an organiza- tional meeting and members of the new steering committee will be asked to invite others who may have been overlooked to the next general committee meeting. These participants will then break into workgroups to evalu- ate and assess the borough's re- sources. It will ultimately be up to the residents and con- stituents of Dallas Borough to decide what is important to them as stakeholders in the community. “September 11 has affected all parts of our society. I think it fed into part of a desire to evalu- ate what we have to be able to be certain that we can maintain the good qualities that we have, in term of the quality of life,” ‘Moskovitz said. “But it also rais- es the other side of the issue,” he added. “What aren't we do- ing? What don’t we like? What can we improve on?” Moskovitz feels the overarch- ing issue is quality of life for Dallas Borough. “Some compo- nents are a viable main street corridor and an intelligent uti- lization of our developable land,” he said. However, he stresses the community and not the bor- ough government will ultimately decide the issues. There are examples of commu- nity visioning programs near Dallas Borough, each with its own challenges. Tamaqua Bor- ough, with four of its neighbor- ing municipalities in Schuylkill County, implemented a vision- ing program in 1994, spear- headed by State Representative David Argall, to handle the dev- astation done by the anthracite mining industry. Tamaqua 2004 won a governor's award for com- munity development for its reno- vation of the downtown area. Monroe County 2020, a coun- ty-wide program, created a vi- sioning program because popu- A visioning program is not a drive- through exercise. We are talking about generational change.” Joseph Moskovitz Dallas Borough Manager lation was growing faster than in any other county in Pennsyl- vania. It has proven very suc- cessful to date. Moskovitz asked State Senator Charles Lemmond to invite Jonathan Johnson, Senior Poli- cy Analyst for the Center for Rural Pennsylvania, to the first community visioning meeting to help with the initial stages of the program. Johnson brought An- gela Callie, of the United States Agriculture Department (USDA), Allentown office, with him. Moskovitz has since formally re- quested the assistance and in- volvement of the USDA, so Callie will be available for the meetings also.’ The initial stage of the com- munity visioning will center on Dallas Borough but by the end of Spring 2002, it is hoped that Phase II of the process will be implemented. If Dallas Borough is successful in the initial part of the program, perhaps neigh- boring townships will join the process. Partnerships with sur- rounding communities can be beneficial to all concerned. Fed- eral and state agencies look far more favorably upon communi- ties that come to them seeking funding if they are collaborating with neighboring municipalities, Moskovitz said. “I knew coming into the process that it is best served if we did it for the entire Dallas school district. That would really be the optimum group to go with, by school district. You al- ready have an organization in place and that’s part of the bat- tle,” Moskovitz said. One of the more notable hap- penings in the Back Mountain community is the sports com- plex. “Certainly that is the broad-based initiative that in- volves most of our neighbors,” Moskovitz said. “Those are the types of projects that we think will help move this process along in bringing our neighbors together in talking about these sorts of programs.” “I do believe strongly that if we can show some success with this initial program, our neigh- bors in Kingston Township and Dallas Township especially, will join the process,” Moskovitz said. “If they do then we've really got something.” Early deadlines for holidays Due to the Christmas and New Year's holidays, the deadline for all contributed news items, photos and classified and display ad- vertising for the December 27 and January 3 issues of The Dallas Post will be 5 p.m. the Friday prior to the publication date. - Delivery of subscriber and newsstand copies will not be : changed. 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Fire department web addresses Five local fire departments now have web pages where anyone who is interested may find out more about the departments and how to become a volunteer. The are: Shavertown: - http://go.to/shavertownfire Trucksville: http: //www.trucksvillefire.com Kunkle Fire & EMS: http://home.usnetway.com/~kunkle Harveys Lake Fire & EMS: http://www.geocities.com/har- veyslakefire Northmoreland Fire: http: //www.geocities.com/station140 Brownies (continued from page 1) Edith Costanzo had a great view from the sofa nearby. It was an added treat for them as the train demonstration was not part of the originally scheduled pro- gram. “I remember when my boys played with their trains for hours,” said resident Eleanor Cooper. “I could hardly get them to come to the table for dinner.” “Our residents love to have company,” said Debra Zagata, activities director. “We wish that more people would come throughout the year to visit with them or provide some entertain- ment. They need that connection with other people in addition to their families.” MovVERS & SHAKERS Kenneth P. Brin, MD, PhD, 9 joined the Heart Hospital at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Med- ical Center as an associate in cardiology. Prior to coming to Geisinger, he served as a cardi- ologist with the Summit Medical Group in Summit, New Jersey, and clinical assistant professor of medicine at the Columbia University Col- lege of Physi- cians and Sur- [| geons in New |, York: City. ‘He also served as |[§& chairman and | % CEO of Summit Medical Group. A graduate of Brown Universi- ty in Providence, R.I., with a bachelor of science -¥ degree in applied mathematics, Brin earned his medical degree from the New York University School of Medicine and a doctor- ate in basic medical sciences at the New York University Gradu- ate School of Arts and Sciences. He completed a Fellowship in Cardiology at the Johns Hopkins University Hospital in Baltimore. Board certified by the National Board of Medical Examiners, X Brin is a diplomate of the Ameri- can Board of Internal Medicine, Subspecialty in Cardiovascular Disease. He is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology, fellow of the American Heart Associa- tion’s Council on Clinical Cardi- ology, and member of the Ameri- can College of Physician Execu- 4 tives, American Society of Nu- @ clear Cardiology, American Soci- ety of Echocardiography, and the American Medical Associa- tion. He resides in Shavertown with his wife, Andrea. KENNETH P. BRIN, MD Sidorowicz graduates from basic training Air Force Airman Renee Sidorowicz has graduated from basic military training at Lack- land Air Force Base, San Anto- nio, Texas. During the six weeks of train- ing, the airman studied the Air Force mission, organization, and customs; performed drill and ceremony marches, and received physical training and’ special training in human relations. In addition, airmen who com- plete basic training earn credits toward an associate degree through the Community College of ‘the Air: Force. She is the daughter of Lisa Nordfors of 345 Loyalville Road, Dallas. Sidorowicz is a 2001 graduate of Lake Lehman High School. AIRMAN RENEE SIDOROWICZ Tell our advertisers you saw them in The Dallas Post. They'll appreciate it, and so will we. @ Dear Customers and Friends: 1 'm and wonderful holiday season, n yughts turn gratefully to those who have made our progress possible. Our entire orgat zation | joins together in sending you our wish for a New Year 1 peace, happiness and prosperity. We look forward to serving you in the coming year. 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