Before
               THE TOBYHANNA TOWNSHIP BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
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            In Re:     Regular Business Meeting

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              Tobyhanna Township Government Center Building
                               State Avenue
                     Pocono Pines, Pennsylvania 18350
              Monday, February 12, 2007 beginning at 7 p.m.
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            PRESENT:   JOHN E. KERRICK, Chairperson
                       HEIDI A. PICKARD, Vice-Chairperson
                       HUGH LAMBERTON, Board Member
                       JON BERRY, Board Member
                       ANNE SINCAVAGE, Board Member
                       EMANUEL KAPELSOHN, ESQUIRE, Solicitor

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                             PANKO REPORTING
                       537 Sarah Street, 2nd Floor
                     Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania 18360
                              (570) 421-3620

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        1               MR. KERRICK:  Call the meeting to
        2   order with a pledge of allegiance.
        3               (Pledge of allegiance was recited.)
        4               MR. KERRICK:  First order of
        5   business, I'd like to recognize Boy Scout Troop
        6   No. 94 sponsored by the Tobyhanna Township
        7   Volunteer Fire Company, Scoutmaster Dan
        8   Planner (phonetic).  We have some gentlemen here
        9   this evening working on their citizenship in the
       10   community badge, but I do not have your names so
       11   could you give us your names?
       12               MR. ANDREW CASTILIA:  I am Andrew
       13   Castilia.  This is Alex Coalfield and this is
       14   Eric Coulter.  We're here working on our merit
       15   badge, as you said.  And our scoutmaster isn't
       16   here as of right now so my mother is here in his
       17   place.
       18               MR. KERRICK:  Hi.  We'd like to
       19   welcome you here this evening.
       20               First order of business, consider
       21   the minutes of December 11, 2006, regular
       22   business meeting; December 18, 2006, special
       23   meeting; December 21, 2006, special meeting;
       24   January 2, 2007, reorganization meeting; and
       25   January 8, 2007, regular business meeting.

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        1               What's the board's pleasure?
        2               MR. LAMBERTON:  I'll make a motion
        3   that the minutes be approved.
        4               MS. PICKARD:  I'll second the
        5   motion.
        6               MR. KERRICK:  Motion and second on
        7   the floor.
        8               Any discussion from the board?
        9               Questions or comments from the
       10   public on the motion?
       11               Yes, sir.  State your name for the
       12   record, please.
       13               MR. PETER TOTA:  Peter Tota,
       14   T-o-t-a.  Page 37 Line 16, is that a typo where
       15   it says that does the paving?  It was supposed
       16   to be paying.  Is that a typo?
       17               MR. KERRICK:  I don't have my
       18   minutes in front of me, sir.
       19               MR. PETER TOTA:  Okay.  I know it
       20   was supposed to be paying, p-a-y, and it's got
       21   paving p-a-v-i-n-g.  I just -- I didn't know.
       22   Okay.
       23               MR. KERRICK:  Note the changes,
       24   please.
       25               MR. PETER TOTA:  Do you want to --

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        1               MR. KERRICK:  Motion and second for
        2   the page?
        3               MR. PETER TOTA:  Do you want to see
        4   it?
        5               MR. KAPELSOHN:  Yeah, please.
        6               MR. KERRICK:  Mine are at the
        7   office.
        8               MR. PETER TOTA:  This is supposed to
        9   be paying and you've got paving.  I don't know
       10   if this was a typo.  I'll get another copy.
       11               MR. KERRICK:  No, that's all right.
       12               That's on Page 42?
       13               MR. KAPELSOHN:  47, Line 16.
       14               MR. PETER TOTA:  Thank you.
       15               MR. KERRICK:  Thank you.
       16               Any other discussion or questions
       17   from the public?
       18               Call the vote.
       19               Jon?
       20               MR. BERRY:  I vote in favor.
       21               MR. KERRICK:  Anne?
       22               MS. SINCAVAGE:  Vote in favor.
       23               MR. KERRICK:  Hugh?
       24               MR. LAMBERTON:  Vote in favor.
       25               MR. KERRICK:  Heidi?

