En ——— Ea as ae )' @ . Sunday, March 22, 2009 THE DALLAS POST PAGE 3 DALLAS BOROUGH COUNCIL Public input sought on master plan By REBECCA BRIA rbria@timesleader.com The public will have an oppor- unity next week to voice its opin- ns on the Dallas Borough's downtown master plan and zon- ing ordinance revisions project. It was announced on Wednes- day night at the regular borough council meeting that a public meeting will be held to present information and to receive public comment on the project. The meeting will take place at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, March 23, in the Kennedy A/B rooms in the Banks Student Center at Misericordia University. According to borough manag- er Tracey Michael Carr, the bor- ough received $50,000 from Lu- zerne County and $50,000 from Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic De- velopment to develop the down- town master plan and zoning or- dinance. “The ideais to help develop the core downtown area of Dallas Borough,” Carr said. Council approved payment in the amount of $9,705.69 to Kai- ros Design Group, LLC for servic- es rendered relative to the project from Jan. 23 to Feb. 22. An in- voice will be sent to Pennsylvania DCED for reimbursement for the work. Kenneth Young Memorial Park Approval was made to pay $3,714.72 to Johnson Mirmiran & Thompson for work complet- ed on the Kenneth Young Memo- rial Park master plan from Jan. 16 to Feb. 15. Carr announced the annual Easter Egg Hunt for children of the borough will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 4, at Ken- neth Young Memorial Park. New fire hydrants Council approved two new fire hydrants to be installed in the ar- ea of Maplewood Drive and Pine- crest Avenue in conjunction with the water main installation pro- ject being completed by United Water. The approximate annual water usage cost is $200 per hy- drant. Spring cleaning Street sweeping has begun and will continue until all borough roads have been swept. Spring Cleanup 2009 will be held from Monday, May 4, through Saturday, May 9, at the municipal building. Hours of op- eration and specific fees, rules and regulations will be an- nounced at a later date. Employees Council authorized Carr to seek applications for counselors for the 2009 Summer Recreation Program. Council also accepted the resignation of Nancy Ide as a borough school crossing guard for the 2008-09 school year as per her verbal resignation notice ef- fective Feb. 27. LAKE-LEHMAN SCHOOL BOARD Dangerous bus route By REBECCA BRIA rbria@timesleader.com kt) Members of the Lake-Lehman School Board are trying to make adaptations to a potentially dan- gerous district school bus route. The board announced during its regular monthly meeting on Monday night that it will attempt to make changes to the route to Lake Silkworth. According to Charles J. Balavage, treasurer of the board, the current route has many hills and curves and chil- dren are forced to walk a distance after exiting the bus. “Jim and I did go for that walk on one of the lessicy days and one of us almost fell,” Balavage said, speaking of Superintendent James McGovern. McGovern says the board will also look into adding a crossing guard at a blind spot on the route located on a curve on Lake Road. Buyout The board approved the offer of a one-time $5,000 buyout to all Lake-Lehman Education Associ- ation bargaining unit members who provide an irrevocable letter of intent to retire at the end of the school year. Letters of intent must be received by the board on or before May 1. Ross construction Approval was also made to au- thorize Quad3 Group to submit a required form involving the plans and specifications for the Ross Elementary School non-reimbur- sable construction project to the Pennsylvania Department of Education. Top 10 seniors McGovern encouraged the board to attend the annual com- munity night of the General Fed- eration of Women’s Clubs Har- veys Lake at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 2, at Lake-Noxen Elemen- tary School. The program will honor the top 10 seniors of Lake- Lehman Junior/Senior High ‘School. “Pd Tike to see as many people go to this event as possible,” McGovern said. “This is a great night to celebrate the accom- plishments of our senior class, es- pecially the top 10.” L-L Educational Foundation The Lake-Lehman Educational discussed Foundation can now be reached directly from the Lake-Lehman School District’s phone number at 675-2165 by selecting exten- sion 10. The foundation will holding its Second Annual Ladies Tea in May and its Second Annual Golf Tournament in July. Recently, the foundation joined Northeastern Pennsylva- nia Alliance, acommunity and ec- onomic development organiza- tion, for an annual fee of $35. In other business, the board: e Appointed Eric Boylan, of Pittston, as indoor percussion di- rector for the 2008-09 school year at a stipend of $1,765 per the Lake-Lehman Education Associ- ation collective bargaining agree- ment. ¢ Announced the calendar for the 2009-10 school year will be addressed at the regular April board meeting. McGovern asked for suggestions from the board because Labor Day falls later in September this year. ¢ Announced that the Lehman- Jackson Elementary School re- ceived a $1,000 grant from Wal- Mart. - DALLAS TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS Dallas Township roads will By REBECCA BRIA rbria@timesleader.com A $100,000 grant will be used to make improvements to a sec- tion of the Old Tunkhannock Highway, Route 