web1_TTL121515memory.vigil_.jpg

Oakwood Terrace holds candle vigil in honor of Alzheimer’s

New York man charged with child sex trafficking of two Wilkes-Barre minors

HANOVER TWP. &#8212; The township board of commissioners met Monday for the final time of 2015 and the meeting&#8217;s 10-page agenda was full.Before decisions were made, the council honored Austie&#8217;s Family Restaurant owner Alice Matyas for 40 years in business, and after decisions were made, the council recognized outgoing councilman Frank J. Ciavarella for his four years of service to the community.&#8220;I&#8217;m happy to serve with you,&#8221; Ciavarella said. &#8220;We&#8217;ve had our ups and downs, but I think we had more ups than downs.&#8221;The agenda item that took up the most time was the payment to Stell Enterprises for resurfacing work on Oxford Street.The council voted to pay the first invoice for the amount of $94,975.50, with Ciavarella abstaining.&#8220;Did you check the paint job on Oxford Street?&#8221; Ciavarella asked.After hearing Stell Enterprises will credit some of the cost of the line work bill back because of the wavy road lines, Ciavarella voiced he hoped &#8220;the board holds back money&#8221; on the next bill.In other business, the council approved:&#8226; an ordinance fixing the tax rate for the 2016 general fund by 5.5 mils &#8212; $1 in tax for every $1,000 in assessed property value &#8212; on all real property.&#8226; an ordinance imposing a real estate tax of one percent for 2016.&#8226; an ordinance abolishing the $5 per person per capita tax for 2016.&#8226; an ordinance imposing a one mill mercantile and business privilege tax for wholesale and brokers along with a one and a half mill tax for retail, restaurant, hawkers and peddlers, professional and contractors.&#8226; an ordinance approving local services tax for $52 for individuals working in the township.&#8226; an ordinance imposing an earned income tax at one percent.&#8226; payments to Ed Krasavage Construction for sewer line repair work, Pennsy Supply Inc. for its resurfacing and repair of six township roads and American Asphalt for the resurfacing of Fellows Avenue.The commissioners will hold a reorganization meeting at 7 p.m. Jan. 4. The next business meeting will be at 7 p.m. Jan. 11.<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta>By Melanie Mizenkommizenko@www.timesleader.com</bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta>Reach Melanie Mizenko at 570-991-6116 or on Twitter @TL_MMizenko</shirttailMeta></div>

Hanover Township Board of Commissioners honors Alice Matyas and Frank Ciavarella