8 The Dallas Post NEWS Friday, July 18, 2003 Dallas (continued from page 1) On average the district hires five to 10 teachers a year, Grif- fiths said, mostly to replace those who have retired. He said numbers this year are right in line with that average. Griffiths said the combined cost to the district for the four contracts, including insurance will be $146,340. Two more special needs teachers who were inadvertent- ly left out of Monday night’s meeting will be appointed in a special meeting on Monday July 21, said Griffiths. The four teachers hired Mon- day and their salaries were: Lin- da Emmert, Wycallis Elemen- tary/fourth grade $35,320; Heather Pitcavage, Dallas Ele- mentary/fifth grade $29,930; Nancy Shaw, Dallas Middle School/sixth grade $31,086; Kim Perez, Wycallis Elemen- tary/third grade $29,930. Griffiths presented Ernest Ashbridge Jr., Board President, a trophy for his participation in the North Eastern Pennsylvania School District Health Trust. “For his years of service and his input ... for his tireless effort in regards to health care,” Grif- fiths said. Also at the meeting: e Four water safety instruc- tors were hired for the natatori- um at the rate of $10 an hour including Annie Savage, Jen- nifer Arthur, Megan Riley and Pamela Speziale, Assistant Su- perintendent Michael Speziale’s daughter. e Tom Conners was appoint- ed as the district's Athletic Trainer at a rate of $4,000 per season. Roundabout vote postponed DALLAS — Residents will have to wait a while longer to find out whether the Dallas downtown will be home to the first roundabout in northeastern Pennsylvania. Council took voting on the measure off the agenda for Wednesday night’s meeting. Joe Moskovitz said wednesday that council would not vote on the issue at the regularly scheduled meeting as had been an- nounced last month. Chuck Mattei, PennDOT District Engineer, said the decision to hold off on the vote until a later date will not jeopardize the ability to put the traffic pattern on PennDOT’s 12-year plan be- ing updated this summer. By ERIN YOUNGMAN Post Staff HARVEYS LAKE — Im- provements to water quality are needed before the Wilkes- - Barre Triathlon can use the lake for its annual event, said the race director at Tuesday's borough council meeting. Joanne Gensel, Race Director for the Wilkes-Barre Triathlon, told the Harveys Lake Borough Council her organization will pay to have bacteria laden sea- weed removed from the area prior to the August race. “We think it’s a really neces- sary thing to do for that area because the seaweed is just so high,” she said adding that the seaweed fosters bacteria growth. Gensel said the privately con- Ag Security properties By TARA BENNINGER Post Correspondent JACKSON TWP. — The Jackson Township Supervisors passed the Agricultural Securi- ty Act after minimal discussion at their July meeting. Supervi- sor Andrew Kasko and Doctor Paul Niezgoda organized that committee and prepared the documents. Each of the supervisors took time to review the properties through out the past few months. They agreed that all but one property met all re- quirements, including zoning requirements. The supervisors passed the act, excluding one property. The owner of that property can reapply after com- ply with the zoning laws of the township. tracted company Ecosolutions of Scranton started testing the water in May and will continue until the week of the race. “In the past I had to cancel the swimming, back in 1998, so since that time we've started testing the water,” she said. Gensel said a private compa- ny hired at the triathlon’s ex- pense will harvest the seaweed the week before the triathlon. Also at the meeting, a group of about 10 residents com- plained to council about a neighbor running a makeshift kennel out of his home. Bill Connor, who owns a home at 32 Maple Street in the borough, said unrelenting odors and noise coming from a home in his neighborhood have him and his neighbors looking Solicitor Jeffery Malak re- quested a revised copy of that list, to file in the County Court- house. Chairman Jay Wilkes an- nounced the sale of the two po- lice vehicles. Thanks to the In- ternet bids were received from as far away as Chicago and Florida. The web is an amazing thing, and the township is progress- ing into the 21st century, quick- ly” Wilkes commented. The bidders were all compa- nies that dealt with used police vehicles. The high bidders were Bay Ridge and Cooks Cool Cars. With a bid of $655, Bay Ridge purchased the 1993 Chevrolet Caprice. The 2000 Chevrolet Impala was sold to Cooks Cool Cars in Wilkes- Barre for $4,589. Both compa- Baby boom among DEL teachers Five babies were born within a few weeks to teachers at Dallas Elementary School. Shown from bottom to top: Gi- ana Eike, to Jodi Eike, third grade teacher; Braiden Jerome, to Betsy Eichenlaub, guidance couselor; Gwen Martin, to Marla Martin, learning support teacher; Daniel Flynn, to Victoria Flynn, Kindergarten teacher; David Cooper, to Caitlyn Cooper, reading specialist. Seaweed must be removed before triathlon for possible solutions. He said calls had been made to the police department but that the issue “to date had not elevated to your (council’s) at- tention.” Connor recounted evidence of the sale of numerous dogs out of the residence and ques- tioned whether the residents of the home had a business li- cense. He said at least 10 dogs live at the residence. “Is there a noise ordinance, an odor ordinance?” he asked council. Milton Lutsey, the zoning of- ficer, said he would look into the situation as well as notify the borough’s animal control of- ficer. Betty Jane West, President of Council, said this was the first approved nies have 10 days to pay for and collect the vehicles. In other business, Benjamin Barsh told the board that he has had three close calls recent- ly, with reckless drivers. “Don’t ask me to tell you the make, model or even color of those cars,” he reported. Supervisor Wilkes said that the township was doing what they could pre- vent dangerous speeders, in- cluding speed traps. “Drivers flicker their head lights to warn other drivers, and it makes it hard to make an impact,” Barsh commented af- ter the meeting. Wilkes insist- ed that the township would continue to do what they can. Due to scheduling conflicts, August’s meeting has been changed to Wednesday August 13. Q: Where do you find the most Back Mountain news each week? A: Only in The Dallas Post TOURS ‘Fish and Ships’, anyone? 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He recom- mended the board call an im- mediate special session to dis- cuss those issues, at that time. The board did vote unani- mously against the $98,850 maintenance building, possibly freeing up that money for the renovations. In case there is enough money, the board also voted to authorize Douglas Trumbower, district architect, to pursue a mandate waiver for those rooms, which would al- low him could be begin sooner. Director Lois Kopcha was the lone vote against hiring Athlet- ic Director Richard Gorgone, at a teacher’s salary. Superinten- dent Robert O. Roberts told the board Gorgone would spend part of his day dealing with ath- letics and the remaining part on attendance duties. Kopcha questioned why the board would pay a teacher’s salary to someone doing clerical work. Solicitor Charles Coslett said this was acceptable from a legal standpoint, however that did not change Kopcha’s feelings. “This is a waste of taxpayers money,” she commented. During Roberts’ report, he - commented on an editorial about Lake-Lehman’s hiring practices, particularly this year, with two new hires. Roberts pointed out that those two new teachers were interviewed last year, and then hired as substi- tutes. “They worked for 180 days, under the scrutiny of the ad- ministration,” said Roberts. He said that as long as he has been superintendent the school’s hir- ing practices have been above board, and “this editorial cast a shadow that should not be there.” Kopcha brought up an article published recently, covering lo- cal teachers’ salaries. The arti- cle reported that Lake-Lehman was at the bottom of the salary chart in the frea. She said the average was almost $8,000 greater then Lake-LLehman’s salaries. 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