Dr SST Sunday, December 25, 2011 THE DALLAS POST PAGE 3 2 Ar uM AE MIT ALY A 1 A ay A AA 11 A J r \J BACK MOUNTAINCOMM UNITY PAL DADTMNEDCUID FAR I NENRNRS2001 Lake Township may e next community 0 join organization By SARAH HITE shite@mydallaspost.com Lake Township may be the next municipality to join the Back Mountain Community Partnership. Partnership Vice Chairman John Wilkes Jr, of Jackson Township, announced at a meet- ing Dec. 15 that supervisors from Lake Township have ex- pressed interest in joining the partnership. The partnership currently in- cludes Dallas Borough and Dal- las, Franklin, Jackson, Kingston and Lehman townships. Partnership Chairman James Reino Jr. said municipalities must be located within the Dal- las and Lake-Lehman school dis- tricts to join. The only municipalities not included in the partnership are Harveys Lake Borough, Lake Township, Noxen Township, which is in Wyoming County but is part of the Lake-Lehman ool District, and Ross Town- p- The interested municipality must pass a resolution to join and must then receive a unani- mous vote from the partnership to be included in the organiza- trion. Representatives from Harveys Lake Borough attended a meet- ing last year to gather informa- tion about joining the group, but Wilkes said the partnership hasn't heard anything more from the borough on that mat- ter. He said Lake Township was in talks to join the group in late summer, but the township be- came focused on recovering from Hurricane Irene and Trop- ical Storm Lee, which pushed plans to the back burner. Lake Township is already part of the Back Mountain Regional Emergency Management Agen- cy, which also includes Dallas Borough and Jackson and Leh- man townships. Wilkes said a representative from the township may attend the January meeting to get more information but Dallas Borough Mayor Tim Carroll suggested of- ficials contact the group’s solic- itor to get the ball rolling. The board also honored Dal- las Township Supervisor Glenn Howell, one of the partnership’s founding members, who will step down from his post in Janu- ary. The longtime supervisor was defeated by Liz Martin in the November general election. The partnership also dis- cussed preparations for a gam- ing fund grant application due at the end of the month. The grant funds would benefit the construction of a centrally- located emergency facility with- in the Back Mountain. Reino said if the group does not receive funding, the plans will be put on the back burner because the municipalities in- volved do not have extra money to spare for the project. The board also adopted a bud- get for 2012, which includes a $275 payment from each mem- ber municipality and expendi- tures for legal services, use of Misericordia = University for meetings and general govern- ment administration. The next Back Mountain Community Partnership meet- ing will be held at 3 p.m. Jan. 19 at Misericordia University. Dec. 20. calls to her friends. Ross Elementary School students Michael Matysik, of Sweet Valley, enjoys his uncle's Adam Patla’s attention. Christmas at Ross | students at Ross Elementary School in Sweet Valley performed for their friends and family members dur- ing the school’s annual holiday musical presentation on RIGHT PHOTO: Sarah Crawford, of Sweet Valley, a kindergar- tener at Ross Elementary School, finds the perfect cookie and CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK PHOTOS/ FOR THE DLALAS POST Ross Elementary School students, from left, Jules Quare, Jayden Berry, Mason Pritchard and Julianna Conte jingle their bells and entertain their families during the school’s annual kindergarten holiday program. TT pis 3 " Vals So ee] Tommy Kravit | Ais Fl z, of Sweet Valley, tries to get his grandfather Joe Kravitz into the Christmas spirit. Sarley named Amazon Scott Sarley was recently cho- sen as King of the “Amazon Ball” which was held in a hotel ball- room in Bethlehem. A former Back Mountain resi- dent, Sarley has resided at Good Shepherd Home-Bethlehem for the past year. His interests in- clude outings, bowling, horticul- and NASCAR racing with Ss favorite driver being Kyle Busch. He also enjoys his many new friends, will celebrate his 33rd birthday on January 8, 2012 and loves to receive cards. Sarley is a graduate of Wyom- ing Area High School and was un- der the jurisdiction of the Dallas School District. He is affiliated with the Trucks- ville United Methodist Church and is a member of the Trucks- ville Volunteer Fire Company where he used to assist with the annual children’s Christmas par- ty, parades and other functions. He is the son of Jo-Ann (Nor- rie) Sarley and the late William C. Sarley, who passed away unex- pectedly on December 14, 2009. He is the grandson of the late Thelma (Bulford) and Ernest Norrie and the late Emma (Hutchins) and William R. Sar- ley. Sarley has two older brothers, William, a professional firefight- ers in Virginia; and Robert, a manager of Autoparts Interna- tional; two sisters-in-law and nieces. Ball’ king - SARLEY LEHMAN TOWNSHIP Township garage will soon be occupied but roof problems occur By SUSAN DENNEY Dallas Post Correspondent Board of Supervisors Presi- dent David Sutton said Monday night that the township garage is close to being occupied but prob- lems have been encountered with the roof installation and the shingles. Sutton said both are unsatis- ctory. A roofing subcontractor applied shingles over loose nails and didn’t install the proper fas- cia and gutters, he said. The shin- gles themselves, manufactured by GAPF, are discolored. Because two different parties are involved, Sutton said the