2 The Dallas Post NEWS Friday, August 22, 2003 Special meeting called on burn ban By VICKI KEIPER Post Correspondent KINGSTON TWP. — After hearing more residents’ com- ments about the proposed ban on open burning, the Kingston Township Board of Supervisors decided to call a special meet- ing for August 28 on the contro- versial topic. Before the board opened the floor to public discussion at the August 13 regular meeting, Su- pervisor Vice-Chairman J. Carl Goodwin said most phone calls to him are “about smoke and speeding traffic’ and consid- ered burning three times per week excessive. Bunker Hill Road resident Peter J. Blazes expressed con- cern that the ban will affect his 29-year practice of burning brush on his 4 1/2 acre proper- ty. Blazes said that while he has professionals remove larger trees, he and his wife always get permits to burn the smaller debris only twice a year during the winter and that they put out the fires by the end of the evening. “We've been doing this forever,” he said. Jim Reino, who lives on Lin- coln Street, gave out packets containing a study on contami- nants and a fact sheet from Washington state regarding that state’s burning bans. Reino included a court case in which a federal court ruled that com- promises are not good enough because even one day of burn- ing could still affect the health of asthma sufferers. But Rosaria Shaver said “You're going to make a lot of people unhappy” if the town- ship doesn’t offer any compro- mise. She pointed out that some people are unable to hire professionals for yard waste re- moval and that no other town- ship in the surrounding areas has burning bans. When asked by Township Manager Eddie O’Neill if she would support the ban if curb- side collection of yard waste were available, Shaver said that she would have to think about it. Kingston Township Police Chief James Balavage said he has been attempting to enforce existing burning ordinances for 20 years. He said the township has three ordinances that focus on preventing recyclable waste from being burned but don’t give the code enforcement offi- ‘cer effective ways to ensure that residents follow the rules. He suggested that the board re- peal the current open burning ordinance and give the police department better enforcement capabilities. An hour after the discussion began, Goodwin moved to re- visit the topic at the special meeting on August 28. In other business, the board agreed to have O'Neill send a written notice dropping the Don Wilkinson Agency as a tax collection agency and to get written proposals from the JH Harris and Berkheimer agen- cies before making a choice. While Goodwin ‘said he was “greatly = impressed” with Berkheimer, Supervisor Allen still wanted two proposals in order to “protect the interest of the township.” Investigation turns into drug bust By LANE FILLER For The Dallas Post HARVEYS LAKE — In ar- resting Charles W. Spencer ear- ly the morning of August 11, Harveys Lake Borough Police Department officer Charles Mu- sial was observant, cautious and professional. He also was lucky, which doesn’t hurt. Musial was actually working on an investigation into the break-in of his own home and theft of a gun when he spied a car sitting in the lot of Jones’ Potato Pancakes, closed at that hour. “I approached the vehicle and asked the driver if there was a problem,” Musial said. “He replied that he was just waiting to meet a juvenile to go up to the Woodlands. The person he was waiting for was someone I wanted to talk to in connection with the break-in at my house, so I said I would wait with him.” According to police reports, when the juvenile in question pulled up in a green Acura, Mu- sial got out of his vehicle to go AT THE MOVIES Showtimes effective Friday 8/22/03 S EABISCUIT 2%, Daily 7.00 + Fri/Sat 9:40 Sat/Sun/Wed 1:00 Sat/Sun 4:00 “Seabiscuit” is a winner. — Stephen Hunter, Washington Post ind he) Sat/Sun/Wed 1:15 » Sat/Sun 4:15 Starts Aug. 29 WINGED THEATER Tunkhannock “MORE THAN THE MOVIES” 836-1022 www.dietrichtheater.com speak with him. “I walked up on the passen- ger side, and saw a passenger (the interior dome light was on) fumbling with a whole bunch of small bags with a white substance in them,” Mu- sial said. “Before he even saw me, he opened his door a little, and when I said ‘What’s in the bags?” he looked at me and re- sponded ‘crack cocaine.” As it turned out, 91 bags of crack cocaine. A search of the car after it was impounded and sniffed by a drug dog also turned up 84 bags of a heroin- like substance and 4 pounds of what appeared to be marijuana. The passenger, Spencer, 18, of 807 N. Washington St., Wilkes-Barre, has been charged with 91 counts of possession with intent to deliver a con- trolled substance and 92 counts of possession with intent to use drug paraphernalia, according to the report. Musial said that more charges will be brought against Spencer if lab tests show that the other substances are heroin and marijuana. 