PAGE 8 THE DALLAS POST Sunday, December 23, 2012 BROWNIES SING TO MEADOWS RESIDENTS J Ae AEF DADA FYS LAREFE BU ROUGH : oF Be 2 0 Ww WW W IAW WW WwW AS Council votes to keep police station at Its current location Members of Brownie Troop #32647 from Dallas visited the Meadows Nursing Home on Dec. 12 to sing Christmas carols to the residents. From left, kneeling, are Maggie Ropietski, Jessica Allen, Morgan Williams, Cara Pocono, Ryan Costello. Standing, Alyssa Pritchard, Jordan Banks, Emma Brown, Nadia Evanosky, Chloe Zondlo, Madison Carlsson, Marigrace Humtington and Hannah Bla- zure. No tax increase in 2013 budget By CAMILLE FIOTI Dallas Post Correspondent There are no increases in taxes in next year’s $1.14 million bud- get that borough council adopted on Dec. 19. The property tax rate will re- main at 1.28 mills. A mill is a $1 tax on every $1,000 of assessed property value. Council also announced that a conditional-use hearing for an application submitted by Verizon Wireless to construct a cel tower behind the Twin Stacks Complex will be held at 6 p.m. on Wednes- day, Jan. 16 at Misericordia Uni- versity. Council’s regular meet- ing will follow the hearing at 7:30 2011 JD Power Award Winner: www. topvaluekitchens.com * STROMBOLI * WRAPS * QUESADILLAS Council also announced that a conditional-use hearing for an application submitted by Verizon Wireless to construct a celltow- er behind the Twin Stacks Restaurant will be held at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 16 at Misericordia University. The exact location at the college where the hearing and subsequent council meeting will take place will be advertised. p.m. The exact location at the college where the hearing and subsequent council meeting will take place will be advertised. Council's January work ses- sion will be held at 7 p.m. Mon- day, Jan. 14 at the borough build- ing. Borough Solicitor Jeffrey Ma- lak said council decided to hold the hearing regarding the cell tower and council meeting at Mi- sericordia because the borough building isn’t large enough to ac- commodate the expected num- bers that might attend. In other business, council an- nounced the road department would begin curbside collection of Christmas trees the week of Jan. 7 and continue through Jan. 25, "Highest in Customer Satisfaction with Cabinets” Kraft M Cabinetry By SUSAN BETTINGER Dallas Post Correspondent After several months of debating whether or not the Harveys Lake Police Depart- ment should be relocated, Council voted on Dec. 18 to keep the station at its pre- sent Route 415 location. A special meeting was held by the Harveys Lake Protective Association to hear both sides of the issue. Council President Larry Ra- del gave the position to move the department to a former recreation center on Little League Road. Council- woman Michell’e Boice took the opposing position, say- ing the police department should remain at the bor- ough’s main entrance. A straw poll of residents who attended the special meeting was taken. The unanimous decision was to keep the department at its present site. Boice stated that the police department needs to be “highly visible and easily accessible.” The borough received a $78,000 LSA grant from the gaming commission, money that was to be used for reno- vations if the department was moved to a new loca- tion. Council will now have to resubmit paperwork to the Department of Community and Economic Development in order to use the grant for renovations to the existing building. Boise said that renova- tions to the bathroom and new siding on the building are among the potential uses for the grant, if it is ap- proved. “We will have to see The borough received a $78,000 LSA grant from the gaming commission, money that was to be used for renovations if the department was moved to a new location. Council will now have to resubmit paperwork to the Department of Community and Economic Development in order to use the grant for renova- tions to the existing building. what we can do with the $78,000 grant,” she said Council approved the re- vised edition of the 2013 bud- get. The revisions include an increase of $39,000 for real es- tate taxes, a $4,000 increase for zoning and a $16,250 in- crease for permits and licens- es. The 2013 budget’s total in- come is $1,099,925. Total ex- penses are $1,100,555, leaving a $630 deficit. The real estate tax will be increased by one tenth of a mill, from .604 mills in 2012 to .704 mills in 2013. A mill is a $1 tax on every $1,000 of assessed property value. One resident expressed great concern over the safety of Harveys Lake school stu- dents in the aftermath of the recent Newtown, CT tragedy. Mayor Clarence Hogan stated the Lake-Lehman School Dis- trict has to keep a log of any emergencies. Hogan reas- sured residents that the fire and police departments pro- vide “mutual aid” and “work together in event of an emer- gency.” The borough hosted two Christmas parties for children on Dec. 15. The Homecoming Committee held its party at Lakeside Skillet on Outlet Road. There were 104 children in attendance and two bikes were given away. Also, the Harveys Lake American Le- gion treated children to pizza, hotdogs, gifts and a visit from Santa at the Legion Hall. Councilwoman Amy Wil- liams reminded residents to display new 911 address num- bers on their homes. 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