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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2020 • Volume 41 – No. 7 ©2020, THE JOURNAL-HERALD. All Rights Reserved
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More than just dam talk at Penn Lake meeting by Seth Isenberg
WHAT’S NEW IN WHITE HAVEN AND WEATHERLY: On Monday and Tuesday this week, The Journal-Herald toured the White Haven Volunteer Fire Company’s new home, above, and the newly renovated Weatherly Area School District facilities, below. Here are teasers of the two projects, the exterior of the House on the Hill, and the Elementary/Middle School Media Center. We’ll be showing much more over the next several weeks. JH: Ruth Isenberg
that there is a monthly report that council gets. And about At Penn Lake Borough getting a second engineer, it was pointed out that expenscouncil’s August 13 meeting, es for this first set of plans the big news is that a Short from Borton-Lawson have Term Rental ordinance has nearly ‘tapped out’ the dam been passed. Efforts will now fund — now showing $262.33 begin to put the rules into as a balance. There was push place, then find a method to back here, with former counenforce them. cil member and mayor Tim Another big change is that Lenahan explaining a second council approved advertising engineering quote would cost an amendment to the borat least $40,000, then asking ough’s zoning ordinance to allow for setbacks of 30′ front from where that would come? It was noted that the adand back, and 10′ side to side, visory group is doing public versus the existing 40′ and outreach. Their big work now 20′. With the 10′ setback, is looking high and low for there still would be at least a grants and low interest loans. 20′ space between buildings. The members of this group Dam Talk were thanked for all their What dominated this meet- work on this. ing was talk about the dam, There was praise from most including a long letter by an quarters about the tent meetindividual or group titled the ing that went over the issues “Penn Lake Citizens Action with the dam, and the first Committee.” The gist of the presentation of the proposed letter was to get the volunteer solutions. advisory group to post minAs for questions, there are utes. Another idea was to get a many. The answers to a bunch second engineer to present an of these will come when the alternate design, and a request DEP finally produces the conto have another outdoor meet- sent order — which will take months. Concerns included ing to discuss all the issues. Response to the letter how the spillway will be destarted with a reminder from See PENN LAKE, page 7 borough solicitor Jack Dean that the advisory group is not a public body — council is. Council members pointed out