Vol. 124 No. 21 THE BACK MOUNTAIN'S NEWSPAPER SINCE 1889 July 28-Aug. 3, 2013 The IDATIAS POST .. WILKES-BARRE, PA. WWW.MYDALLASPOST.COM AN EDITION OF THE TIMES LEADER Sikers, motorists Issue of cyclists on narrow Lakeside Dr. in Harveys Lake discussed at council meeting DOTTY MARTIN dmartin@mydallaspost.com Clarence Hogan and Sid Halsor are on the same page. They both want bicyclists to continue riding around Harveys Lake but they also want them to be safe. As mayor of Harveys Lake Borough, Hogan wants cyclists to know they are required to follow the same rules of the road as motorists. Halsor, a cycling enthusiast who par- ticipates in weekly rides at the lake, wants the same. “I am not against bicycling,” said Hogan, who doesn’t cycle LEHMAN TOWNSHIP Paving work bids awarded CAMILLE FIOTI Dallas Post Correspondent The Lehman Township Board of Supervisors award- ed a paving contract on July 15 for $140,324 to Asphalt Maintenance Solutions, which was the only bidder. Roadmaster doug Ide said the project includes paving a portion of Jackson Road, ortion of Fedor Road up Mountain View Road, all ®. Mountain View Road, a portion of Old Route 115 to Market Street and Market Street up to Route 118. In other business, Super- visor Ray Iwanoski anounced work to renovate the new Back Mountain Regional Emergency Management Agency building is ready to bid. The project, which is being funded by two gaming grants, includes construc- tion a building where the EMS trailers will be housed, restorative work on the main building and the addiiton of a meeting/training rooms. The facility is located adja- cent to the Luzerne County Fairgrounds. “I think this is a positive step for Lehman Township,” said Iwanoski. “It is centrally located and it’s state-of-the- art. The board voted to appoint rian Doran as a full-time mber of the Zoning Hearing Ward and Bob Margellina as an alternatve. The next board of supervi- sors meeting will be at 7 p.m. Aug. 19. | 981512007989 RULES OF THE ROAD According to the Pennsylvania Bicycle Driver's Manual, the general rule is that “every person riding a pedalcycle (the legal term for a bicycle in Pennsylvania) upon a roadway shall be granted all the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle.” Copies of the Pennsylvania bike law are available at the Harveys Lake Municipal Building. but walks the road around the lake. “I just don’t want to see something happen.” See BIKERS | 5 before heading to Sweet Valley. sv Ba ABOVE: Seniors Dustin Jones, left, of Dallas, and Peter Borum, of Shavertown, work on a car at the Lake-Lehman Football Booster Club car wash at Cook’s Pharmacy in Shavertown. RIGHT: Lake-Lehman sophomore John Thomas of Harveys Lake tries to attract customers to the car wash. Photos by Bill Tarutis | For The Dallas Post Lake-Lehman cheerleaders and football players mix work and fun at the Booster Club’s car wash at Cook’s Pharmacy in Shavertown. ~ Workin’ at the car wash The Lake-Lehman Football Booster C.lub held a car wash July 21 at Cook’s Pharmacy in Shavertown. For a donation of $5, drivers had their cars washed by Black Knights football players and cheer- leaders. All proceeds will be used for equipment, camp and much more. encouraged to work together Photos by Bill Tarutis | For The Dallas Post ABOVE: A few members of the Wednesday night bicycle riders travel along Lakeside Drive at Harveys Lake. LEFT: Bicycle riders travel along Lakeside Drive X-Cell given OK to build cell tower SUSAN BETTINGER Dallas Post Correspondent X-Cell has been given approval to lease a 100 x 100 ft. property off of Cliff Street in Harveys Lake Borough with the purpose of constructing a 195 ft. cell phone tower. The initial meeting regarding the tower took place in April of this year, but has experienced delays with final- izing the plans, mainly due to a con- flict concerning the leasing of the land where the tower is to be built. X-Cell only wanted to lease the 100 x 100 feet of property where the tower is to be constructed. The property is located on an area totaling 30 acres, which is owned by a private resident who would have legally been respon- sible for all taxes on the property if it were not separated into a subdivision status. X-Cell was informed it would need to obtain permits and submit a revised land development plan in order to apply for the subdivision status. All documents, plans and permits have now been satisfied, enabling X-Cell to move forward with the proj- ect. Mario Calabretta, engineer for X-Cell and Eric Goldman, an attorney representing X-Cell were present at the initial meeting where Calabretta introduced the potential plans for the tower and Goldman answered the legal inquiries. Several residents voiced opposition to the tower’s construction, stating it would disrupt the area’s natural beau- ty, as well as possibly lower property values. There was also concern about how truck traffic would burden the area during construction. Calabretta’s response was that there would not be any extremely large trucks needed for the construction and the drilling rig and concrete trucks would be the only trucks utilizing the road. When ques- tioned as to why the tower needed to be built specifically in Harveys Lake, Goldman responded that about half of See X-CELL | 5
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