Wayne Independent (Newspaper) - August 19, 2006, Honesdale, Pennsylvania INDEPENDENT September Advertising 2533055 Classifieds 2536666 Wayne Countys Only Daily Newspaper News Desk 2533055 Circulation 2533055 Volume Number 158 August 2006 50 cents Newsstand Established 1878 Sterling Rules In Favor By PETER BECKER Editor STERLING The Sterling Township Zoning Hearing Board ruled unanimously Thursday night in favor of overturning a decision of the Zoning Officer regarding the planned Wayne Business A three hour hearing was held July taking testi mony from both consultants Thomas Reilly Reilly Associates Thomas Shepstone Management Corporation and Robert Executive Director as well as Andrew Sterling Township Zoning The meeting Thursday took only a few At issue was the Zoning Officers action revoking the hardwon conditional use citing the Sterling Township Zoning Ordinance that construction had to take place within one year of No buildings have gone up since the permit was given in May of last on the 252 acre Solicitor Anthony Waldron affirmed that the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning which is the enabling legislation for municipal takes precedence over Sterlings The Code allows the applicant five years to complete the work approved under the conditional use This was a key argu ment put forth at the hear ing by Susan The motion was made by member Don with a second by Denise Kellner Donald Vangaasbeck also voted in favor of overturning the rev Attorney Richard Henry is the Townships had also argued that in the past they have done voluminous work towards the includ ing removal of old structures on the erection of a sign and progress towards other needed Suhosky stated that spent approximate ly on this in legal and township expenses related to the hear ing such as advertising and the Their conditional use per mit was achieved after an extended debate through the fall of resolved by a Wayne County Court deci sion in May of Next on the plate is the August 24th meeting of the Sterling Township Planning where they are slated to examine the new version of the sewage facili ties planning module sub mitted by It is then to go back to the Supervisors for a as early as their next September The new submission was made after the Township in June 2006 rejected the earli er sewer In development since the plan was birthed six years the Wayne Business Park is expected to generate as many as 800 to new jobs once the 23 lots are fully Light manufactur warehouse operations and professional offices are envisioned in the strategi cally located a short distance north of Sterlings Interstate 84 Wayne Independent photo by Peter Becker STOURBRIDGE LINE BACK was brought in Friday to tow the Stourbridge Line train back to where it is shown here at the Stourbridge Railroad Company A fire aboard the locomotive interrupted an excursion Thursday about three miles from town as it was heading American railroading began in on August with the run of the Stourbridge Lion locomotive built in for which the excursion is Train Back For Repairs Girl In Critical Condition WAYNE COUNTY State police Said a female juvenile was in critical con dition after a crash at Wednesday on Route 590 in Paupack The whose name and age was not was eastbound in a 1994 Ford Escort when she crossed the center line and went into the westbound where her vehicle collided headon with a 2004 Dodge Ram 1500 pickup driven by Michael Baldwin III of police The crash occurred in front of The who was wear ing a seat was flown to Community Medical Center in Baldwin suf minor It was unclear if he was wearing a seat No further information was released and police said they would report any new State police said a 17 yearold boy was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving after a crash at Tuesday on Route 670 in Pleasant The whose name was not was north bound in a 1975 Corvette when the vehicle left the road and crashed into a tele phone police The car was The teen and a Matthew age not list of suffered minor to moderate injuries and were taken to Community Medical Center in The teen was wearing a seat belt at the time of the but Huht was police Assisting at the scene were Pleasant Mount Fire and Ambulance and Honesdale Thefts at camps State police said a coun selor at Camp Seneca Lake was the victim of a theft on the latest in a wave of incidents within the past month at various Gabriella London of reported that someone entered her cabin between 10 and and stole a Cannon Motorola cell and a wallet containing and a police The theft was one of about 20 incidents handled by state police in the past month at various Police said other incidents included traffic accidents involving camp members not familiar with under age theft from counselors and and theft from motor Anyone with information is urged to call state police at Honesdale at WH Schools Open 28 HONESDALE Regular sessions of the schools of the Wayne Highlands School District will begin August announced Superintendent Thomas The district cafeterias will be in operation on the first day of prices for the school be as fol lows Elementary Secondary pupils 612 Reduced price lunch is Extra milk will be An extra entree will be Weekly lunch tickets 5 days may be The price for elementary for secondary Checks should be made payable to Pupils are requested to have exact change on the first day of There will be no breakfasts served on the first day of All cafeterias will serve breakfast to grades starting The price for school breakfast is for grades and reduced priced breakfast is Application forms for free or reduced priced lunches will be handed out in homeroom the first day of Families who think that they may be eligible for meal benefits are encouraged to Families may also apply online at Enrollment forms for the pupil accident insurance pro gram will be distributed when the district schools are in ses The premium for school day protection will be and the premium for twenty four hour protection will be Directions for paying the insurance premiums will be given when the schools are in Honesdale area schools The grade assignments for the Honesdale Area Schools are as follows Stourbridge Primary Center Kindergarten through Grade 2 Lakeside Elementary School Grades 3 through 5 Wayne Highlands Middle School 6 through 8 Honesdale High School Grades 9 through 12 High School and Middle School pupils will be admitted to the buildings at The normal dismissal time for both high school and ele mentary pupils will be Homeroom assignments for the for the Honesdale Area Schools have been pub All pupils should be sure to learn their homeroom assignments before reporting to school on August Kindergarten registrations and medical examinations should be completed before August Transportation information for kindergarten By KEVIN KEARNEY Independent Staff Writer HONESDALE The Stourbridge Line which caught fire dur ing an