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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2021 • Volume 41 – No. 13 ©2021, THE JOURNAL-HERALD. All Rights Reserved
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New loo coming for Dennison building by Ruth Isenberg
BAGS, BOXES & BINS: The Scouts from Pack and Troop 25 would like to thank the residents of the White Haven area who helped with the Scouting For Food drive. The Scouts had distributed bags and hangers on the weekend of November 6-7, then returned to collect the donated food items on November 13. Scouts worked at VFW Post 6615 that day to separate, date, count and sort the items collected. On Friday the items were boxed, thanks to the local Wine & Spirit Store, and then delivered to the White Haven Food Pantry. Almost 1,500 pounds of canned and non-perishable food was delivered for them to distribute to those in need of food. Scouting For Food is an annual project of the Scouts BSA where millions of food items are collected and distributed to those in need. This is the BSA largest community service project and has been running since 1985.
first reading; it will be adopted at the December meeting. Dennison Township will Supervisors accepted a prosoon have a handicap acposal for a $154,000 bond from cessible restroom, thanks to Community Bank to refinance an LSA grant the township the USDA sewer line loan at a received. At the November 3 significant savings and a 2.38% township supervisors’ meetfixed rate for 10 years. ing, supervisors said they Zoning officer Jack Varaly would be meeting November reported that a Zoning Hear12 with engineer Don Totino ing had been scheduled for December 2 regarding a propand a designer to turn the erty in Ramblewood the owncurrent facilities into an er wants to use for short-term ADA-compliant restroom. The township will also be rentals. Supervisors decided seeking an engineering proto have legal representation posal for a storm sewer project at the hearing in case it is apthrough the American Rescue pealed. funds, to connect stormwater Varaly also reported on flow from Linden and Walden amendments to the zoning Streets, 5th through 7th ordinance that are being conStreets, into an existing storm sidered for substance abuse drain. Because supervisor treatment, solar energy, and Bruce Thomas was not pressmall wireless facilities. A ent, the discussion was held for hearing will be held at the the December meeting. start of the December superviThe budget was approved on sors’ meeting on December 1.
Tie vote for East Side mayor—coin toss goes to Siglin by Ruth Isenberg
the coin toss favored Siglin.
County Council on the tolling of Interstate 80 bridges. Siglin Eric Siglin will be East Side At the November 15 East said he had spoken with Bill Borough’s mayor next year. Side Borough Council meetRichards from PA Senator He and Jerry Jones were tied ing, Siglin was one of the John Yudichak’s office regardin write-in votes, and when members of council to join a ing the impact the expected Carbon County Election Board committee proposed by White additional traffic could have held its meeting to determine Haven Borough Manager Lin- on the community. the winners of tied contests, da Szoke to work with Luzerne Tolls are now proposed only
eastbound at the White Haven bridge, at $1. Szoke noted that the money collected would be in District 5, which is managed in Allentown. Council would like to see School Bus Stop signs erected. Such signs must be cleared with the school district, and
with PennDOT. Current Mayor Louis Esa, who will be on council next year, volunteered to contact the school district about the signs. See EAST SIDE, page 9