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plaimers urge rezoniiig for mall ByBOBSAlITIA WeatEazleton Planning Prwnmv1 recom-mended Friday that the bocwgh council rexooe a 1-J-acre tract off SnrinM Boulevard to allow eoratroctlon of a mum-mHUoD-doilar abopping man containing 80 to 100 atom. The eommiaaion attached aeveral ttipula-tkot to Its recommendation, however, among them the eltmtnatlnn of a propoaed mall en-trance and exit at Bad Street and the extension of Washington Avenue (15th Street) to provide taecondniajorentranceextt. The commlwtan also recommended that a. propoaed buffer tone which would separate the matt from houses situated along the west aide of the boulevard (Route 93) be at least 150 feet wide and be planted with evergreen trees at least feet high. The aDoUcataoa leekinfl retrains et the land tend behind all remaining properties, and be maintained by Crown American.

The commission stipulated that the buffer zone be planted with evergreen trees at least 12 feet high and In a staggered pattern to provide "complete, continuous visual screening The commission also stipulated that the buffer zone should contain no above-grade building or construction of any kind without prior approval of the commission. Finally, the commission recommended that Crown American be required to maintain In Its present state a court which runs partially adjacent to several of the existing residential properties. "It is the desire of this commission, through its recommendations to the mayor and borough council, to offer guidance and protect the welfare of borough citizens through logical and intelligent land use in our borough," Kotzer wrote. "It is with this consideration that we present our recommendations." should be upgraded, according to the commission, to include traffic signals, a 300-feet left turn lane for traffic entering the mall from the south, a right turn-in ramp for traffic from the north, and two traffic entrance lanes and two exit lanes. The commission also recommended that a secood maor entrance-exit be constructed by extending Washington Avenue westward to the mall site.

The addition of the second major entrance Is recommended by this commission to help minimize the potential traffic congestion and resulting hazards of a single, primary entrance-exit," Kotzer wrote. Crown American already has obtained options to purchase and demolish several residential properties for construction of its proposed two entrance-exits, and has proposed to use a buffer cone to screen the remaining nouses from the mall. The planning commission specified that the buffer zone should be at least 150 feet wide, ex Failure to meet the 14-day deadline for commission review and recornmendabon would have constituted an automatic approval of the Crown American application. The commission letter, signed and delivered by chairman Don Kotzer, said the commission had reached Its decision after reviewing documents "presented to us by both the apptt-eant. Crown American and citizens of the Borough of West Haileton, at and subsequent to our meeting on Dec.

The letter did not state whether or not the commission decision was unanimous, and did not state bow the commission members voted. Wbfle endorsing the wnontng, the commis stoa HstraDgiy recommended1' that Crown American revise Its proposed mall entrance-exs Kjcazjooa. The commission said Crown American's pro-posed main entrance on Susquehanna Boulevard at 22nd Street should be deleted. A proposed sectary entrance-exit on the boulevard between Irving and Qulncy streets Cemetery at an estimated cost of $10 million to $13 million. SSL being awatted by lbs councils aa ad-vlsory dertrif from Iinwrns County Planntag Commission, wtoch enmnttv also Is isitevuig ths rssooDg spnttcsHoBw After the county agency Issues a iscommen dados next month either to approve or dlaap provs the rexoning, fits couwrfl win conduct a pubbc bearing on the matter.

Both the borough and county plaining commissions enjoy onty recommendatory powera, ffr at iwt tTie thy yffagfti The borough commission's recommendation for approval was contained In a letter addressed to Mayor Bernard Rockovtch and the council. Although dated Wednesday, the letter was delivered to the borough secreUry'i office at a noon deadline established by the council in ac-cordance with borough ordinance. from RestdentlaM to Local Business-1 was Hied with the borough by Crown American Johnstown, which wanti to develop the mall between Valmoot Plaza and Transfiguration Weekend Edition schuyikiii Standard-Speaker Christmas means trains for the Flynns Preparing for the Christmas holidays in the Flynn bouse is more than buying presents and decorating a tree. The reason for that is the Flynns, JfttflM nf Hannvwl' hla inn Patf-fotr nf SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1980 Page 15 Fire leaves family of five homeless 722 Arthur and grandson, Patrick are three generations of model train buffs. And, only at Christmastime are they provided with the opportunity to get together and bring their collection of trains, track and model villages out of 1 'firs hold a collection drive for the family Any donations may be delivered to David Demshock, Apple Street, Nuremberg, or arrangements may be made with Demshock for pickup by calling 384-4905.

Arrangements may also be made by calling Chief Brobst at 384-4688. Clothes sizes needed are for girls ages 2, 3 and 4: all types in sizes 3, 4 and men's pants, 29-inch waist and 32-lnch length, and medium-sized shirts; women's pants size 13-14 and large tops. Guest minister at Borough Trinity The Rev. Walter J. Kopperman, retired pastor of the Allentown area, will be the guest minister at West Hazleton Trinity Lutheran Church tomorrow, for both the 8: 15 and services.