excursion Thursday was towed back to Honesdale on Friday and is back in the possession of its the Wayne County Chamber of said Sal chamber presi Giglio said a large piece of machinery was used to tow the which weighs about 130 The locomotive caught pupils will be available at the time of the Orientations will be sched uled with teachers for kinder garten pupils and their par ents on August Regular kindergarten sessions will begin on August Damascus Area School Orientation at Damascus Area School will be scheduled with teachers for kinder garten pupils and their par ents on August Regular kindergarten registration and medical examinations should be com before August Transportation schedules for kindergarten pupils will be available at the time of Preston Area School Regular sessions at Preston Area School in Lakewood for pupils in grades Kindergarten to 8 will begin on August Kindergarten par orientation will be held on August Hancock Central School will begin on September Deposit Central School will also begin on September School bus routes All bus routes and starting times for the 20062007 school year will be the same as for the 20052006 school year except in cases where parents have been notified fire on a return trip to Honesdale from It stopped almost three miles from its destination the Wayne County Visitors Center just south of the Bucks Cove Hunting Club facility in Texas Thirtyone passengers were aboard at the There were no reported The fire is believed to have sparked due to an elec Giglio said Friday the chamber is withholding com ment on the situation until it is further He said it was too premature to give an estimate on the dam The train was at the Stourbridge Railroad Company yard off Brown on It remains unclear or the fire will affect future According to the cham bers Great Train Robbery runs are slated for the next two Sunday after Passengers are enter along the way by a mock hold up by masked Old gunmen on supplied by Triple W Hawley Councilmen Morgan Resign By Wayne Independent HAWLEY Hawley Borough Council members were reluctant to make the motions Wednesday night August 9 to accept the resignations from two of other The Council reluctantly accepted the resignations of William Reid and Richard both of whom cited health reasons for their resigna Council was reminded with each letter they had to accept the although in the past Council has been able to put off the vote and persuade one resigning member to stay on the board Reid mailed his letter to the council and it was accepted with regret during Morgan presented his letter to the Council under new busi When none of the other council members wanted to make the Morgan noted he was still on the Council until midnight and offered to make it Council member Mary Sanders asked if he wanted to take a couple of months off and return to the Council when his health was but he declined the Sanders then reluctantly made the Mayor Ann Morgan thanked who is her for the outstanding job he did on Hawley Borough She His knowledge of local government did a great deal for pur communi I know a lot of Ricks goals and dreams for Hawley did not hap but we will keep trying maybe someday they She added he did an outstanding job with emergency She said she hoped he will contin ue to help the borough with she All moth ers have dreams for their chil This was one of mine to have my son serve on council and on other government His work here ended much too She also thanked Reid for his service on the Council and the work he did on the Police contributing a great deal with good Flood concerns Residents approached the Council for updates on the progress in getting PPL to address the problems in the Creek near the Eddy section of the During the June Paupack Street and Welwood Avenue were flooded causing damage to several Homeowners said the water came from hydraulic pressure from the release of millions of gal lons of water from the dam on Lake PPL opened the flood gates on the dam when the water neared the top of the Residents were concerned that the release came at the height of the flood levels in Lackawaxen River and that PPL has been ignoring damage to the normally dry Creek They said past releas es had left rocks in the creek bed and damaged a retaining wall that once lined the Hawley side of the They said they are concerned future releases will wash away more of the bank in that section and caused more flooding and damage to area The June flooding was the third time in three years the gates had been Walter who owns a summer home on Paupack asked the coun cil for a progress noting he has seen other municipalities working to repair flood damage or make improvements to limit future He added there are many rumors about meet ings and canceled He asked for accurate information so residents will know whats going Working with others Solicitor Robert Bernathy said the Council had met with Attorney Anthony Palmyra P Townships to discuss working together to address concerns about the creek and the The bor der between Hawley and Palmyra P runs along or near the Creek He said he couldnt share much information because the issues could wind up in litiga He explained they needed to gather as much information as they can about the lake and the federal regulations and license which control its opera He said that by working with Palmyra P and other they could pool their He said he expected to release more infor mation Its not as simple as I would like it to Bernathy Waldron said they were working to set up a meeting with PPL on the flood related They may not be the but they are the best one to address He added he once worked for PPL on legal issues involving the lake so he has some He added that they have reached out to the right experts to get the answers they need to pursue the He noted if they had to file a lawsuit they needed to file the correct one or face losing any chance to seek legal solutions for the He added they hoped they would not have to file any law noting negotiations were the first and best In response to Ed Ahem who asked why the Borough was involving other municipalities when the Borough suffered the most damage and had the best Waldron explained that having other entities involved gave them more He noted Pike and Wayne counties were also working with them to address the Ungerer questioned why the local quarry companies come in and remove the rocks and take them up to their crush Council President Donald Kyzer said the creek is on pri vate property and they had to work with the which is believed to be Residents also asked if the Honesdale Lackawaxen Shippers Association were involved in the The Shippers now own the railroad bridge which was washed out in April 2005 and received more damage in Waldron said the Shippers preferred to pur sue their own negotiations with PPL since they had been work ing with PPL on the damage from the April 2005 flood release from the
