Sunday, January 8, 2006 NEWS THE POST PAGE7 Supervisors set restrictions for potential adult businesses in Dallas Township DALLAS TWP. — Supervisors tightened restrictions on “adult” facilities that may want to set up shop in the township. Thirty minutes prior to the township's regular meeting earli- er this week, supervisors held a special meeting to discuss amending the township’s zoning ordinance of 1965 that would in- clude regulations and standards for “Adult Uses.” In the ordinance, which super- visors approved during the regu- lar meeting with no opposition from the lone citizen in attend- ance, the term “adult uses” is de- fined as an adult bookstore, adult entertainment and massage par- lor. Supervisors said they are not aware of any such proposed es- tablishments, but passed the changes as a precaution because of what happened in Wilkes- Barre Township. The ordinance gives the super- visors the authority to approve or deny applications after consult- ing with the planning commis- sion and after a public hearing is held. According to the ordinance, the business must be located on at least 2 acres. It shall not be lo- cated less than 1,000 feet from a residential dwelling, a place of worship, a school, public play- ground or park, child-care facili- ty, public use structure and a zon- ing boundary of any zoning dis- trict in which residences are per- mitted as a principal use, The business must also create a buffer area designed to separate and obstruct the view from an- other adjacent property. Zoning Officer Len Kozick said the only area in the township where such a business would be permitted is in an M-2 (manufacturing) dis- trict. The only M-2 district in the township is along Lower De- munds Road, adding that only 8 acres are available in that desig- nation. In other business, the board re- organized chose Phil Walter as chairman and Frank Wagner as vice chairman. Walter made the following re- appointments: Glenn Howell, treasurer; Nancy Balut, assistant secretary/ treasurer; Thomas Brennan, solicitor; Ronald Buck- man, roadmaster; Robert Jolley, police chief, Thomas Doughton of Douglas Trumbower and Asso- ciates, township engineer; and Leonard Kozick, tax collector. ¢ Christmas tree pickup is from Jan. 16 to Jan. 20. Justin Brojakowski scored the game-winning basket with six sec- onds left as the Dallas 4th grade boys tournament team edged North Pocono 19-17 at the Hoop City Holiday Tournament. Broja- kowski finished with 4 points, while Kyle Razawich had a game- high 10 points. Chris Behm added 3 points and Blake Williams 2 for Dallas. points as Drs. Banas, Byron and Kim posted a 23-12 win against ‘Quad Three. Brian Banas chipped in eight points, while Matt Saba added three points and played well defensively. Mark Michno led Quad Three with six points. Aa- ron Napkora added two points and Mikey Shutlock played well defen- sively. PEN PALS MEET AT WYOMING SEMINARY DYB Continued from Page 6 points and played well defensive- ly. Will Akins scored 19 of his team’s 21points. Frank Hullihen dded the other two points, while rian Butler played well defen- sively. e Michael Pierce scored 10 DALLAS Continued from Page 6 4TH GRADE BOYS With only 10 boys, the Moun- taineers are having trouble filling all of the lanes during their meets. But that doesn’t mean they're tak- ing a backseat to any team. “Our guys aren't intimidated, they won’t back down from any- one,” said Stretanski, whose boys team has a 2-2 record. The boys are led by senior diver Alaric Eby, who captured the PIAA Class 2A diving champion- ship a year ago. Stretanski is hop- ing Eby can repeat his perform- ance at the Bucknell University pool this year. “There are a number of very good divers in the state who will be gunning for him,” said Stretan- ski. “They only thing Alaric can do to repeat is to work 10 times har- der than he did last season. And that’s what he’s done.” Mines, as well as diver Shannon Dingle. “There are many seniors who are giving us leadership,” said Stretanski, who has 24 girls on the roster. “We have some incredible leaders.” Stretanski knows the road to the championship — which includes regular season matches against traditional powerhouses Bishop Hoban and Wyoming Valley West — won't be smooth. “We have six weeks before the Valley West meet,” he said. “We still have to do a lot of work if we're going to be ready for those teams. You're never good enough for the likes of experienced teams with great tradition. “But we're trying to build a tra- dition of our own.” proud of am of them.” The Mountaineers are coming off a big win against Abington Heights earlier this week. Stre- tanski hopes it’s a sign of things to come. “It was a huge win,” he said. “We had girls recording their life- time bests and almost every kid equaled or did better than her time at the district meet last year. I couldn’t find one person who didn’t perform well.” Stretanski was reluctant to point out individual accomplish- ments, but did say his team is re- ceiving excellent senior leader- hip from swimmers such as Kira zulborski, Hillary Smith and Jen Wyoming Seminary fourth grade computer students recently learned that pen pals can be only a campus - and not an ocean - away. Thanks to friendships formed through e-mail correspondence in a computer class, a group of international students from Wyoming Semi- nary Upper School recently met their pen pals at the Lower School in Forty Fort. A group of Back Mountain residents were among the younger students who received a visit from stu- dents representing China, Japan, Taiwan, Korea, Thailand, Germany, Spain, Hong Kong and the Ukraine. Attending the meeting of the students, from left, are Tony Hsu of Taiwan, Noah BOYS Sunday-Lefkowitz and Alex Barilla of Dallas, and Hideyasu Tatsumoto of Japan. Lake-Lehman swimmers can LL SWIM Continued from Page 6 for about three hours a day. But pool time is expensive and I think the School Board taking it cau- tiously right now.” The Black Knights have 27 members on the girls team and 11 on the boys team. Because the College Misericordia pool is shal- low, there are no divers. Most of the team’s meets are held at the opponent’s pool. compete in the annual District 2 championships, but cannot ad- vance to the state level until next year. Last year, the Black Knights took a handful of swimmers to the district meet. “I have no idea how many kids we’ll send this year,” said Devine. “We're hoping it’s more than last year.” Devine is hoping for the day when Lake-Lehman will have its own pool. “(The district) has the space,” she said. “It’s not that hard to run a program without a pool, but you're limited on the pool time. I also think school spirit would be a lot stronger. College Misericor- dia has been so accommodating, but we're hoping for our own place. That’s one of our goals.” In the meantime, Devine is try- ing to build a program without one. “We try to encourage the young swimmers to joining the YMCA, CYC or Dallas Aquatic Program,” she said. “Give me four years. 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