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Thursday, February 08, 2001 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Page: 11A 





YATESVILLE &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Residents worried &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; about development &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
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 Borough residents expressed concern about a proposed residential
development bordering Pittston Township at a council meeting Wednesday night. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 John Giambra of Cherry Drive in Exeter will request the rezoning of 8 acres
of land off Lincoln Street, at today's Luzerne County Planning Commission
meeting. He wants the land rezoned from heavy industrial to residential. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The proposed development will have 29 lots, most of which are in Pittston
Township, but several are in Yatesville. Councilman Joe Chiumento will
represent Yatesville at the meeting. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Lincoln Street resident Frances Norakus said the neighborhood, located on a
slope, often floods. The development will be located near her back yard. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 ``All that's there now is trees. If they're cut what will hold the water
back?'' The Norakus' landscaped their backyard to divert runoff. The
development plan also calls for extending Lincoln Street, which is a dead end. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Flooding is a problem in Yatesville, said council President Joe Zambetti.
The borough's sewer lines are often inundated with runoff, he said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 ``We don't want to create more problems with development,'' Zambetti said.
Zambetti said he will have to study the plan more. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 In other business, council announced it will participate in a police
regionalization study with Jenkins Township and Laflin. Yatesville contracts
police services to Laflin for $27,500 per year, Zambetti said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 FR - Ed Philbin &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
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