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        1               MS. PICKARD:  I vote in favor.
        2               MR. KERRICK:  I vote in favor.
        3               Motion carried.
        4               Next on our agenda, consider the
        5   treasury report dated February 12, 2007.  Total
        6   amount for board approval $208,495.90.
        7               MS. PICKARD:  I make a motion we
        8   approve the bill amount of $208,495.90.
        9               MR. LAMBERTON:  I'll second the
       10   motion.
       11               MR. KERRICK:  Motion and second on
       12   the floor.
       13               Do we have any questions or comments
       14   from the board?
       15               Questions from the public on the
       16   motion?
       17               Call the vote.
       18               Jon?
       19               MR. BERRY:  I vote in favor.
       20               MR. KERRICK:  Anne?
       21               MS. SINCAVAGE:  Vote in favor.
       22               MR. KERRICK:  Hugh?
       23               MR. LAMBERTON:  Vote in favor.
       24               MR. KERRICK:  Heidi?
       25               MS. PICKARD:  I vote in favor.

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        1               MR. KERRICK:  I vote in favor.
        2               Motion carried.
        3               Next on our agenda, solicitor's
        4   report.
        5               MR. KAPELSOHN:  I would just note,
        6   although I'm sure the supervisors are all aware
        7   of it, that Matzel Development has appealed the
        8   decision of the Pennsylvania Gaming Commission
        9   to award the license other than to them.  And I
       10   think you're aware of that.  That's all I have
       11   at this time.
       12               MR. KERRICK:  Thank you.
       13               Next under new business, zoning
       14   hearing board appointment.
       15               MR. LAMBERTON:  I'd like to nominate
       16   Edward F. Burns, Jr. for the opening on the
       17   zoning hearing board.
       18               MS. PICKARD:  I second the motion
       19   and comment that's to expire the term of Anne
       20   Sincavage which is until August of 2008.
       21               MR. LAMBERTON:  So admitted.
       22               MR. KERRICK:  Motion and second on
       23   the floor.
       24               Any discussion or questions from the
       25   board?

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        1               Questions or comments from the
        2   public on the motion?
        3               Call the vote.
        4               Jon?
        5               MR. BERRY:  I vote in favor.
        6               MR. KERRICK:  Anne?
        7               MS. SINCAVAGE:  Vote in favor.
        8               MR. KERRICK:  Hugh?
        9               MR. LAMBERTON:  Vote in favor.
       10               MR. KERRICK:  Heidi?
       11               MS. PICKARD:  I vote in favor.
       12               MR. KERRICK:  I vote in favor.
       13               Motion carried.
       14               Next on our agenda -- yes, sir.
       15               MR. EDWARD BURNS:  Since I'm the one
       16   that's just been nominated, can I thank you very
       17   much and just say that I will use all of the
       18   experience that I've had over my years in
       19   government to make Tobyhanna Township a better
       20   place to live and work.
       21               MR. KERRICK:  Thank you.  You're
       22   welcome.
       23               Next on our agenda, 2007 main lodge
       24   rental rates.
       25               What's the board's pleasure?  Would

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        1   you like me to move on and come back to --
        2               MS. PICKARD:  I'll make a motion
        3   that we approve the 2007 rates for the rental
        4   fee of the main lodge to remain at $225 for a
        5   weekend day of Friday, Saturday and Sunday --
        6   one day, either Friday Saturday or Sunday, with
        7   the deposit of $100.  And the weekday rental,
        8   Monday through Thursday, to remain the same at
        9   $50 per day.  And accordingly the nonprofit
       10   rental is to remain at 112.50 and I would assume
       11   that means for a weekend day and the employee
       12   rate to be the same at 112.50.
       13               MR. KERRICK:  Motion on the floor.
       14               MR. LAMBERTON:  I'll second the
       15   motion.
       16               MR. KERRICK:  Motion and second.
       17               Any discussion or comments from the
       18   board?
       19               MR. BERRY:  I have one question.
       20   Nonprofit is 50 percent and weekday is $25; is
       21   that correct?
       22               MR. KERRICK:  The nonprofit is
       23   50 percent weekday or weekend.
       24               MS. PICKARD:  Well, I'll amend my
       25   motion to include that fee, 50 percent of the

