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WILKES-BARRE &#8212; Crestwood School Board got what it sought, and didn&#8217;t.In the legal battle that, at least theoretically, could affect hundreds of students attending the Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical Center, Crestwood has been seeking a second seat on the 11-member Joint Operating Committee that runs the center, arguing it should get one of the two seats held by Greater Nanticoke Area.Crestwood asked a judge to issue an injunction barring Greater Nanticoke Area from appointing two members to the JOC during a scheduled Dec. 3 meeting. Crestwood argued an injunction was needed because appointments to the JOC are for three-year terms, and that any appointments by GNA on Dec. 3 could not be challenged for three years.A judge scheduled a hearing on the injunction for Nov. 25.But Attorney Charles Coslett, representing the JOC, filed paperwork pointing out he&#8217;ll be in Florida from Nov. 24 through Dec. 4. Coslett proposed the hearing be continued until his return, but that would occur after the GNA meeting. To resolve that conflict, Coslett also asked the judge &#8212; with agreement from Crestwood &#8212; to bar GNA from appointing two members to the JOC until the new hearing is held and the injunction ruled on.Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas Judge Michael T. Vough agreed, issuing an order that rescheduled the injunction hearing for Dec. 10 at 2 p.m., and temporarily prohibiting GNA from appointing a second representative to the JOC.The move doesn&#8217;t give Crestwood the second seat it wants, but it does leave the door open &#8212; or more precisely, it leaves one of GNA&#8217;s two seats open &#8212; until the injunction issue is settled.The agreement signed by the five school districts belonging to the CTC metes out JOC seats by population. Currently, Wilkes-Barre Area School Board sends five members, GNA and Pittston Area each send two, and Crestwood and Hanover Area each send one.Crestwood argues it is the only district among the five that saw population rise in the 2010 census, and that it now exceeds Greater Nanticoke Area and thus should get one of GNA&#8217;s seats.<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta>By Mark Guydishmguydish@www.timesleader.com</bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta>Reach Mark Guydish at 570-991-6112 or on Twitter @TLMarkGuydish</shirttailMeta></div>

Hearing delayed, but Greater Nanticoke ordered not to appoint two to W-B Area tech center