problem will likely have to go to arbitration and, with winter com- ing, the chance of getting the building properly roofed is small. The lack of gutters in the front of the building is causing water to drip and create icy patches in The lack of gutters in the front of the building is causing water to drip and create icy patches in front of the building. The town- ship had contacted Yonkoski Gutter Systems of Shavertown about installing a temporary gutter in the front of the building until the roof is properly reinstalled. front of the building. The town- ship had contacted Yonkoski Gutter Systems of Shavertown about installing a temporary gut- ter in the front of the building un- til the roof is properly reinstalled. The board voted to pay Yon- koski $1,737 for the installation of 210 feet of gutter. Sutton said the new building will be a vast improvement over the present garage, which is not waterproof. Only one truck can be parked out of the weather right now. The new garage will have four bays, allowing four trucks to be loaded and ready to go when a winter storm hits. The new structure will also have a break room, bathroom fa- cilities and energy-efficient fea- tures such as radiant heat in- stalled in the concrete floor. In other business, the council approved a final budget with no changes from the one proposed last month. There will be no tax increase and the total budget will be $1,355,588. Millage remains at 1.25. A mill is a $1 tax on every $1,000 of assessed property val- ue. The reorganizational meeting will be held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 3 with the regular meeting to follow at 7:30 p.m. LAI Budget passes, taxes hold steady By EILEEN GODIN Dallas Post Correspondent Lake Township supervisors passed a $496,274 budget for 2012, marking the 37th consec- utive year the township tax rate has held steady. The new budget is $18,786 more than what was budgeted for 2011 but supervisors will keep the mill rate at .322, the per capita tax at $5 and both the real estate transfer tax and the earned income tax at a half per- cent. A mill is $1 for every $1,000 of assessed tax value. Breaking the numbers down, about 10 percent of the budget is for general governmental ad- ministration, five percent for public safety, three percent for health services, 65 percent for road repairs and maintenance and 17 percent for insurance, bonding, employee benefits and payroll withholdings. The budget includes a $20,658 anticipated expendi- ture for the non-uniformed em- ployee pension plan and a truck loan of $20,000 for a new one- ton Dodge dump truck pur- Breaking the numbers down, about 10 percent of the budget is for general governmental administration, five percent for pub- lic safety, three percent for health services, 65 percent for road repairs and maintenance and 17 percent for insurance, bonding, employee benefits and payroll withholdings. chased in 2011. Township secretary and trea- surer Carlene Price anticipates revenue of $81,530.26 in liquid fuels money from the state. Lig- uid fuels funding is given by the state based on the mileage of roads and population within the municipality. Due to numerous winter storms, the township exhausted its supply of road salt/anti-skid. Under the proposed budget, $14,000 is planned for snow and ice removal. This is an increase of $5,462. “There is an increase in the cost of trucking the material to us and our stock pile was used up due to the winter storms last year,” Price said. In other news ... e Supervisors applied to FE- MA for reimbursement for mon- ey spent on cleaning up after Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee. Supervisor Amy Sa- lansky said the total dollar amount of the reimbursement will not be known until March. e Department of Environ- mental Protection issued a cita- tion for illegal burning of con- struction materials off Route 29, said Lonnie Piatt, supervisor chairman. DEP is working with the land owner to resolve the sit- uation, he said. e Supervisors accepted a quote from Pikes Creek through the Pennsylvanian COSTARS program to purchase cold patch at a cost of $101 per ton. COS- TARS is a cooperative purchas- ing program for municipalities. e The next meeting, the township’s annual re-organiza- tional meeting, will be held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012 in the municipal building. Bridge project finally put out for bid Manager Kathleen Sebas- tian announced on Dec. 14 the Center Street Bridge pro- ject is “out to bid.” Sebastian said the antici- pated start date of the pro- ject is April 16, 2012 and the project will be required to be finished by Sept. 16, 2012. “Christmas has indeed come early,” said Sebastian in regard to the project. Members of the board also agreed that this was a good start in maintaining town- ship roads. In the spirit of the season, “Christmas has indeed come early.” Kathleen Sebastian Kingston Township manager it was announced that the Recreation Commission of the Township sponsored a Holiday House Contest for Kingston Township resi- dents. Robert Hivish, assistant township manager, said the contest was an opportunity : for the township to celebrate community and family dur- ing the season and encour- aged residents to participate. Supervisor John Solinsky was honored with a plaque for his service to the town- ship. Solinsky did not run for a seat on the board for the upcoming year. The next meeting of the Kingston Township Board of Supervisors will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 11 in the municipal building. Geri Gibbons
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