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        1   weekday, I would say.
        2               MR. KERRICK:  Do you amend your
        3   second?
        4               MR. LAMBERTON:  I'll amend my
        5   second.
        6               MR. KERRICK:  Any questions or
        7   comments from the public on the motion?
        8               Call the vote.
        9               Jon.
       10               MR. BERRY:  I vote in favor.
       11               MR. KERRICK:  Anne?
       12               MS. SINCAVAGE:  Vote in favor.
       13               MR. KERRICK:  Hugh?
       14               MR. LAMBERTON:  Vote in favor.
       15               MR. KERRICK:  Heidi?
       16               MS. PICKARD:  I vote in favor.
       17               MR. KERRICK:  I vote in favor.
       18               Motion carried.
       19               Next on the agenda is Joseph
       20   Mastantuono, veteran, Item C in your agenda.
       21   This is a request for forgiveness of taxes.
       22   It's for a veteran that was permanently disabled
       23   in a conflict.
       24               MS. PICKARD:  I'll make the comment
       25   that we can't forgive the county portion of the

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        1   township county bill.
        2               MR. KERRICK:  If you look on the
        3   next page, it's talking about the --
        4               MR. KAPELSOHN:  He applied
        5   separately.
        6               MR. KERRICK:  He applied separately
        7   to each one of the school, the county and the
        8   township.
        9               MS. PICKARD:  Okay.
       10               MR. KERRICK:  That's the letter from
       11   the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs.
       12               MR. LAMBERTON:  He refers to the
       13   certification of March 13, 2006.
       14               Are we going to allow this to occur
       15   in the year 2006 and 2007?
       16               MS. PICKARD:  That is what the
       17   request is for.
       18               MR. KAPELSOHN:  It says -- the
       19   letter from the director of the veterans program
       20   says:  If the application is a new claim, the
       21   qualified applicant shall be exempt from real
       22   property taxes that become due on or after
       23   March 13 of '06.
       24               So I would think it would apply to
       25   2007 as well.

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        1               MR. KERRICK:  That's a new
        2   application, correct?
        3               MR. KAPELSOHN:  Mm-hmm.
        4               MR. KERRICK:  What's the board's
        5   pleasure?
        6               MR. KAPELSOHN:  Are any taxes due
        7   between now and the next meeting?
        8               MS. PICKARD:  If he didn't pay for
        9   2006, they would have gone to the county.
       10               MR. KAPELSOHN:  I have to say I'm
       11   not familiar with the tax exemption for disabled
       12   veterans law, but I'm certainly capable of
       13   looking it up; I just can't do it before the end
       14   of tonight's meeting.  But based on this
       15   information, I'm sure the answer is easy to
       16   find, if you would table it for next month so
       17   that we're sure we're doing the right thing.
       18               MR. KERRICK:  If everybody's in
       19   agreement, can we have a motion to table it?
       20               MR. LAMBERTON:  I'll make a motion
       21   to table it.
       22               MS. SINCAVAGE:  I'll second it.
       23               MR. KAPELSOHN:  Can I have copies of
       24   all that?
       25               MR. KERRICK:  Yeah, I'll give you a

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        1   copy.
        2               Questions or comments from the
        3   public on the motion?
        4               Call the vote.
        5               Jon?
        6               MR. BERRY:  I vote in favor.
        7               MR. KERRICK:  Anne?
        8               MS. SINCAVAGE:  Vote in favor.
        9               MR. KERRICK:  Hugh?
       10               MR. LAMBERTON:  Vote in favor.
       11               MR. KERRICK:  Heidi?
       12               MS. PICKARD:  I vote in favor.
       13               MR. KERRICK:  I vote in favor.
       14               Motion carried.
       15               Next on our agenda, Pinecrest Phase
       16   2, Section 3, bond reduction, Item D.  There's a
       17   letter in our packet dated January 17, 2007 from
       18   our engineer to Woelfel Consulting.  And they're
       19   referencing a site review January 9, 2007.
       20   Based upon site review and information provided
       21   a bond reduction is recommended in the amount
       22   from 165,823 to 47,503.50.  And then it gives
       23   the breakout one Page 1 and also on Page 2.
       24               MS. SINCAVAGE:  I make a motion
       25   based on the information from the engineer that

