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CONTINUING: THE WHITE HAVEN JOURNAL ESTABLISHED 1879–145th YEAR, NO. 48

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CONTINUING: THE WEATHERLY HERALD ESTABLISHED 1880–145th YEAR, NO. 22

Sandy Valley says no STRs by Jim Dino

TOY STORY AND MORE cast waited patiently for the White Haven Lions Club Halloween Parade to come down Towanda Street and pick up the balance of the marchers in front of the Post Office. It was a beautiful day to parade. For more photos, see page 6 of this issue, and JH: Ruth Isenberg the gallery on our website, pocononewspapers.com

Residents of the Sandy Valley section of the Foster Township are concerned the addition of short-term rental properties will disturb their neighborhood as they have in the Hickory Hills development. At the October 9 supervisors’ meeting, residents told the supervisors they wanted them to change the township ordinance to include rules for short-term rentals in an agricultural zoning district, which is the zoning designation in Sandy Valley. Short-term rental units in the Hickory Hills development have been a nuisance to the residents there, because of parties that

See FOSTER, page 11

Penn Lake tax collector seeks pay increase by Suzanne Winters During this month’s Penn Lake Park borough council work session on October 10, current tax collector Bev Yencha advised council she will continue at her post for one more year. She also mentioned the tax collectors of other area municipalities receive higher compensation for their work, therefore she is asking for a raise. Council was not averse to this, but asked for a figure to consider. Yencha said she would consult with other municipality tax collectors for an idea of what their compensation is, as well as compile information on her hours worked and job duties, and get back to council with this information. Councilman Paul Rogan said they would get this item on the agenda for

consideration at next month’s meeting. Another personnel issue discussed at the work session was Rogan’s announcement he would be resigning at the end of the year, after 11 years on council. The solicitor will check on the procedure for appointing someone to take his place. Councilman Corey Beltz said he attended a webinar discussing Traffic Calming this past month. There is another webinar coming up in the near future he also plans on attending. He is working on using available resources to gather pertinent information to help the borough make a plan of its own for traffic calming. Beltz also mentioned at the work session that the sewer cleanout on Lakeview

and culvert pipe project on Hollenback would be completed the week of October 21. Beltz said he will attempt to coordinate the project between school bus runs and trash day. If this cannot be done, the school district will be notified if there are any traffic disruptions anticipated. Councilman Dan Eustice asked if they needed to bid for snow plowing, and Rogan reminded council that Kislan Trucking contracted for three years of snow removal at the end of last year. Eustice also said a resident on Hollenback was concerned about the swale stones getting washed away. Rogan said the property owner needs to clean the drain pipe under their driveway to assist with proper

flow of rainwater. During the meeting, borough secretary Karen Burden also mentioned the need for replacing stone to the swales along the Hollenback road, as it has washed away in places making it difficult to move off the road to avoid large oncoming vehicles. Eustice suggested purchasing and placing more stone in these areas, which should be covered by the borough’s remaining ARPA funds. There were no audience comments on agenda items at the start of the meeting. One complaint was received from

See PENN LAKE, page 11