Dallas, Pennsylvania The Back Mountain's Newspaper Since 1889 April 11 to April 17, 2002 L United We Stand Vol. 113. No. 15 50 Cents SPORTS Black Knights run past GAR in track. Pg 9. SCHOOL Saylor inducted into Beta Beta Beta honor society. Pg 11. COMMUNITY Two new Eagle Scouts in Back Mountain. Pg 3. Zoning change asked for new commercial development By MARK SCARAMASTRO Post Correspondent DALLAS TWP. — The attorney for the Dakota subdivision has requested a zoning change for a parcel of land in the township. The land in question is 34 acres par- tially zoned A-1 for residential use and partially zoned B-3, highway business. The diamond-shaped parcel is located along the eastern side of Rt. 309, be- tween Quality Collision and The Maples residential development. Dakota wishes to build townhouses on the residential section of the proper- ty and is asking council to.extend the line zoned for business an additional 74.7 feet into the A-1 zone. B-3 zoning extends to a depth of 300 feet on either side of the highway. The northern por- tion of the B-3 area is undevelopable wetlands. Dakota has no concrete plans for the commercial property as of yet, but they strongly believe it will be an office building. Council Chairman Phil Walter said council would not change the zon- ing without knowing exactly what is go- ing to be built on the property. Council Vice Chairman Frank Wagner suggest- ed that Dakota ask for a special excep- tion to the zoning once they have a defi- nite building plan. Joe Albert, attorney for Dakota, sug- gested that council entertain the idea of rezoning the property specific to owner- ship and purpose. If Dakota were to ei- ther sell the land, or build something other than an office building then the township can push the property line back to its original 300 feet. Albert did not return a phone call re- questing more information on plans for the land. Wagner is concerned that by granting a zone change for Dakota they will be setting a precedent for other businesses to expand onto property not zoned for commercial purposes. In other busi- ness: e Police chief Robert Jolley is con- ducting a traffic study in the Shrine Acres development to determine if the speed limit should be lowered. Resi- dents have complained of cars traveling at excessive speeds, and ignoring stop signs on their streets. Council will re- view the reports of the study to deter- mine any actions or ordinances that may be necessary to resolve this prob- lem. * A resolution was passed allowing Tax Collector Leonard Kozick to bill es- crow companies $5 for information re- quested per each taxable account. The money collected will go to the township. e Connie Higgins was appointed to the Zoning Board. POST PHOTO/ELIZABETH ANDERSON The Dallas Middle School renovation project is moving along smartly. The engineer for the reconstruction said a temporary occupancy permit will be sought for some of the new areas of the building. Middle school project takes another step forward By ELIZABETH ANDERSON Post Correspondent DALLAS — The first phase of the Dallas Middle School con- struction project will be coming to a close by April's end, Paul Degillio of Foreman Burkavage Architects and Engineers, Inc, told the school board, Monday qcvening. *Business club students off to state competition Degillio said work on the pro- ject was approximately 40 per- cent completed and he will be asking the planning commis- sion, Tuesday, for a temporary permit to allow occupancy of the new front areas including the entrance to the auditorium, the By M.B. GILLIGAN Post Correspondent Four Dallas High School students are traveling to Sev- § Springs, Pennsylvania this week to compete at the. state level of competition for the Fu- ture Business Leaders of America (FBLA) club. They and their moderator, Linda Shrader of Trucksville, joined regional winners from other area high schools for the five- hour bus ride. “FBLA is a nationally char- ®iered organization that en- q courages leadership qualities among students entering the business world,” said Shrader, a business teacher at Dallas High School. She has been the FBLA club moderator for five years. the annual workshop for the region, so it was a very busy year for us,” she said. niors, front administration area and the second floor classrooms. “Things are moving quite well,” he added. Degillio said PlanCon Part H was filed in Dec. 2001 but has been held up due to the state's very high backlog. PlanCon is the process by which school dis- tricts apply to the Common- wealth for financial reimburse- ment on large construction pro- jects, with Part H specifically ad- dressing the calculation of the temporary reimbursable