Dallas Post Dallas, PA Thursday, July 4, 2002 Long-range (continued from page 1) e The development of a master plan and land use planning e Revitalization of downtown Dallas Borough and its shop- ping centers e Services for seniors, teens and other special interest groups and borough events and activities e Traffic, including traffic flow on 309 and 415, pedestrian traf- fic and sidewalks and area shut- “What goes on in the borough has a lot to do with what goes on in the township.” Len Kozick Dallas Twp. Secretary tles. The four task forces will meet on July 18 at the Dallas Bor- ough building at 7 p.m. “What we are hoping for is an identification of the issues we will be going for at the next pub- lic meeting,” said Moskovitz. The task forces will make their pre- sentations at the public meeting to be held August 22 at College Misericordia. Dallas Township is keeping a watchful eye on its neighbor's visioning process. Township secretary Len Koz- ick said the township has no plans, as far as he knows for the formation of a long-range plan- ning committee or researching a township-wide re-evaluation process at this time. “What goes on in the borough has a lot to do with what goes on in the township,” he said. In Kingston Township, Board of Supervisors vice-chairman J. Carl Goodwin called for the for- mation of a long-range planning committee after numerous zon- ing and planning issues were raised in recent months. Concerns such as fire protec- tion, the township's water sup- ply, stormwater management, population growth, recreation and conservation of green space have been key topics of debate in subdivision planning since January. “There has been a lot of growth in the township since 1974, and I think it is about time we start evaluating some areas,” Goodwin said at that time. “We're now dealing with a lot more traffic, and the town- ship could use some revising and revitalizing.” has hired through a grant pro- vided by Luzerne County Com- munity Development, will then compile a preliminary report to be presented to the planning commission and then to the township supervisors. Repotski pointed out that growth and development of the area “affects the public services that we offer — the police, the road department. It affects, of course, the environment, like water quality and air quality. It affects school districts terribly.” the comprehensive plan might take until February or March of next year. In the meantime, the planning commission and town- ship supervisors have been busy updating regulations and ordi- nances and passing resolutions to deal with present and future situations. Some of the updated and new ordinances deal with the building code, junk, junk- yard licenses and wireless com- munication and cell towers. Dallas Borough and Jackson Township have recognized the value of seeking the opinions and involvement of their resi- dents in the planning and im- plementation of this process. The strength of a municipality lies in its citizens. “Only the community can de- liver the types of goals that we have set for ourselves. Govern- ment cannot do it alone nor can business,” said Moskovitz at the May public meeting. “We want a better life for our children and grandchildren and that’s what this is all about.” \ Harveys Lake turns to county But not all Back Mountain municipalities see forming com- mittees as a way to solve their planning and zoning issues. Harveys Lake Borough re- cently abolished its planning commission, and decided to turn the process over to the county, while the borough coun- cil has been taken on a more hands-on approach, seeking grant approvals for stormwater management: improvements in key trouble spots in the bor- ough. “We're working on getting grants right now,” said council president Edward Kelly. “We have a strong council this year, and everybody is working well together to improve the borough as a whole.” Kelly said the borough will be looking at starting a long-range planning program within the next month as development around the lake becomes more of an issue. Three subdivisions are in at least a conceptual stage at Har- veys Lake. Proposals for development near Grotto Pizza and along Halowich Road are in the plan- ning stages, while construction villas at the old Hanson's Amusement Park have been cir- culating. A plan to build town- houses there was turned down several years ago. Community survey is a tool Jackson Township has been working on a new comprehen- sive plan for the township since late last year. The old plan was adopted in 1979. They have hired a consultant, G' and Al- bert, to help them in: the plan- ning stages and are now collect- ing the surveys sent to citizens in the spring. The compilation of those results will be presented in a public meeting, also planned for August. “We want to keep open to the public as much as we can,” said Charles Repotski, chairman of the planning commission. Although at the last count in May only a bit over 200 of the 1,000 surveys sent out had been received back, Repotski has heard from residents and has an idea of the priorities of the town- ship’s people. “Everybody I have talked to about this says keeping a good mixture of rural and agricultural districts, with moderate growth. Keeping the green areas and keeping our water supply and air quality. Things like that,” said Repotski. “We (the planning commission) are even thinking about requiring developers to actually have tests done to see how much water they have. We don’t do that now.” John R. Varley, the project ad- ministrator Jackson Township Correction: Eaton is not.an officer of business An article about hot dog vendor Bob Prescott which ran last week in The Dallas Post contained incorrect information about Harveys Lake Borough Council member Ruth Eaton's relationship with a borough business. The Department of State Corporations Bureau incorrectly told the Post that Eaton was listed as the treasurer for Kaye-Eaton Enter- prises Inc. But according to the Pennsylvania State Liquor Control Board (LCB), after an officer change in April 2000, Damien D. Kaye is president, secretary, treasurer, manager, director and sharehold- er. When called for information in the June 27 article, the LCB re- ferred the reporter to the Corporations Bureau without making ref- erence to its own records. Also, both Kaye and Harveys Lake Zoning Board member Lynn Banta deny that Banta served as Kaye's attorney prior to or during Prescott’s zoning hearing. Kaye said Banta represented him only once in a matter involving Prescott, but not related to zoning mat- ters, after the hearing. Garage/Yard Sale sign reminder The Kingston Township Zoning Officer reminds the residents of the Township That it is illegal to attach garage/yard sale signs to utility /telephone poles, or trees. 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