ws The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Thursday, September12, 2002 3 Village 4 (continued from page 1) Today and Tomorrow” vision- ing process want a comprehen- sive combination downtown re- vitalization/ redevelopment pro- ject that would result in a “quaint” downtown Dallas vil- lage. The village idea seeks to recapture the “grandeur of pre- vious decades” when Dallas was a vacation destination for people who lived and worked in Wilkes- Barre. At that time there was a hotel near where the boarded up Sunoco station now sits, movie theaters and a thriving down- town business district. , At a September 4 meeting to identify funding sources, techni- cal assistance for planning and general advice on how to pro- ceed, Moskovitz, Gary Baker and Cindy Campbell from the state Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED); Angela Callie from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development; Larry New- man; Consultant from Urban “Workshop; Tim Carroll, Mayor of Dallas and other members of the community active in the vi- sioning process, held a meeting with Bill Fontana, the Executive y Director of Downtown Pennsyl- vania. a pete ey there is room to create 2 Jomering Joe Moskovitz Dallas s Borough Manager Hi “My fret reaction is (for youd «to make a plan and get other Jmunicipalities to buy into it,” ‘said Fontana about the bor- ® ough’s next step. , Fontana asked whether or ‘not the Back Mountain as a “whole recognizes Dallas as the “heart of the Back Mountain. . “There is commercial growth in | the townships, which can hurt % ' downtown Dallas,” Fontana i said. © Participants explained that ® historically, amenities existed in “ their Dallas; people from all over the % Back Mountain came into Dallas - {when they needed something, {including students from Penn State Wilkes-Barre in Lehman “and College of Misericordia. § According to Campbell, for i Dallas to tap into DCED funding ; for its revitalization, it would be * helpful for the contiguous mu- by nicipalities to indicate within land use development ‘master plans that their resi- “dents still go to Dallas for their i services. i “I don’t want to speak for the "other municipalities but I can | almost guarantee they're (other ¢ municipalities) not interested in + commercial growth,” said Baker, of DCED. . Moskovitz said that four out of @ the 10 municipalities were al- ° aia ready involved in creating a comprehensive master plan that | gincludes land use issues: ' Kingston Township, Dallas “Township, Harveys Lake, and ¢ Dallas Borough. He also said i that at this time those four mu- ‘nicipalities have not talked “about this issue. He said later in ¢ an interview that he believes im- proving Dallas would make the ‘other municipalities more at- i tractive, and add to the quality of life everywhere in the Back “ Mountain. . “We don't want to compete “with what exists now, there is ‘room to create something that is “riot now in the area,” said Moskovitz. MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING Daily 7:00 Fri/Sat 9:00; Sat/Sun 4:00 Wed 2:00/4:00 POST PHOTO/ERIN YOUNGMAN Workmen from Pikes Creek Site Contractors laid asphalt along Highland Avenue last week. Dallas Bor- ough is in the midst of its largest-ever paving project. - Borough paving roads at record pace DALLAS — The largest road paving project ever to take place in Dallas Borough started after the holiday weekend. Because of a build up of funds, the bor- ough had over a $100,000 to put toward road work. The project will end up cost- ing the borough around $62,000 to repave portions of 10 streets. The streets were cho- sen based on how heavily they are traveled and the shape they were in. Borough Manager Joe Moskovitz explained that the borough’s fall paving projects typically run 25-30 percent the size of this year’s project. About $52,000 annually is provided for Borough road projects by the Pennsylvania Liquid Fuels Pro- gram. Before the borough re- ceived its most recent allotment of money, it had $60,000 banked from previous years. Under Liquid Fuels Program regulations, the money can be used in any aspect: of road maintenance including road crew wages and salaries. “At this point in time the bor- ough is in a strong financial sit- uation. Some of our neighbors have to use liquid fuel funds to pay salaries of road crews, thankfully we're in a financial situation where we don’t have to do that,” said Moskovitz. Pikes Creek Site Contractors, Sweet Valley, who won the bid back in July, was scheduled to complete the project by Septem- ber 10. The streets paved in- clude: West Center Hill Rd., Machell Ave., Old Well Lane, Charles St., Highland Ave., Split Rail Lane, Susquehanna Ave., Spring St., Village Green, Franklin St. Harveys Lake dumping program through October : Harveys Lake Borough's yearly dumping program will continue on the last Saturday of each month through October from 10 a.m. to 12 noon, at the Borough Garage, off West Point Avenue. Permits are required to use the facility and may be purchased at the Borough Office Monday through Friday from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Valid driver's licenses are required to obtain a permit. There is a fee of $10 per month to dump. There is an additional charge of $10 per “white appliance” and $2 for each tire, off the rim. The Borough will accept all items except chemical and hazardous waste materials. i anyone has any questions, call 639-2113 Monday through Friday 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Noxen UMC rummage sale Sept. 14 A church Rummage Sale will be held from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sat- urday, September 14 at the Nox- en United Methodist Church, Rt. 29, Noxen. There will be refreshments and a bake sale. nf A| £17 V/A) oa] ENERGY PRODUCTS e HEATING, VENTILATION & AIR CONDITIONING SERVICE TECHNICIANS & LP TECHNICIANS Agway Energy Products is seek- ing technicians to join our team of service professionals. 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The late completion of the li- brary has also meant additional charges for the district. To pre- serve the books’ condition, the district secured climate con- trolled storage. Additional costs incurred are for the space and transportation of the books. Griffiths said the extra charges will be billed to the contractor. The board received a bid for two new school signs. J.M. Stu- art of Sarasota Florida bid $32,000 for a double sided, elec- tronic message sign that would be placed on Route 309. A “At this point, with exception to the pool and auditorium seating, we're relieved.” Gil Griffiths Superintendent of Schools smaller sign for the intersection of Conyngham and Hildebrandt roads came in at $4,000. The board will vote on the signs at the October meeting. In other business, the board approved the hiring of one long- term substitute teacher, Linda Mazula, Social Studies, at a rate of $29,172, pro-rated. Michael @Weyman, middle school Mathamatics/Computer teacher was approved to be ap- pointed as the Chairperson of the Instructional Technology De- partment. Two aides were hired: Joyce Bellas, Special Needs Aide at $5.40 an hour and Fred Weaver, Special Needs Aide at $7 an hour. Two local men charged with robbing Exeter doughnut shop EXETER — Two men were arrested on charges they bur- glarized the Donut Connection on Wyoming Avenue early Mon- day morning, police said. George Nichols, 22, of Har- veys Lake, was arrested Mon- day on a parole violation and charged with aggravated as- sault, burglary, trespassing, reckless endangerment, theft and eluding police. Nichols was arraigned before District Jus- tice Paul Roberts of Kingston before being taken to the Luzerne County Correctional Facility on Monday for lack of $25,000 bail. Richard Cibula, 23, of Trucksville, was arrested Tues- day and charged with burglary and reckless endangerment. 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