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        1   we reduce the bond from $156,823 to $47,503.50.
        2               MS. PICKARD:  I'll second the
        3   motion.
        4               MR. KERRICK:  Motion and second.
        5               Any questions or comments from the
        6   board?
        7               MR. KAPELSOHN:  Yes, I have a
        8   question.
        9               When Chairman Kerrick first
       10   introduced this, did he say 156,000 or 165,000?
       11               MS. SINCAVAGE:  He said 156.
       12               MR. KAPELSOHN:  He did say 156?
       13   Thank you.
       14               MS. SINCAVAGE:  So it's 156.
       15               MR. KERRICK:  But it was 156,823.
       16               Any other questions or comments?
       17               Questions from the public on the
       18   motion?
       19               Yes, ma'am?
       20               MS. SABRINA CARACAPPA SIMS:  Sabrina
       21   Caracappa Sims, Blakeslee.  If you don't mind, I
       22   just wondered why would it drop so
       23   substantially.  Why is it such a big amount in
       24   reduction?
       25               MR. KAPELSOHN:  Do you want me to

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        1   answer?  This has to do with a bond that the
        2   developer puts up to guarantee to the township
        3   that certain public parts of the project, things
        4   like roads and sewers and so forth, are
        5   constructed properly.
        6               And the reason the engineer
        7   recommends that it be reduced at this time is
        8   because they built some of it already.  And so
        9   the amount of the bond can be reduced because
       10   they've already built that; we don't have to
       11   have it guaranteed to us anymore.  The remaining
       12   $47,503 has to do with what the engineer
       13   calculates is yet to be done.
       14               MS. SABRINA CARACAPPA SIMS:  Thank
       15   you.
       16               MR. KERRICK:  Any questions or
       17   comments?
       18               Call the vote.
       19               Jon?
       20               MR. BERRY:  I vote in favor.
       21               MR. KERRICK:  Anne?
       22               MS. SINCAVAGE:  Vote in favor.
       23               MR. KERRICK:  Hugh?
       24               MR. LAMBERTON:  Vote in favor.
       25               MR. KERRICK:  Heidi?

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        1               MS. PICKARD:  I vote in favor.
        2               MR. KERRICK:  I vote in favor.
        3               Motion carried.
        4               Next on our agenda is the Scott and
        5   Cynthia Coombe storm water agreement.
        6               MS. PICKARD:  Make a motion we a
        7   approve the storm water agreement with Scott and
        8   Cynthia Coombe.
        9               MR. KERRICK:  We have a motion.
       10               Do we have a second?
       11               MS. SINCAVAGE:  I'll second the
       12   motion.
       13               MR. KERRICK:  Questions or comments
       14   from the board?
       15               Questions from the public on the
       16   motion?
       17               Call the vote.
       18               Jon.
       19               MR. BERRY:  I vote in favor.
       20               MR. KERRICK:  Anne?
       21               MS. SINCAVAGE:  Vote in favor.
       22               MR. KERRICK:  Hugh?
       23               MR. LAMBERTON:  Vote in favor.
       24               MR. KERRICK:  Heidi?
       25               MS. PICKARD:  I vote in favor.

