Hawley Hemlock News (Newspaper) - May 1, 1980, Hawley, Pennsylvania PUBLICATION OF THE HEMLOCK FARMS Rate U.S. Postage Paid Pa. Permit No. 27 1980 45 Conference Works crews put finishing touches on the new Conference Center located the This building will be the site of all future Board Reading Second Reading Motions for May 31, 1980 are policy matters that have been introduced at a previous meeting and will be considered for final adoption at a subsequent The second reading motions slated for a vote at the May 31 meeting Committee that the Board adopt the proposed in the report entitled submitted by Newman and dated February 21,1980. the full text appeared in the April 1980 quality testing appropriate funds necessary to have one or more of our lakes and/or ponds analyzed for water quality through the use of the detection technique or other suitable detection Road the April 26 Board the award for 1980 paving work was made to Penn Jersey Paving Inc. at a total bid of 1980 road work will involve road resurfacing as well as chip and seal The present increases from 1979 to 1980 were radical due to oil priM increases and the generd Tip of the Your Home Look all outside doors before you leave or go to all lights on when you go A radio playing is also a good burglar your garage door closed and An empty garage is a good sign that no one is allow daily deliveries to accumulate when not at home for a few days or Avoid leaving notes on doors and avoid hiding keys under mats or under you are going to be away for any length of call Security who will check your B. Asphalt paving prices have increased by 34.5'5'b while chip and seal work pricing increased by 20%. 1980 paving program will include the portion of Hemlock Farms Road from Forest Drive to Fetlock the portion of Longridge Drive from Ridgeway Drive to Rimrock Lane and the complete length of Orchard scheduled 1980 chip and seal program will include a portion of Hemlock Farms Road from Country Club Drive to the Route 402 guard a portion of Broadmoor Drive between Fairway Drive north to the complete length of Basswood Drive and Lookout addition to the resurfacing and chip and seal the Association plans to perform drainage improvements and shoulder repair work on selected sections of The estimated cost of this program is line painting program for 1980 will include Hemlock Farms Washington Orchard Hillside Forest Longridge Lookout Drive and Surrey Directors 10 A.M. May 31, 1980 of the April 26 Meeting of the Board of members present at the April 26, 1980 meeting were Ron Ron Harold Joe Richard Joseph Sheldon Norman Welton and Alice first order of business involved the approval of minutes for the March 29, 1980 Board The full text of those minutes are available for public inspection in the Office during posted business new policy was established which provides for the levy of a special assessment against any member transmitting a check to the which is returned to the after deposit due to insufficient funds in the member's account with said special assessment representing bank charges to the and added labor Board has been considering a policy concerning burglar alarm systems in Hemlock Farms during the past several At this meeting the following motion was - that any member in good standing may utilize the services of the for the purpose of securing and responding to burglar alarm signals provided said member in good standing authorizes the its agents and employees to enter upon and in the question property for the specific purpose of prudently investigating said alarm The property shall execute a proper agreement indemnifying and holding harmless the its agents and employees for all reasonable and prudent acts performed in response to the alarm signal being The Board of Directors may set reasonable fees for the services and the Manager shall report the results therefrom at each of the regularly scheduled motion on burglar alarms provides the enabling legislation for future In future meetings the Board will be considering the proper language for an indemnification and hold harmless agreement as well as the advisability of assessing a fee for this affecting Committee and lake quality testing were carried over to the May 31 Board meeting for consideration as policy matters at that The full text of these motions appear in the article captioned Reading Motions for May 31,1980." was taken on the bid results for paving and chip and seal work for the 1980 The results of this bidding process as well as the details of the 1980 paving program appears elsewhere in this special sub-committee of the Board met with representatives of the Hemlock Farms Volunteer Fire Rescue Company in This been charged with the responsibility to evaluate possible funding for the Fire Rescue Co. through the Community This committee will consider funding sources further when additional data is supplied from the Fire Rescue Architectural Committee made a request to the Board to conduct a building fair on the day of the annual membership The Board reviewed the request and required additional information to be supplied before any action would be April issue of the Hemlock News was produced with the Manager serving as Acting At this meeting the Board accepted the resignation of Steve the former and authorized continued production of the Hemlock News to be carried out through a joint effort of the Official Publication and Information Committee and letter was received from the Lords Valley State Police which notified the Board that the State Police would no longer be occupying the house next door to the As a result of this the Board authorized the Manager to convert the house into a day camp A appropriation was made to recondition the building and purchase of a tar wagon was authorized by the This authorization was a substitute for an existing appropriation for a The tar wagon will be used to seal cracks in the roads and to provide a hot patch mix for small pot holes during winter the past several the Public Works Department has been undertaking a renovation effort at the former development office located in the This building has been renamed as the Conference Center and will be the site of future Board and committee The facility will also be utilized for other activities such as bridge and Cultural Art The Board authorized the release of funds to complete the work at the Conference Center and to provide furnishings for the The Center will be utilized for the first time on May 31, 1980 to accommodate the May Board Board approved a list of bills which were paid out of the General Fund and the Manager's Account during the month of The cash petition of the Association as of April 25, 1980 was which was held primarily in U.S. Treasury Bills totalling were authorized for the month of individuals who are presently serving on any one of the eight standing committees will be receiving a form in the mail which will inquire as to their interest in continuing their committee membership during the 1980-81 requests for committee memberships are always Individuals or 1977 the Area School District withdrew bus service from Hemlock Farms A group of parents supported by the challenged the action of the School Hemlock Farms Association was unsuccessful in their challenge in the Court of Common In early part of April 1980, an appeal of the lower court's ruling was made before the Commonwealth Court of Commonwealth Court considered the transcript from the Court of Common briefs filed by the lawyers representing each and oral arguments before the the present the decision of the Commonwealth Court is still A decision is expected the early part of the fall of this with many other legal Continued on page 4 serving on a standing committee but desiring to volunteer their time and talent should send their request for committee membership to the Hemlock Farms standing committees Official Publication and Public Planning and Land Public Health Safety and Public Physical Properties and and committee appointments and to committees a matter which is scheduled at each Organizational Meeting of the The Organizational Meeting in 1980 will be held on August 2. AH requests should be received no later than July 15, 1980 for consideration at the August 2 Organizational For Filing Nominations Petitions To The Of May 28, 1980 2 and arc the
