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FC Resident Questions Council
By Stephanie Everett

During a business meeting May 2, Forest City Borough Council discussed at length a letter from an Upper North Main Street property owner which cited the expansion of the Franceski Lumber Mill storage area into a refuse center as a possible zoning violation. Robert Trusky, president of council, stated that Mr. Franceski is “not in any violation of anything right now.” Solicitor Paul E. Smith explained that the expansion consists of the storage of dry material in containers and added that DEP does not even require a permit for the venture, since there is no trash on the ground, no wet or hazardous material involved. “I don’t see where the normal nuisance problems are there,” Smith added, concluding, “I think most of [the resident’s] complaints are aesthetic… It’s just a use of his property that she’s not happy with.” The resident commented, “I question how [the expansion] happened.” She continued, “[A borough secretary] could not find any record of it ever being discussed. I have the right to know if Council addressed it before that facility was expanded.” The resident stated that the facility “devalues all the homes on that street” and creates noise problems for her, since she sometimes works at home.

Trusky requested that all residents contribute to a Kennedy Park fundraiser, stating that the park “is one of the few nice places… that we do have in the area for recreation and enjoyable uses.”

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706 & Drainage Woes In Montrose
By Melinda Darrow

At the May 2 meeting of the Montrose borough council, various items were discussed. A representative from the Northern Tier Regional Planning and Development Commission was present, and by the end of the meeting the fate of the 706 project was being debated somewhat passionately. Prior to that point however, the meeting was largely business as usual.

During the street department report, it was announced that the street sweeper had broken on Main Street. The machine has two systems, foreman Ken DiPhillips explained, and the road crew is getting to the bottom of the problem. A woman had contacted Mr. DiPhillips regarding the end of the jake brake ordinance sign, located on Church Street. This sign stated where the jake brake restriction ends, and the resident said that the trucks all waited to that spot to honk their horns and then use the brake. The resident has a small child, and requested that perhaps the sign could be moved. Mr. Granahan asked if the borough had to have the signs a certain distance apart. It was responded that no, they were put where the borough had received permission to place them. It was suggested that the sign be moved to below Mann's. There was some discussion then about whether one sign or both signs should be moved. It was suggested that the brakes off sign be moved by Mann's, and the “no use of brakes” sign remain before the corner, such that both could be seen from 167 there.

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