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THE DALLAS POST
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Sunday, October 7, 2012
Businesses plan
festival to combat
road construction
Businesses surrounding the
bridge construction on East
Center Street in Dallas have
been feeling the pressure from
the loss of the intersection in
early April. Patronage has de-
creased because accessibility
to the buildings has been limit-
ed.
In order to combat the nega-
tive effects of the construction,
the surrounding businesses
have banded together to hold a
Fall Festival from 9 a.m. to 6
p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 14 on
Main Street in Shavertown.
Studio 309 Music Antiques and
Collectibles, Dallas Sporting
Goods, Mary’s Flower Garden,
Purple Paper Eaters and Buka
will all participate in the event.
The festival will feature live
music by local artists, hot cider
and donuts, vendor tables and
a guitar give-away. The event is
intended to remind patrons
WHO: Studio 309 Music An-
tiques and Collectibles, Dallas
Sporting Goods, Mary's Flower
Garden, Purple Paper Eaters and
Buka
WHAT: Fall Festival
WHEN: Sunday, Oct. 14
9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
WHERE: Main Street,
Shavertown
WHY: To combat effects of
bridge construction on East
Center Street in Dallas
that these businesses are open.
Greg Williams from Studio
309 hopes that the new inter-
section will be good for his
store, but in the meantime, he
hopes this event helps create
awareness for all businesses af-
fected by the construction.
- Megan Schneider
Drainage issues are
still resident's concern
Resident Sharon Ellsworth
expressed her continued con-
cern over drainage issues on
Timbergrove Road at the Jack-
son Township supervisors
meeting on Oct. 1.
Ellsworth addressed the is-
sue several years ago with the
supervisors and has been fight-
ing for a resolution for almost 10
years. A meeting was scheduled
for the following morning with
township supervisors, Ells-
worth and the utility represen-
tatives to discuss what can be
done to correct the situation.
Ellsworth is particularly con-
cerned about large rocks wash-
ing down onto her property and
the potential for damage.
In other news ...
e Resident Mary Dockeray
requested that a summary of
the township bills be included
in supervisor meetings so tax-
payers know what is being paid
each month. She also asked that
the information discussed at
the compost meetings in Exeter
be addressed at township meet-
ings.
Township Supervisor Tim
Evans informed Dockeray that
the information in question is
available anytime at the town-
ship office but that supervisors
would take the suggestion un-
der consideration.
e The board approved the
yearly update to the SCI-Dallas
emergency plan and authorized
the solicitor to draft a new
Floodplain « Ordinance as re-
quired by FEMA.
e Supervisors authorized an
advertisement for a part-time
police officer.
e Ellsworth brought to the
board’s attention that recent po-
lice reports are not available on-
line. Evans thanked her for the
information and agreed to look
into it.
e The next Jackson Town-
ship Board of Supervisors meet-
ing will be held at 6 p.m. on Nov.
5 at the township building on
Huntsville Road.
- Megan Schneider
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Insurance, police are big issues
By MEGAN SCHNEIDER
mschneider@mydallaspost.com
Dallas Township received a
status update from DGK Insur-
ance and Financial Services re-
garding its upcoming selection
of insurance policies and provid-
ers at the supervisors work ses-
sion on Oct. 2. The township is
expecting five quotes from four
carriers. Since this is not a bid-
ding process, the township is
not required to accept the low-
est premium proposed.
The board also heard from
Dallas Fire & Ambulance re-
garding the proposal of an ordi-
nance allowing the fire compa-
ny to bill insurance companies
for its services. Dallas Fire pro-
vided supervisors with a copy of
the current ordinance in effect
in Dallas Borough and super-
visors came to. the decision that
a proposal should be made at
the October meeting.
Supervisors discussed updat-
ing telephone, internet and
wireless services, allowing them
to save the township a com-
bined $2,000 annually.
Annual contributions to char-
ity were noted as $1,000 to the
Luzerne County SPCA, $4,000
to the Back Mountain Library
and $1,000 to the Visiting Nurs-
es Association of America. The
board agreed to check the sta-
tus of the VNA on the grounds
that it may no longer be a non-
profit organization.
Police Chief Bob Jolly ad-
dressed the board about the
parking problem in College Ma-
nor as a result of overcrowding
from Misericordia University.
Supervisors they would discuss
Jolly also brought up the need
for Dallas Township to hire a
part-time officer. He said the
township regularly pays over-
time hours to the full-time
officers, and that thus far the
department has not had any
health concerns or accidents,
but it should prepared should
the need arise. Supervisors
agreed it would be in the best
interest of the township for
both financial and managerial
reasons to propose the hiring
of a part-time officer at the
next meeting.
amending the parking policies
and the police’s authorization to
tow vehicles.
Jolly also brought up the
need for Dallas Township to
hire a part-time officer. He said
the township regularly pays
overtime hours to the full-time
officers, and that thus far the
department has not had any
health concerns or accidents,
but it should prepared should
the need arise. Supervisors
agreed it would be in the best
interest of the township for
both financial and managerial
reasons to propose the hiring of
a part-time officer at the next
meeting.
Roadmaster Martin Barry ex-
pressed his desire to proceed
with the adoption of a letter of
notice to residents regarding
their responsibilities of plant
life overhanging public roads.
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Barry also addressed resi-
dents’ concerns about potholes
and heavy traffic on the dirt sec-
tion of Harris Road. The road
has seen heavy traffic due to
GPS directions and Barry as-
sured the road will be posted
with “No Thru Traffic” and
speed limit signage.
Resident Mary Lou Thomp-
son asked the board about a
tree that had fallen onto her
property. She was told the mat-
ter was of a civil nature and was
advised to speak to a magist-
rate.
The Dallas Township Board
of Supervisors regular meeting
is set for 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 16 at
the township building.
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