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        1               MR. KERRICK:  I vote in favor.
        2               Motion carried.
        3               Next on our agenda, Matzel
        4   Development at Greenwood, LLC.  It's the
        5   developer's agreement.
        6               Do you have any comments, Manny?
        7               MR. KAPELSOHN:  Yes.  I looked at it
        8   and made some revisions to the agreement, and
        9   what they signed and presented and proposed to
       10   the township is the agreement as I've reviewed
       11   it; so I figured it was in suitable form.
       12               MR. KERRICK:  What's the board's
       13   pleasure?
       14               MR. BERRY:  How do you want to
       15   handle that outstanding -- should we mention
       16   that in the motion?
       17               MS. PICKARD:  Well, I'd make a
       18   motion that we approve the developer's
       19   agreement, Matzel Development at Greenwood,
       20   contingent upon verification that all have been
       21   received.
       22               MR. BERRY:  I would second that.
       23               MR. KERRICK:  Motion and second on
       24   the floor.
       25               Questions or comments from the

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        1   board?
        2               Questions from the public on the
        3   motion?
        4               Call the vote.
        5               Jon?
        6               MR. BERRY:  I vote in favor.
        7               MR. KERRICK:  Anne?
        8               MS. SINCAVAGE:  Vote in favor.
        9               MR. KERRICK:  Hugh?
       10               MR. LAMBERTON:  Vote in favor.
       11               MR. KERRICK:  Heidi?
       12               MS. PICKARD:  I vote in favor.
       13               MR. KERRICK:  I vote in favor.
       14               Motion carried.
       15               Next on our agenda, proposed
       16   development SWC of State Route 940 and 380.
       17   They're requesting a portion of the property's
       18   zoning be changed and also the reduction in
       19   parking -- requirement for parking spaces, all
       20   sides of the parking spaces.  Basically at this
       21   stage we send this on recommendation to be
       22   accepted to the planning commission.
       23               MS. PICKARD:  So moved.
       24               MR. KERRICK:  Motion on the floor to
       25   send it to the planning commission.

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        1               MS. SINCAVAGE:  Second.
        2               MR. KERRICK:  Questions or comments?
        3               Questions or comments from the
        4   public on the motion?
        5               Call the vote.
        6               Jon?
        7               MR. BERRY:  I vote in favor.
        8               MR. KERRICK:  Anne?
        9               MS. SINCAVAGE:  Vote in favor.
       10               MR. KERRICK:  Hugh?
       11               MR. LAMBERTON:  Vote in favor.
       12               MR. KERRICK:  Heidi?
       13               MS. PICKARD:  I vote in favor.
       14               MR. KERRICK:  I vote in favor.
       15               Motion carried.
       16               Next on our agenda, open space
       17   advisory board appointment.
       18               MR. LAMBERTON:  I'm sorry?
       19               MR. KERRICK:  Open space advisory
       20   board appointment is next on our agenda.
       21               MR LAMBERTON:  I wasn't listening.
       22               MR. KERRICK:  That's okay.
       23               MS. SINCAVAGE:  I make a motion we
       24   appoint Dawn Gorham to serve on the open space
       25   advisory board.

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        1               MR. KERRICK:  I'm sorry, I didn't
        2   get the last name.
        3               MS. SINCAVAGE:  Dawn Gorham,
        4   G-o-r-h-a-m.
        5               MR. KERRICK:  Do we have a second?
        6               MR. LAMBERTON:  I'll second the
        7   motion.
        8               MR. KERRICK:  Motion and second.
        9               Questions or comments?
       10               Questions from the public on the
       11   motion?
       12               Call the vote.
       13               Jon?
       14               MR. BERRY:  I vote in favor.
       15               MR. KERRICK:  Anne?
       16               MS. SINCAVAGE:  Vote in favor.
       17               MR. KERRICK:  Hugh?
       18               MR. LAMBERTON:  Vote in favor.
       19               MR. KERRICK:  Heidi?
       20               MS. PICKARD:  I vote in favor.
       21               MR. KERRICK:  I vote in favor.
       22               Motion carried.
       23               Next on our agenda, Open Space
       24   Peer-to-Peer Technical Assistance Project
       25   Contract Agreement.  I guess we need a motion to