per- centage to the district by the state. Once it is approved, reim- bursement on the project can occur. “As soon as we get that back,” Degillio said, “we can start draft- ing Part I.” Part I, provides for the reporting of change orders and/or supplemental contracts during construction. Ernest Ashbridge, Jr., current Dallas School Board president and school board member for 31 years, will be honored at the Wycallis Founder's Day assem- bly on April 17. Ashbridge presented two of the five winners of Mrs. Cathy Wega’s LifeSmart team with the bronze medals they earned com- peting against 502 other Penn- sylvania school districts. Erica Swatko, Janelle Opello and their teammates earned the privilege of representing Dallas School District at the state competition in Harrisburg, taking third place. See DALLAS, pg 4 “This year we also hosted The four winners, all ju- are Kelly Lenahan, Adam Nolan Morgan, Steven Losh and Laura Vanderhook. “I took a first place in Busi- ness Calculations,” said Adam Morgan, a noted mathematics wizard. “I think the state com- See BUSINESS, pg 4 POST PHOTO/M.B. GILLIGAN Dallas High School regional winners of the Future Business Leaders of America competition will travel to the state level of competition in Sev- en Springs. They are, from left: Adam Nolan Morgan, Steven Losh, Kel- ly Lenahan and Laura Vanderhook. get a public repair job By TIMOTHY J. RAUB Post Staff KINGSTON TWP. — John A. Versari and Cornelius J. Allen were once again appointed to the Kingston Township Board of Supervisors on Thursday night. Township supervisors said they took “curative action” to remedy what township solicitor Benjamin Jones III said were any possible infractions of the state’s Sunshine Act in appoint- ing Versari and Allen the first time — about two weeks earlier. Residents packed two special public meetings of the town- ship’s Board of Supervisors as Supervisors Paul Sabol and J. Carl Goodwin appointed the men. “The Dallas Post front page certainly pointed out the need for legal clarification,” = said Jones, referring to an article that appeared March 28, in which a media lawyer said that . possible ‘infractions of the Sun- shine Act may have occurred. Although no legal decisions have been made as to whether Sabol and Goodwin violated the act, Jones said the meetings were held to publicly debate the appointments and remedy and possible violations. : “The article in The Dallas Post raises a question that has really been raised in other papers, and unless that legal question (con- cerning the appointments of ali Cody Karalunas practices chest compressions on his training manikin. Care must be taken to stay away from the bottom of the breastbone (the xiphoid). Scouts learn CPR and more The young men of Troop 155 in Kingston Township have been busy learning their ABCs — the ABCs of saving lives. Airway: Open the airway Breathing: Look, listen and feel for signs of breathing, give rescue breaths if needed Circulation: Check for signs of circulation and begin chest compressions and rescue breaths if needed Calling it a CPR course is much too narrow a title. Under the tutelage of Laura O'Malley, and with the assis- tance of Emergency Medical"® Technicians Donna Bartron and Danny Piccillo (he’s also an Ea- gle Scout), the 20 boy scouts See CPR, pg 8 “It is highly necessary to satisfy any ques- tions that may have arisen as a result transactions.” Benjamin Jones Ili Solicitor Supervisor appointments Versari and Allen) is resolved, there are serious legal conse- quences,” said Jones. “It is high- ly necessary to satisfy any ques- tions that may have arisen as a __ result of the March 22 transac- tions.” = Questions into the legality of the action to name Versari and Allen began circulating immedi- ately after their appointments to the board. Sabol said he and Goodwin had made Versari and Allen aware of their appoint- ments prior to the March 22 meeting. Jones said he canvassed lawyers throughout the state who deal with the Pennsylvania Sunshine Act on a regular basis, and of the five he consulted, three thought no infractions of the act occurred, while the other two expressed that there may See APPOINTMENTS, pg 3 INDEX 16 Pages, 2 Sections CAISNAAN.....xseusasssisssensi 16 Classified.................. 13-15 Crossword..........c....c...... 10 EQROMIAIS.. ou: csinisinnin 6 ObiUanes.............c.oiseaeiis 2 SOOO... sististnakenintnia 11 SPOS... oii di iniidnis 9-10 CALL 675-5211 FOR HOME DELIVERY, NEWS OR ADVERTISING E-mail: dallaspost@leader.net Please enclose this label with any address changes, and mail to The Dallas Post P.O. Box 366, Dallas, PA 18612-0366 4
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