Wilkes Rips King's, Sets Record With 10-0 Start

311 Non-emergency Number Also Faces Hang-up

Wednesday, January 14, 1998 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Page: 5A 





HANOVER TWP.- Frank Ciavarella accused fellow township commissioners of
breaking the law by borrowing more money than was needed in a tax anticipation
loan. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The $500,000 loan was received by the township earlier this month. A loan
of this kind is intended to aid the township during the months of January,
February and March, which are months when the township does not receive any
revenue. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "Somehow we broke the law by borrowing this money. I'm not saying it was
intentional, but a law was broken," Ciavarella said at Monday night's meeting. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 He said only the amount needed by the township may be borrowed. Ciavarella
said that the township needed only between $150,000 and $200,000 and therefore
broke a law by borrowing the $500,000. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Later, he said the township might be in the clear if the loan covered the
entire year, not just the first three months. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Township Administrator Paul S. McGarry responded by saying that borrowing
money through a loan of this type is common practice for any governing body
and that no laws were broken. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 After the meeting, Chairman Tom Murphy said he wasn't sure what Ciavarella
was talking about. "That guy has more facts and figures than anyone I know.
Half the time I have no idea what he is talking about," Murphy said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The issue came up during the public comment part of the meeting. At one
point during the course of the public forum, Commissioners William "Buzz"
McGavin and Jim Lesho and solicitor Sherry Dalessandro left the council
chambers and didn't return until Murphy called for a recess. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 At the conclusion of the meeting, Commissioner John Sipper addressed the
board members who left and asked them to show more respect to township
residents addressing the board. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 In other business: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The board approved a motion restricting Lenahan Lane to one-way traffic.
The alley, between Lee Park Avenue and Loxley Street, will be open only to
traffic traveling west. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 A formerly one-way alley will now accommodate two-way traffic. The alley,
known as Cooper's Lane, connects Lyndwood Avenue and Goeringer Avenue.
Residents complained when new one-way signs appeared on the road. The alley
was designated as one-way during the cleanup following the flood of 1972. The
board said that these signs were temporary and there is no ordinance
restricting two-way traffic along that road. &nbsp;&amp;nb

Tax Anticipation Loan Focus Of Disagreement