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        1   ratify it.
        2               MS. SINCAVAGE:  So moved.
        3               MS. PICKARD:  I'm going to make a
        4   comment that includes the agreement and the
        5   nondiscrimination clause as well, then I'll
        6   second that motion.
        7               MR. KERRICK:  Any questions or
        8   comments from the board?
        9               Questions or comments from the
       10   public on the motion?
       11               MR. KERRICK:  Call the vote.
       12               Jon?
       13               MR. BERRY:  I vote in favor.
       14               MR. KERRICK:  Anne?
       15               MS. SINCAVAGE:  Vote in favor.
       16               MR. KERRICK:  Hugh?
       17               MR. LAMBERTON:  Vote in favor.
       18               MR. KERRICK:  Heidi?
       19               MS. PICKARD:  I vote in favor.
       20               MR. KERRICK:  I vote in favor.
       21               Motion carried.
       22               I have one other thing I'd like to
       23   add to the agenda.  In front of you we have a
       24   letter from the Monroe County Control Center
       25   dated December 12, '06 to Coolbaugh Township,

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        1   Tobyhanna Township and Tunkhannock, where last
        2   year we were having some problems trying to
        3   dispatch for requested medevac helicopter.  They
        4   couldn't fly due to weather.  And there was one
        5   stationed in Avoca, which was a different
        6   county, A; and also different -- it's Life
        7   Flight from Geisinger.  So we designated that
        8   the control center would be allowed to call.
        9   Since then that's changed and it's all been
       10   given to Medcom, which is -- I think they're in
       11   charge of six counties and seventeen
       12   helicopters.
       13               Basically you call for a helicopter
       14   and they get the closest one.  So we need to
       15   either rescind or amend the previous designation
       16   and request -- just make it the closest
       17   available licensed helicopter be routed to any
       18   request within your municipality.
       19               Do you want to review that?
       20               MR. BERRY:  So moved.
       21               MS. PICKARD:  Second.
       22               MR. KERRICK:  Any questions or
       23   comments from the board or Manny?
       24               MR. KAPELSOHN:  Give me just a
       25   moment, please.

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        1               MR. KERRICK:  Any questions from the
        2   public on the motion?
        3               MR. KAPELSOHN:  Looks okay to me.
        4               MR. KERRICK:  One more time, any
        5   questions from the public?
        6               Call the vote.
        7               Jon?
        8               MR. BERRY:  I vote in favor.
        9               MR. KERRICK:  Anne?
       10               MS. SINCAVAGE:  Vote in favor.
       11               MR. KERRICK:  Hugh?
       12               MR. LAMBERTON:  Vote in favor.
       13               MR. KERRICK:  Heidi?
       14               MS. PICKARD:  I vote in favor.
       15               MR. KERRICK:  I vote in favor.
       16               Motion carried.
       17               So then you'll send a letter to the
       18   control center?
       19               MS. PICKARD:  Okay.
       20               MR. KERRICK:  Okay.  We could fill
       21   that in tomorrow.
       22               Does anyone from the board have
       23   anything else?
       24               Do you have anything?
       25               You gentlemen have any questions for

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        1   us?
        2               MR. KAPELSOHN:  I should add one
        3   thing -- probably I should have mentioned this
        4   in my solicitor's report, but I forgot to.  This
        5   has been a decision of the Court of Common Pleas
        6   of Monroe County in the case of Locust Lake
        7   Village Property Owners Association versus
        8   Monroe County Board of Assessor's Appeals,
        9   Monroe County, Tobyhanna Township and Pocono
       10   Mountain School District.
       11               And as the supervisors know, I
       12   believe the property owners' association at
       13   Locust Lake had appealed -- they had a tax
       14   appeal on file from 2004 forward, but they were
       15   now trying to retroactively recover taxes from
       16   before they filed the appeal, I guess, is the
       17   easiest way to describe it, from 2004 back in
       18   time.
       19               And the court just came out with the
       20   decision within the last few days denying their
       21   request for summary judgment on their appeal,
       22   finding in favor of the township and the school
       23   board and the county.
       24               MR. KERRICK:  Thank you.
       25               Do you have any anything else,