Jan. 4 there will be only one service, which will be a communion service. A reception will be held at 8:30 a.m. in Krause Hall that day, preceding the service. All members of the congregation are invited to attend.

EARNS DEGREE AT MSU Richard H. Schaeffer, Silverbrook, has been awarded a master of arts degree in history of art from Michigan State University, East Lansing, Mich. Fire destroyed a mobile home near Zlon Grove at 6:45 a.m. Friday leaving a family of five homeless. Left without any possessions are Mr.

and Mrs. Robert McBlaln and their three daughters. Ronald Brobst, Nuremberg fire chief, said the blaze was apparently caused by a short circuit in an electrical water heater in the rear of the structure which burned to the ground. Firemen from Nuremberg, Ringtown, Black Creek and Weston responded to the alarm. The family is staying with relatives.

The Nuremberg Fire Company will Borough budget meeting Monday West Hazleton Council is expected to adopt its 1981 budget at a special meeting called for Monday at 7 p.m. at the borough building, Stanley Jasinowski, council president, has announced. In addition to the budget, council is scheduled to approve the street workers' contract, make an appointment to the Board of Adjustment and Appeals, and authorize advertising for garbage bids. Jasinowski said these four items are the only subjects to be discussed at the special meeting. Tfareefettraaons of train bul left to right, James model that Is part of the families Onistmas display of Frynn of Harwood; his son, Patrick of 722 Arthur St, model trains, and grandson, Patrick display their 1920 Ives SEPTA expected to halt rail service to Pottsville the basement to display them In Patrick's living room.

"We don't collect trains," said Patrick, "we Just operate them," as he pointed to the 16 foot by 8 foot platform Christmas display. The interest in model trains began In 1M9 when the senior Flynn Introduced bis son to the hobby. Since then their collection has grown to six guage trains and their favorite, a 1920 Ives model. They also have a number of operating cars that carry coal, lumber, milk and other items. Patrick pointed out the trains Include two steamers, one diesel, a yard switcher and trainmasters FM.

Also In the display are some ornaments almost 100 years old that James said his grandfather, Michael Flynn, made. Another facet of the hobby the Flynns look forward to is attending model train meet. Here they buy and sell trains, Patrick said. So beginning each October, the Flynns bring out the trains and get ready for Christmas, and then late in January they look for places all about the bouse to store their trains and other Items for another year. Fire blamed on wood stove An Improperly Installed wood-burning stove was the cause of a fire that completely leveled a garage near the village of New Ringgold Christmas afternoon, authorities said.

A garage on the property of Danny Zaprazny, New Ringgold R. 1, was totally engulfed when the New Ringgold Fire Department arrived on the scene. In minutes, the building collapsed leaving little the firemen could do but contain the KlavA fit fVvA rffamna qmb On the Quakertown Line, diesel shuttle service would be provided between Lansdale and Quakertown the last station within the SEPTA region but service would be discontinued to the Centre Valley, Hellertown and Bethlehem stations. Six dally trains in each direction now serve Pottsville. Seven trains in each direction serve Reading.

On the Bethlehem service there are now seven daily trains scheduled in each direction. SEPTA says the number of passengers affected would Include fewer than 300 one-way riders per day using the Bethlehem service north of Quakertown and about 530 one-way riders using the Reading-Pottsville service west of Bethlehem, is projected at more than $2 million per year, be said. Public hearings on SEPTA'S proposal will be conducted Jan. 26 In the Schuylkill County Courthouse in Pottsville; Jan. 28 at Bethlehem Town Hall; Jan.

29 at the Read and Washington streets, Reading; and Jan. 30 In the SEPTA Board Room in Philadelphia. If, following public hearings, the SEPTA board were to approve the proposed changes, service would terminate at Pottstown the last station within the SEPTA region using diesel shuttle trains from Norristown to Pottstown. Beyond Pottstown there would be no service to nine stations: Birdsboro, Reading (Franklin Street), Leesport, Mohrsville, Shoemakers ville, Hamburg, Auburn, Schuylkill Haven and Pottsville. John Chamberlain interprets the news in the Standard-Speaker The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority will propose discontinuing commuter rail services between Quakertown and Bethlehem and between Pottstown and Pottsville early next spring, a SEPTA spokesman said Friday.

A new state law, effective Jan. 1, 1981, will greatly reduce state funding for the services, the spokesman said. Under usual formulas for public transit subsidy, be said, operating grants come from three sources. Those are the state, federal and local governments. For the Pottsville and Bethlehem serviceswhich are outside the five-county SEPTA region, there have been no local matching funds and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has been providing 100 percent of the non-federal subsidies, the spokesman said.

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