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idecision on a point system.
“There’s got to be a way to
measure a candidate,” she said.
+. New board member Dennis
* Gochoel admitted he’s heard
{ that getting a job at Dallas is a
‘matter of who you know, al-
* though he hasn't actually seen
* that happen.
~~ While he believes it’s impor-
tant to take politics out of hir-
. ing, he said there should be
limits to how that is done.
“There’s a risk if the board
gets involved in every (admin-
istrative) decision. We have
good administrators; we have
to be careful that we don’t
handcuff them,” he said.
Gochoel sees the school
board’s role as very closely re-
lated to that of the Senate. “Its
@ is to advise and consent —
policies need to keep that
in mind.”
Board president Dave Usav-
age said he was completely sur-
prised by Matiska’s April 20
presentation, adding that none
- of it had been discussed before-
hand. He said some changes
have already been made and he
doesn’t believe more people
should be added to the process.
In March, board members
began sitting in on first-round
interviews. Before that, the
“board was only at final inter-
views where administrators
presented their two or three fi-
nal candidates.
Usavage said opening all in-
“There’s got to be
a way to measure
a candidate.”
Maureen Matiska
Dallas school director
terviews to the board was an
attempt at de-politicizing the
process. Before the change he
questioned whether the best
candidates were in fact making
it to the final cut.
While Usavage agrees the
process should be de-politi-
cized, he disagrees with Ma-
tiska’s idea to bring in commu-
nity representatives, saying it
would make the process too
cumbersome.
“The people within the Dal-
las district elected the board
members to make those deci-
sions. I take it very, very seri-
ously,” he said.
After her presentation, Ma-
tiska asked that community
members interested in giving
input or becoming a part of the
hiring process e-mail her
through the district’s website.
The board took no action on
Matiska’s proposal at the April
20 meeting. She said she in-
tends to keep talking about it
until something is done.
“I think it would help the
public to realize that if this
could be instituted, it’s not
about politics anymore.”
Runoff
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At its May 3 meeting, the
board authorized township So-
icitor Jeffrey Malak to request
new letter of credit from
olling Meadows developers.
“It’s like a guarantee,” Malak
said.
He said the bond request is
one of the steps taken by the
township that include refusing
to issue any more permits for
Uthe Rolling Meadows area. A
reversal of the original 1998
permit would require a sepa-
‘tate legal action, he said. But if
construction is in compliance
Iwith the plans submitted to the
planning commission, then
“there’s not much to do.”
The bond, which is a require-
Oment towards permit approval,
would name the township as a
peficiaryy, The township
yuld then cash the bond in
the event it needs to make re-
pairs or other improvements if
the developer fails to fix any
problems. The original bond
expired in 2000.
If the developer doesn’t issue
a letter of credit, Malak said,
“I'm going to be
surrounded by
houses and all the
water is going to
run into my pool.”
Amy Spess
Fieldcrest
the township could then take
legal action. “The equity action
would stop them until theyre
in compliance,” he said.
Supervisor Chairman John J.
Wilkes, Jr. said that the Depart-
ment of Environmental Protec-
tion and the Luzerne County
Conservation District have is-
sued many citations during nu-
merous inspections.
“Every time we go there, we
have a list,” Wilkes said. “The
only thing we do is add to our
list.”
“Nothing has been correct-
ed,” said Supervisor Al Fox,
who noted that with the bond
“the township would have the
power to assist the DEP.”
Noise
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~ neighborhoods have been
"complaining about thumping
noises and vibrations coming
from the plant.
vo Griffiths said that heavy
presses that are located in the
section of the plant near the
loading docks were the culprit.
He said Pulverman’s largest
customer receives the stamped
| out sheet metal pieces that the
heavy presses produce, six to
| seven days a week, 24 hours a
day. Production generally stops
iday evenings and doesn’t
irt up again until the third
shift comes on at 11 p.m. Sun-
day.
“We can set our watches by
it,” said Griffiths. It continues
around the clock all week but is
more noticeable between 8
p.m. and 8 a.m. when the traffic
noise on Lower Demunds Road
is quiet.
Township Solicitor Michael
Melnick said he and some
neighbors would meet with
Randy Mark, the plant’s owner
on May 7 to tour the facility
and to hopefully come up with
a timeline for a resolution.
Michael and Chris Huntington have fun with visitor to the
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Gate of Heaven pre-school in Dallas.
Emily Griswold, Sarah
Moga, and Alicia Roncevich
designed and made this cos-
tume for their project on
Quakers.
Educational
showcase
Gate of Heaven School stu-
dents showed off their hard
work and study at the annu-
al academic fair, held last
week at the school in Dallas.
The event spilled over three
evenings, with displays in
classrooms Tuesday for the
youngest grades, Wednesday
for middle grades and
Thursday for the oldest stu-
dents, in grades 6-8.
FOR THE POST/CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK
Alisa Jolley and Cameron Brennan have fun with their pen-
quin friends in Mrs. Gaunham’s class.
Dog license sales
Luzerne County Treasurer
Michael L. Morreale has an-
nounced that 2004 dog licens-
es are now available at the fol-
lowing locations:
e Dallas Twp. — Hoof-in-
Paw-n-Jeans, 675-4800.
e Kunkle — Pet Care Asso-
ciates, 675-1621.
Licenses also will be sold at
the Treasurer’s Office in the
Luzerne County Courthouse,
Wilkes-Barre, and at the Ha-
zleton annex, 145 E. Broad
St., Hazleton.
To obtain licenses by mail,
send your name, address, tele-
phone number, date of birth
(if 65 of older), the dog’s
name, color, breed and gender.
The mailing address is:
Luzerne County Treasurer,
Courthouse, Wilkes-Barre, PA
18711. Return postage is not
necessary.
The regular rates are $8 for
males and females; $6 for
neutered males or spayed fe-
males. The rates for senior cit-
izens with disabilities are $6
for males and females; $4 for
neutered males or spayed fe-
males. If you are applying for
a license that requires the dog
owner be a senior citizen (at
65 at the time of purchase), or
a person with the disability,
you must provide proof of age
or disability to the county
treasurer or agent.
Harveys Lake Lions
invite new members
The Harveys Lake Lions
Club is accepting applications
for new members. Meetings
are held twice monthly. Appli-
cations can be obtained by
calling J. Peter Farrell at 639-
1235 or Jeff Smith at 696-
5026.
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