309, in Dallas Township. The Dallas Township Board of Supervisors said Tuesday night at their bi-monthly regular meet- ing that paving and cross drain- age work will be performed on the road in the area of Kunkle Mo- tors to the Wyoming County line. The project will be funded by a 2008 Office of Community Devel- opment grant for street improve- ment. “Roads are expensive,” said Su- pervisor Glenn Howell. “We try to keep them in good condition.” In order for the township to re- ceive the OCD grant to repair the road, the average income of resi- dents living in the area could not exceed a certain amount, al- though supervisors did not know the cutoff amount. Township engineer Tom Doughton said it will cost ap- proximately $7,000 to $9,000 for the engineering and drawings for the improvements. Doughton al- so said there is a possibility the grant may increase by 20 percent due to the 2009 federal economic stimulus package. According to Doughton, town- ship employees will do part of the work on the project with bids for the remaining work expected to be advertised in June or July. The project must be completed by the end of the year or the grant mon- ey will expire. In other news, the supervisors announced that they will hold a special supervisors meeting at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 31, for the opening of waste contain- er bids for spring clean-up. The spring clean-up will be be repaired held the first full week of May and is open to all township residents. Hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mon- day, May 4, through Friday, May 8, and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Satur- day, May 9. Drop-off is in the rear of the township municipal build- ing and proof of residency is re- quired. There is a $5 service charge for large item such as carpets, over- stuffed chairs, couches, dressers, stoves, washers, dryers, TVs, wa- ter heaters, tanks, etc. A maxi- mum of two tires are allowed per household with a $2 per tire charge. Items not accepted for disposal include hazardous wastes, chem- icals, brush, tree stumps, cinder blocks, animal or human waste, shingles, sheet rock or other building materials, leaves, grass, garbage, newspapers and Freon- based items such as refrigerators, freezers, dehumidifiers, or air conditioners. Find your next vehicle online. Ep Ay Monday Painters” artworks on n display The Monday Painters are currently exhibiting their art- works at Citizens Bank, Main Street, Dallas, through the end of March. The Monday Painters are a group of six women artists who study art with Sue Hand of Dallas. They create sub- jects in many drawing and painting media and most have been creating art for over a decade. The six artists are Margaret Borton, Dallas; Connie Borch- ert, Sweet Valley; Susan Cos- lett, Shavertown; Peggy Da- vidson, Mehoopany; Lee Man- ganella, Luzerne; and Do- rothy Nicol, Shavertown. Currently included in the exhibit are works in oils, col- ored pencil on black paper, watercolors, acrylics and mixed media. The subjects de- picted range from the Susque- hanna River to barns, florals and renderings of peacock TT r— : 5 , T The Monday Painters, a group of six women artists who study with Sue Hand of Dallas, are currently exhibiting their artworks at Citizens Bank, Main Street, Dallas, through the end of March. From left, seated, are Connie Borchert and Dorothy Nicol. Standing, Peggy Davidson and Susan Coslett. feathers. March at Citizens Bank, 15 The public is invited to view Main St., Dallas, during regu- the exhibit through the end of lar banking hours. Kids invited to hunt for eggs at Mu The Misericordia University Alumni Association’s annual Easter Egg Hunt and Brunch with the Easter Bunny will be held from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 4, at the Banks Student Life Center. Children will have the oppor- tunity to meet with the Easter Bunny, enjoy brunch and partici- pate in an egg hunt on the front lawn of the center. A festive brunch, including scrambled eggs, French toast, sausage, home fries, hot dogs, chicken fin- gers, pastries and drinks will be served in the Cougar’s Den. A professional photographer will also be available to take pictures with the Easter Bunny. Event coordinator is Bob Ka- leta, Alumni Services Coordina- tor. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for children from 5-12 years of age and free to children under 5. There are two seating times for brunch: 10 to 1I'am., and 11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ik & Sa : There will be plenty of fun for children of all ages on the campus of Misericordia University at the Alumni Association's annual Easter Egg Hunt and Brunch with the Easter Bunny, on Sat- urday, April 4. Last year, cousins Matthew Mowry of Tunkhan- nock, left, and Caden Martin of Dalton found the golden Easter egg together and split the grand prize of a $20 gift card to Toys R Us. This year's hunt features a silver and golden Easter egg for a $15 and $20 Toys 'R Us gift card. bail The hunt will be held for all tions quired. To make ares- participants sharply at TIA, ervation, call tH&"Misericordia Vat “Bac K to Basics?’ Eh a A Unique Fireplace and Stave 2 Seppe & [24 Much, Mueh More Space is limited, so reserva- Alumni Box Office 674-6768. HARMAN] |’ S - E | COMPANY 1] LETTE JHE LUE EL Vit “ R.R.1 Dallas, PA 675-2266 Hours: Tues 9-7; Wednesday thru Friday 9-5:30; Saturday 9-4; CLOSED Sunday & Monday
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