J ——— Sunday, December 25, 2011 THE DALLAS POST PAGE 5 SUPER Continued from Page 1 and Martin will serve for six years. “lI want what’s best for this wnship, but give me half a ance to prove myself,” said Martin. “Don’t shove some- thing down my throat that shouldn’t really happen.” Wagner said he had a list of five residents in mind for the position and he questioned Dodson at length about his previous experiences serving the township. Dodson also serves on the township plan- ning commission and ran for the position of supervisor against Wagner in 1976. Howell told residents he didn’t like the fact that many have said the supervisors have conducted “backdoor deals” concerning other is- sues, including negotiations made earlier this year with two natural gas companies regulating the construction of pipelines within the town- ship. “You all pride yourself on being all up front, and there’s no backdoor deals, no back- door meetings,” said Martin. “This was proof. Jack Dodson being appointed tonight is a backdoor deal.” Resident Diane Dreier urged the supervisors to ad- vertise the position to give all “fair shot” to @ a i rve the township. Wagner talked about his ex- periences serving the town- ship since he was 16 years old, and expressed concern that another incoming super- visor might not have the same amount of knowledge he has accumulated about how the township works. “...You got where you are because you never had a full room (of people) watching everything you were doing,” said resident Jane Tolomello. Brennan called a brief re- cess during the meeting to speak with Howell, Wagner and Martin each privately to Visit our new Kitchen & Bath | Showroom! | Brennan called a brief recess during the meeting to speak with Howell, Wagner and Martin each privately to ensure each party had “the best interest of the township.” When they all returned, Brennan recommend- ed the postponement of the decision and Wagner rescinded his motion to appoint Dodson. ensure each party had “the best interest of the town- ship.” When they all return- ed, Brennan recommended the postponement of the deci- sion and Wagner rescinded his motion to appoint Dod- son. The three supervisors have served the township together for more than 40 years. Ho- well has been an elected offi- cial within Dallas Township for 56 years. Wagner thanked Walter and Howell for their combined more than 100 years of ser- vice and said both have done a great job over the years. “We’ve had something glo- rious for 50 years in this township in terms of a uni- fied leadership, and it was done - magnificently,” said Brennan. “I didn’t come to ap- preciate it until I became a solicitor. But no matter how glorious things are, there comes a time when they pass on and it’s to the next gener- ation.” After the meeting, Dodson said he had no knowledge of Walter’s resignation until the meeting. He said he did visit Tup- per’s office to discuss “certif- icates of election” because he thought since he held a pub- lic position he would need such a document. In other news, the board adopted its 2012 budget with no tax increases. The board also accepted a bid from Bradco Supply of To- wanda for the purchase of a 2007 all-wheel-driver grader in the amount of $109,000. CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK/ FOR THE DALLAS POST Rock Solid Academy School officials announce the school’s new location at the Twin Stacks complex in Dallas. From left, are school president Mark DiPippa and board of directors Roland Preisler. LuAnn Letoski, Lee Piatt, Joyce Hoban, Carolyn Oravitz, Jerry Har- teis and Bill Norwig. Rock Solid Academy inks location deal By SARAH HITE shite@mydallaspost.com Rock Solid Academy officials signed a lease with the owners of Twin Stacks Center on Dec. 19, confirming a location for the budding Christian school. The school entered into a five- year lease for the 15,000-square- foot space, which was formerly occupied by InterMountain Medical Group. The health clin- ic moved to Shavertown about 18 months ago, said Rick Haas, an owner of Twin Stacks. Chairman Jerry Harteis said the board has been scouting lo- cations for the kindergarten through eighth-grade non-de- nominational Christian school for about eight months. One pos- sible location included the for- mer Gate of Heaven School in Dallas, which closed in June. Head of School Mark DiPippa said the space in the Twin Stacks building will need to be com- Wellborn owroom Hours: MT-W-F - 7:30 to 4:30 pm Thto 8 pm - Sat - 8 to noon or by appointment Browse Over 20 Displays! 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DiPippa will continue to lead a founding campaign through 2012, and in addition to moneta- ry donations, the school will ac- cept donations of services for the renovation project. The $1.5 million founding campaign began in October and, to date, the school has raised about $220,000 towards an en- dowment and school develop- ment. “We want to have an endow- ment to keep tuition down,” said DiPippa. He said Rock Solid Academy’s capacity will be about 180 stu- dents, with 20 students in each grade. DiPippa added the school will hire about 12 fulltime in- structors and administrators and about 12 part-time staff members. DiPippa said now that the lo- cation of Rock Solid Academy is confirmed, the board can work on tuition numbers, which should be prepared by January. Lynn Banta, an owner of Twin Stacks, said the school will work well in the commercial center because the location works lo- gistically and it fits into the per- sonal philosophies of Twin Stacks’ owners. “I have a daughter who went to three different Christian schools, so I am aware and a great supporter of this project,” said Banta. Dual entrances and exits will accommodate buses and vehicu- lar traffic at the site, and the space is located at the end of the commercial building, leaving it “somewhat isolated,” said Ban- ta. Haas added there are about 500 parking spots on the prem- ises — double what the township zoning ordinance deemed suffi- cient. He said there may be about 150 spots nearest to the school available for use. DiPippa said the facility will have an office and a sample classroom by mid-January. He recently finished a tour this year of local Christian churches and said interest in the school is growing. “We have been so well re- ceived and families are so excit- ed to take part in this,” he said. “Our focus is academic excel lence and people are excited about that.” Open to residents of Luzerne, Lackawanna & Wyoming Counties Christine Balavage, RN As We Begin Our t Bonnie Kester - Stachnik £4 RN BSN, Owner Administrator Fi§ 24" Year of Service to the Community Anne Managanello, RN Dianne Murra We would like to extend our sincere | wishes for a Joyous Holiday Season! kh > | Providing nursing, home health aides, Dolly Miller Home Health Aide | therapy and social worker service in the home | 145 NORT MAIN STRE Sue Grabowski, Office Manager HAVERTOWN ¢ 696-404 AA TAPS pa < Ry Re Lh Sg a & oh : Pr et . as seo SBE ar AS op Your Community Credit Union CROSS VALLEY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION “Solutions For Your Financial Life” TR Te SAVE [SAV {el Ui el do IR SWAC) RPE EL SYR 16)
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