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        1   Manny?
        2               MR. KAPELSOHN:  No thanks.
        3               MR. KERRICK:  At this time open up
        4   for public participation.
        5               Mr. Tota.
        6               MR. PETER TOTA:  Pete Tota.  I'm
        7   just going to read this, John -- Mr. Kerrick.
        8               MR. KERRICK:  Sure.
        9               MR. PETER TOTA:  I'd asked questions
       10   last month as to whether there was any
       11   engineering done by way of environmental study.
       12   The answer by Mr. Kerrick was some.
       13               Is there any documentation proving
       14   that the engineering or environmental study was
       15   performed?  In other words, was there any
       16   blueprints or any -- that the contractors going
       17   around off of blueprints or is he doing it on
       18   his own?
       19               MR. KERRICK:  Go ahead with your
       20   letter.  I'm not going to answer this question.
       21               MR. PETER TOTA:  Oh, okay.  I'm
       22   concerned about the safety of the roads in Lake
       23   Naomi in the way that the township has been made
       24   very unsafe.  The trenches are too deep; that if
       25   a car was to fall into it, that could cause

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        1   bodily harm.
        2               I do not see the need for such deep
        3   trenches.  I have recommended or suggested guard
        4   rails or boulders be placed to protect the car
        5   so it would not fall into the trenches.
        6               In addition, I am wondering about
        7   all the salt that is going into the lake by
        8   these trenches.  It would seem that year after
        9   year putting salt directly into the lake without
       10   any -- without polluting the lake.  An
       11   environmental study and a safety study by a
       12   qualified outfit should have made some
       13   recommendations on the safest and best way to
       14   filter and keep the lake clean.
       15               In addition, the township has not
       16   even maintained the existing trenches that are
       17   already in place.  They are filling up with
       18   leaves and branches; therefore this is not a bad
       19   idea.  It can save the township the cost of
       20   buying a vacuum truck, then all of the Lake
       21   Naomi residents that put leaves in it, this will
       22   filter the salt from going into the lake and
       23   would act like a cushion to soften the impact of
       24   a car or a bike falling into the trench.
       25               Another suggestion is to place eight

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        1   inches of stone in the existing trench, then
        2   place a perforated pipe on top of the stone,
        3   then fill the trench up with stones to about
        4   18 inches below the road elevation.  This will
        5   reduce the swale in the French drain.
        6               In addition, the water would have to
        7   build up to eight inches and then go into the
        8   pipe.  If it does not, the water can lie there,
        9   seek its way back into the ground and not
       10   pollute the lake.
       11               I've worked many time and material
       12   jobs where they pay you and pay you and pay you,
       13   et cetera.  However, I have never done work that
       14   would put people's lives or the environment in
       15   danger.  I just do not want anything to happen
       16   that would hurt or kill anyone or ultimately see
       17   our lake contaminated.
       18               So to the township committee, if any
       19   of this happens, I just do not want to read in
       20   the headlines in the Pocono Record see, I told
       21   you so.  I am prepared to go out in the township
       22   and voice my concerns to a higher government
       23   office, even if I have to go all the way to the
       24   governor's office.
       25               I just want the township to get some

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        1   professional surveys and environmental impact
        2   studies done, let the professionals tell us how
        3   to keep Lake Naomi safe and beautiful.
        4               Thank you for your time.
        5               MR. KERRICK:  Thank you.
        6               Any other questions or comments from
        7   the board?
        8               Anyone else?
        9               Motion for adjournment.
       10               MR. LAMBERTON:  I'll make a motion
       11   for adjournment.
       12               MR. KERRICK:  Second?
       13               MR. BERRY:  Second.
       14               MR. KERRICK:  We're adjourned.
       15               Thank you for your time.
       16               (Meeting concluded at 7:30 p.m.)
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        8   proceedings and evidence are contained fully and
        9   accurately, to the best of my ability, in the
       10   notes taken by me at the meeting in the above
       11   matter; and that the foregoing is a true and
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