Sunday, May 22, 2011 THE DALLAS POST BUDGET Continued from Page 1 Harveys Lake Borough and Jack- son, Lake, Lehman and Ross townships in Luzerne County and a 1.005 percent increase for Noxen Township in Wyoming County. This most recent budget pro- posal sets the millage rate at 8.7062 in Luzerne County and 56.4218 in Wyoming County. Superintendent James McGov- ern said the board was able to pinch pennies in certain areas of the budget, including overtime and supply costs. He said the dis- trict has saved money from keep- ing certain services in-house, in- cluding special education servic- es and transportation. The curtailment of several pro- grams, approved by the board at last month’s meeting, also helped ease the budget deficit. McGov- ern said up to five teaching posi- tions could be eliminated due to the cuts. Administrators will also receive a pay freeze, he said. McGovern also noted the school received a $200,000 sur- plus in its delinquent tax collec- tion and a one-month return on the district health trust —both un- expected budgetary factors. He said the current economic climate was justification to see where the board could make more changes to the spending plan. “We looked at the increasing gas prices and everything else, and thought this could ease some pain,” he said. Salko said the reduction in state funding forces “irresponsib- le” cuts for the Lake-Lehman School District. “Given the current financial situation, I know people are in a tough spot,” he said. “I'm con- cerned with the situation at Lake- Lehman.” In other news... e History Day Advisor Mike Novrocki presented certificates to the 26 students who participa- ted in this year’s regional compe- tition at Penn State Wilkes-Barre campus in March. He said Lake- Lehman won first place as the Se- nior Division Outstanding School for the 12th consecutive year at the event and 21 of the stu- dents went on to compete on the state level. ® The board hired the follow- ing head coaches for the 2011-12 fall sports season: Michael Kos- trobala for boys’ soccer, Sandy Dobrowolski for cheerleading, John Sobocinski for cross coun- try, Jean Lipski for field hockey, Gerald Gilsky for football, Tiffa- ny Hettes for girls’ volleyball and Thomas Motovidlak for golf. ® The board accepted a letter of resignation from Nancy Susan Williams, teacher associate, ef- fective May 27, and a letter of re- tirement from Catherine Rhone, head custodian at the junior/se- nior high school, effective May 27. e A refund of property taxes paid was awarded to Albert Sweitzer for a property located in Lehman Township in the amount of $135.64. ¢ The board will execute a let- ter of agreement between the dis- trict and Luzerne County Com- munity College to conduct Pro- ject RISE, Reinforcement and In- PAGE 11 struction in Secondary Education, from July 11 through Aug. 18. e The board authorized ad- ministration to utilize the Keys- tone Recovery Credit Program and the Benton Area School Dis- trict summer school program in an effort to provide more sum- mer school options for students. e The board authorized ad- ministration to enter into an agreement between the district and Dimension Tel, LLC Tele- communications Consulting & Support Services of Wyoming for a telecommunications expense analysis of all district telephone line and circuits. FIRST Continued from Page 3 advised the parents of the young lady that, had the ambu- lance arrived two minutes later, she may not have survived. Jack Stephenson became ac- tive in his community in the early 1960s when he became a member of the Trucksville Fire Company and the Kingston Township Ambulance Compa- ny, rising to the rank of captain. In the early days, Stephen- son’s family home served as the fire, base station and “fire phone” where his wife served as the dispatcher. Stephenson moved to Center Moreland and joined the North- .moreland Township Fire Com- pany, serving on the board of di- rectors and as a safety officer. He now serves as secretary of the Franklin/Northmoreland Township Ambulance Compa- ny and is an active driver for the cet He sadly § “TT 8 Summer organization. The Kunkle Fire and Ambu- lance Company's call volume is approximately 500 calls per year. The company has two Ba- sic Life Support Units. The successful operation of these units could not have been accomplished without the lead- ership of ambulance chief Do- rothy “Dodie” Coolbaugh who has been ambulance chief since 1993 and a certified EMT and member of the company for more than 24 years. In addition, Coolbaugh orga- nizes and, on many occasions, proves training to ambulance personnel, oversees the paper- work required by the Depart- ment of Health and assists with billing procedures. She is a certified CPR /First Aid instructor with the Ameri- can Red Cross and teaches am- bulance personnel, along with members of the community, po- lice, fire, Little League, Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts in first aid and CPR. At Ti HEY Geow So FAST oi, Mon. 7. QUALITY CONSIGNMENTS FOR 18 YEARS bi i° Infant to teen & everything in between - Fri. 10-6 Sat. 10-3 ARE ONLY turday, May 27 & 28_ 130 N. 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This measure gave the board 30 days to provide rea- sons for the ordinance’s inade- quacy and 180 days to pass an amendment to address these is- sues. Brennan, who prepared the list of inadequacies 15 days pri- or to the legal deadline, said the current ordinance was not created with natural gas devel- opment in mind, and none of the nine zoning districts ad- dress the issue at all. Just one of the districts, in- dustrial, has regulations on handling hazardous materials, which Brennan defined as “any material that, by reason of its ... characteristics may ... pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health or the environment when improperly treated, stored, transported, disposed of or otherwise man- aged.” He said the natural gas industry inherently deals with such materials. Another issue was one of spacing — Brennan said the in- dustrial zone is “very small” and does not offer enough room for the gas companies to rea- sonably develop business, which he said the township is required to provide. Residents expressed con- cerns about whether the town- ship is arbitrarily forced to pro- vide adequate space for the companies. “Why are you obligated to the gas companies more than to the oil and water companies?” asked resident and Gas Drilling Awareness Coalition member Mary Rodriguez. Brennan said while industrial TWILIGHT DINNER SPECIALS 1199.95 Monday through Saturday 4:30-5:30 PM Starting at Tht Only Dintog R Hoom § setuded Phone: 696-3580 RT 309, Trucksville - www.FIREandICEonTOBYCREEK.com Just North of Sheetz (Former Yesterday's Location) | businesses within the township have adequate space to conduct business, it is the township’s le- gal obligation to accommodate those who do not. Township Engineer Thomas Doughton said the same scena- rio happened when coal mining was a big industry in the area, and municipalities had to cre- ate provisions within zoning or- dinances to allow miners ac- cess to coal for business pur- poses. Brennan said the reasons are provided as part of the ordi- nance revision process. Public comments were taken into con- sideration for what Brennan is currently working on, which is building upon of the proposed zoning ordinance amendment. Residents packed a public hear- ing in April to express concerns about the amendment in April. Brennan hopes to develop a curative amendment to the cur- rent zoning ordinance in 120 days to allow enough time for advertisement and public hear- ings on the issue. _ Office: ; 570-655-2374. Direct: 570-237-1444 “arey onstruction, Inc. The board also approved SM Design for land development and subdivision engineering re- views and Mining and Environ- mental Engineers for storm wa- ter technical reviews of applica- tions related to natural gas de- velopment, upon Doughton’s recommendation. In other news, the board ... e Approved an inter-munici- pal liquor license transfer to Fred DiMaria, of Special Event Catering LLC, from Frank Ca- rone, of Avoca. DiMaria cited the fact his business, which is located at Apple Tree Terrace at Newberry Estates, recently changed ownership as a reason for the transfer. e Announced notification of the Borton-Lawson engineer- ing firm’s application of a gen- eral National Pollutant Dis- charge Elimination System per- mit for construction on the Mi- sericordia University campus. e Approved a resolution to comply with Act 51 of 2009 to provide benefits for killed-in- action police officers’ families. 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