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However, Musial said the ju- venile driver of the car will face charges leveled by the Dallas Township Police Department, who were in attendance when the impounded Acura was searched at Martin’s Mobil on Route 309. “He’ll at least be charged with criminal conspiracy, I would guess,” Musial said. “You can’t claim no responsibility for driving a car with 91 bags of crack in it. The driver of the first vehicle waiting in the parking lot al- lowed a search of his car and himself and nothing illegal was found, according to Musial. “He answered our questions and let us search, and we found no rea- son not to let him go.” As for the burgling of Mu- sial’s home, it has been solved, and the juvenile driving the al- leged drugmobile was not in- volved. Stamp continued from page 1 additional 30 days after the fes- tival. Special letter-size cards will be available at the festival for five cents plus the usual 37 cents postage for those who want to get their keepsake piece of mail that day. For 30 days after the festival, cus- tomers may send letters to themselves, and we will cancel the stamps at the post office and deliver them to their homes. They may also send cards and letters out of town to family members and friends who may want to have their own little piece of history.” For the convenience of their customers, they will also be selling books of 37-cent stamps for regular use at a later date. “Dallas is a wonderful place to raise a family,” said Tucker, “and the post office has a spe- cial treat for the children. We will have free coloring books and crayons for the little ones who stop by with their fami- Above, the Dallas Havest Festival stamp logo that will be used to cancel stamps at the Dallas Post Office. lies.” This is a relatively new ven- ture for the post office, and they hope that many of their customers will stop by to “@ them. Fire Dept. continued from page 1 he does not want to compro- mise the safety of his men. “If our officers get a call and feel uncomfortable to allow a member to enter due to the risk of injury, you shouldn’t go in; you are not liable,” said Chair- man David H. Sutton. Hagenbaugh was also con- cerned with calls to clear roads of debris. The fire police were called recently to remove a downed tree from a storm, a service not required of them. “We (the township) don’t re- spond to those calls, and nei- ther should the fire police, es- pecially on state highways,” Sutton said. Problems surround the elimi- nation of the 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. shift Sundays through Thurs- days. “This was eliminated due to affordability,” Sutton said. “By the code of a second class town- ship, we are required to provide road maintenance. We are not required by law to have police service, but we have what we can afford.” In other matters: e The board is waiting for the township association to compile an ordinance regarding cell phone towers. Once a mod- el is drafted, the board will ad- dress the issue. e Dallas Area Fall Fair Inc. will hold the annual Luzerne County Fair Sept. 3-7. Wells continued from page 1 yards,” she said. Three residents whose prop- erties are near the project told council their wells have been polluted since the developer did illegal excavating. One resi- dent who did not identify him- self said after the digging, every time it would rain his wa- ter would turn brown. Testing found the water unfit for drink- ing. “So now I am retired and 1 have to put in a $600 to $700 filter system because he was il- legally digging? Can’t you make him fill it back in?” McCormick said the water is- sue should be taken up with the Department of Environ- mental Protection (DEP). Borough zoning officer Mil- ton Lutsey said, after the meet- ing, he had found the developer William Dauksis had excavated beyond the permitted area. “When I gave him the permit (to build the home) it was with the agreement that he wouldn't disturb more than 5,000 square feet.” Although Lutsey said he could not comment on the con @ nection between the excavation and the polluted wells, he is- sued a stop work order and the conservation district got in- volved. Lutsey said he would visit the site again. Kelly told council the group had drafted .a letter to the re-. gional director of DEP request- ing his personal attention on the issue. She said they were, also consulting an attorney and considering litigation. Send The Post to a friend. It makes a great gift. Call 675-5211 for details. Start a second career RL] ; ~ your first. The Jackson Hewitt’ income Tax Course. Enroll in the Jackson Hewitt Income Tax Course and you'll be counting the days until tax season. 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