L Dallas, Pennsylvania The Back Mountain's Newspaper Since 1889 June 20 to June 26, 2002 United We Stand Vol. 113. No. 25 faim SPORTS opens play. Pg 9. Summer youth basketball program SCHOOL Local students graduate | from O’Reilly. Pg 11. 50 Cents Lions support fire and ambu- lance companies. Pg 7. Relief asked from trucks, noise, dust By ELIZABETH ANDERSON Post Correspondent LEHMAN TWP. — Concerns from resi- dents about Pikes Creek Asphalt and Crushed Stone, recently acquired by Read- ing Materials, Inc., continue in Lehman Township in spite of a public hearing held by the mining and paving company and the Department of Environmental Protection, May 29, at the municipal building. “We don’t want another ‘Chase Corners’ incident in our neighborhood!” said Jack Hanish of the Lake Silkworth Protective As- sociation in a printed statement to the Diamonds all around This beautiful hand- crafted quilt, made by the Back Mountain Quil- ters, can be had for the price of a $1 raffle tick- et. Brian Fulton of the Back Mountain Memori- al Library displays raffle tickets on sale now at the library and the Styling Studio on Main Rd. in Dallas. See page 8 for another raffle being held in con- junction with this year’s auction. POST PHOTO/ ELIZABETH ANDERSON Lehman Township supervisors at Monday night's meeting. Township residents were apparently un- satisfied with the public hearing required by the DEP for the transfer of the mining per- mit from Pikes Creek Asphalt to Reading Materials, Inc. Supervisor David Sutton said it was obvi- ous the meeting was simply a “checkmark” for a requirement. “You know why they had the public hearing? Because it was a re- quirement,” said Sutton. “The hearing was for a name change.” Hanish presented the supervisors with a list of concerns about the Pikes Creek Min- ing permit transfer including surface and ground water contamination and impact on the water table. “The original sand and grav- el operation has now expanded to include an asphalt plant, blasting and rock mining,” said Hanish in his statement. “With these expanded operations there is a greater op- portunity for accidents and spills leading to water contamination.” Lois Hannigan of Crossin Road had follow- up questions for the supervisors. Calling the noise of stone crushing unbearable and the See LEHMAN, pg 8 Lois Hannigan ad- dressed the Lehman Township supervisor's Monday night with con- cerns about noise and dangerous traffic prob- lems with Pikes Creek Asphalt and Crushed Stone. A public hearing held May 29 transferring the mining permit from Pikes Creek to Reading Materials, Inc. left many Lehman Township resi- dents feeling disgruntled. POST PHOTO/ELIZABETH ANDERSON | Subdivision wins approval on second try BY TIMOTHY J. RAUB | Post Staff after all. KINGSTON TWP. — The Windsor Farms subdivision is on track to become a reality After voting down the preliminary plan for the subdivision nearly a month ago, the Board of Supervisors voted unanimously last week to reconsider the plan.and accept it with stipulations. According to the township's Subdivision and Land Development ordinance: “Any sub- divider aggrieved by a finding, decision or recommendation of the Board of Supervisors may request and receive opportunity to ap- pear and present additional information and request reconsideration of the original find- ing, decision or recommendation.” Developer John Halbing appealed to the board for reconsideration after reaching an agreement with the Sunrise Estates Water Company to purchase the company and’ make improvements needed to provide do- mestic water for the 44 homes in Windsor Farms. See WINDSOR FARMS, pg 8 INDEX Back to the bargaining table for school board, teachers A School board rejects fact-finder's recommendations By ELIZABETH ANDERSON Post Correspondent LEHMAN TWP. — Negotia- tions will be on again between the Lake-Lehman Education As- sociation and the school district. The second, and last, vote to ‘Mizenko honored at Farleigh accept or reject a state fact-find- er's recommendation on the dis- trict’'s contract negotiations has come and gone, with the teach- ers’ union voting to accept last Thursday and the school board putting it to a vote at Tuesday night's meeting. Eight of the nine members of the school board voted to reject the fact-finder's recommenda- tions at Tuesday's meeting. Board member Lois Kopcha ab- stained from the vote citing a $20 million price tag on new Dickinson commencement Ann Lynn Mizenko, of Dallas, addressed more than 2,000 of her fellow graduates and received The Student Pinnacle Award at the Fairleigh Dickinson University Commencement exercises recently. The Student Pinnacle Award, which qualified Mizenko as speaker, is given each year to an outstanding college student on each FDU campus who has demonstrated academic excellence, who has made significant contributions through public service and outstanding commitment to the University, and whose efforts reflect the unique character of Fairleigh Dickinson. Enrolled in a five-year combined degree program, Mizenko, 21, earned her BS in business management and is continuing toward her MA in corporate and organizational communication/MBA in management. She rose to a leadership position through her involve- ment in student affairs, student government and resident and stu- dent leadership associations. In her speech, Mizenko stated that “people have been and will be the most important aspect of my life.” Although her studies and commitments taught her much, she said “the interactions that I have had with the people involved in my life as a college student have been the real source of knowledge that I will take with me from this day forward.” construction in the district. “I haven't seen a building yet that can educate children,” said Kopcha. “We need our teachers.” “We have a lot of outstanding teachers in this district. My two kids have gotten an outstanding education,” said Charles Boytin, school board president. “I'm hoping that cooler heads can prevail and we can get some- thing resolved and move forward because I think our district is on the crest of writing a new chap- ter in our area.” Bo vf Ann Lynn Mizenko was presented with The Pinnacle Award by Dr. Boytin stressed the balance that must be kept between the needs of the teachers and the district taxpayers while furnish- ing the students with the best quality education. Lake-Lehman students brought their concerns to the board, including the teachers’ contract negotiations, concerns over college applications and ru- mors of split schedules in the fall if the construction project is not completed in time. “We have plans A, B, and C in our back AR J. Michael Adams, president, Fairleigh Dickinson University, at Commencement exercises on May 21 at Continental Airlines Arena. pockets, as we must have,” said Calendar..............ccooka 16 Superintendent ~~ Robert O. Classified.................. 13-15 Roberts. “But I met with the Crossword.............cocien 10 foreman of the construction pro- EQROMAIS. .....cixuivinsiessarsores 6 ject today and he said everything | Qpjtuaries..............co........ 2 is really on schedule and we will 3 Fave tie rootré available to is 10 SCHOOL. ..ccoii iiiiviniei 11-12 begin after Labor Day.” Sports ans ssasaERARsENR RRR ERRS 9-10 James Mahon added his as- CALL 675-5211 surances, saying he and several other board members will have children in the senior class this fall. “Believe me, it is our con- See BARGAINING, pg 3 Beach club wins plea for portable toilet BY TIMOTHY J. RAUB Post Staff HARVEYS LAKE — Borough council issued a 60-day permit to Sunset Beach for the use of a portable toilet on the private beach Tuesday night — but not without debate. Tom Mulcavage, of the Har- veys Lake Beach Association, pleaded with council to allow for the permit, so patrons and life- guards would not have to cross the road to use restroom facili- ties. “You're gonna have people go- See TOILET, pg 3 Over 20 Years Experience © Free Estimates Pon on Office and Showroom: Near Harveys Lake (Rt. 415) Dallas, PA 18612 ¢ Phone: (570) 639-2040 16 Pages, 2 Sections 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 FOR HOME DELIVERY,
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