The Dallas Post Friday, June 20, 2003 3 anson’s tinued from page 1) “I want to take this eyesore (Hanson’s) and make it some- thing beautiful, so it will be an asset to the people and to the lake.” Moving ahead with the 30- acre Waterwood — as Williams named it — appeared it would be smooth sailing. Council seemed thrilled with the idea and WIlliams said the villas generated a lot of interest from home buyers. But at the same time Williams was finishing plans for the project, the Harveys Lake Municipal Authority was hit with complaints from home owners about overflowing sani- tary sewer lines in the same part of the lake. The Department of Environ- mental Protection has gotten involved and the borough has retained an engineering firm that is looking into the prob- . In addition, the municipal thority has just placed a moratorium on all new sewer hook-ups at least until a sewer review is complete. Williams said he wants his project to be one residents wel- come and he is concerned that the recent turn of events may have shifted public perception about his proposed develop- ment. At least 50 residents con- cerned about the sewer prob- lem showed up at the recent monthly Municipal Authority meeting. “I don’t want to make any en- emies. I want to make it as friendly a project as I can,” he said. © Williams has said no matter what the problems with the sewer are, he is more than will- ing to work toward solving them even to the extent of up- grading the pumping stations if necessary. “I don’t want people to be afraid of my project because of the sewer problem,” he said last week.“ don’t want people to view me as a contractor coming in and raping the property. This is my lake and I love the lake,” he added. Williams grew up in Dallas and graduated from Dallas Township High School. He has also lived in Florida, Virginia and now Columbia Maryland. He said he has developed other villa communities, like Water- wood, using the same type of structures, but prefers to not be called a “developer.” Williams said for 35 years he owned part of a wholesale pa- per distribution company and on the side raised Black Angus cattle on a farm he owned in Maryland. He recently sold the farm in anticipation of moving ~ to this area.At $350,000 per vil- la, Williams said his develop- ment would be an asset to the borough, not only aesthetically, but also financially. Through Ken Williams, who hopes to build villas on the former Han- son’s Amusement Park propery, provided this photo that he said depicts a similar development he has constructed. “I don’t want people to be afraid of my project because of the sewer problem.” Ken Williams Hopes to develop the former Hanson's his calculations, the develop- ment would bring $70,000 in tax revenue to the borough an- nually, and over $500,000 in school tax revenue a year. He said his plan aims to in- corporate aspects of Hanson's early years. A complete restora- tion of the historic Dodgem (bumper car) building is planned. Williams said he has also gone to great lengths to plan the community as “environ- mentally friendly” and fitting into the theme of the lake. The “park-like” setting is planned to include sidewalks, meander- ings, and “beautiful landscap- ing.” A pool is planned, but he says the focal point of the communi- ty would be the restored Dodgem building that would serve as a pavilion overlooking the lake. Restoration of the beach area next to the boat- house was planned, as well as a restoration of the boathouse it- self. A stone wall with a gate- house would front the property Sewers (continued from page 1) The letter was detailed in a Notice of Violation (NOV) sent by certified mail to the borough and Municipal Authority of fices. The letter lists the different aspects of Harveys Lake’s non- compliance with the Federal & an Streams Law and states he next steps the borough and Authority must take to start re- solving the situation. The letter says that in 2000, DEP sent the Authority a letter explaining it was their responsi- Send The Dallas Post to a s friend. It makes.a-great gift. Call 675-5211 for information. bility, as owner of a tributary sewer system feeding into the WVSA, “to provide essential in- formation to WVSA concerning the condition of the Authority’s sewer system.” Reports for 2001 and 2002 have not been received. Mark Carmon, spokesperson for DEP, said information dis- closed in such an annual report, prepared by the Harveys Lake Municipal Authority, would in- clude details on sewage flow amounts, any major new con- America is our ‘beat’! nections to the sewer lines, maintenance items and more. WVSA uses the information to submit its own accurate Wasteload Management Report to DEP each year. DEP has requested the Au- thority submit the required in- formation to the WVSA and DEP within 30 days upon re- ceipt of the June 10 letter. Also requested by DEP in the letter is an update on a 1999 Official Plan submitted by the borough and authority and ap- proved by DEP. The Official Plan outlined four things the borough and authority were to do, one of which was to contin- ue to work on eliminating sources of surface water infil- tration into sanitary lines — the main suspected cause of the sewer overflows. “The NOV is the first step in the enforcement ladder,” said Carmon. “We have formally gone on record identifying these problems and setting in motion the corrective process.” Moratorium placed on new sewer permits By ERIN YOUNGMAN Post Staff HARVEYS LAKE — In re- sponse to public concern, the Harveys Lake Municipal Au- thority has instituted a morato- rium on all new sewer hook- ups, sort of. At the June 4 Municipal Au- thority meeting, the Authority board unanimously voted for the moratorium that could halt further development until a problem with sewer overflows is corrected. At least 50 people attended the meeting to voice their con- cern about the condition that has been dumping raw sewage onto Lakeside Drive and into the lake for years. The decision came just days before the Department of Envi- ronmental Protection sent the borough and Authority a letter, called a Notice of Violation (NOV), outlining the communi- ty’s violations of the Pennsylva- nia Clean Streams Law. Although a moratorium in name, Richard Boice, Authority Manager and Harveys Lake Mayor, said sewer permits can still be issued, if approved by the borough’s engineering com- pany, Borton-Lawson. In the past, the Authority’s manager granted the permits and only large developments re- quired approval from the bor- ough’s engineer. Now all applications — no matter what size the property — will go through Borton Law- son. “The residents were asking for it,” said Boice about why the board voted for the morato- rium. “Theyre the ones that brought it to the board.” In its recent letter, DEP said if the lake was found to not be making progress toward solving its overflow problems, DEP re- served the right to impose its own moratorium on develop- ment. Ken Williams, the developer of Waterwood, a villa communi- ty slated to begin construction in the fall, had expected to ap- ply for a sewer permit in the near future. Asked whether he would approve a project of that scale Doug Smith, the bor- ough’s engineer replied, “It is in that section that is having the trouble. I won't rule it out, but I certainly won't rule it in either.” Williams said Wednesday that he was postponing a for- mal application until the sewer issue was ironed out. Doug Smith, the borough’s engineer from Borton-Lawson, said in addition to the moratori- um, the Authority and his firm have created an action plan aimed at stopping the overflow problem. The plan includes three parts. The first will be to locate the sources of water suspected to be entering the system and causing the overflows. Smith said last week the bor- ough sent letters to every resi- dent requesting to inspect homes in search of improper surface water hook-ups into sewer lines. In addition, he said the letter requests help from residents in identifying any areas in which run-off water may be entering the lines. The letter asks resi- dents to report any information they may have. The second phase, Smith said, will be to evaluate system capacity, piping and existing pumps. The third aspect of the plan is to get the borough’s ordi- nances and the authority’s regu- lations regarding sump pumps in agreement with each other. 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