CLARKS SUMMIT — — At March’s Clarks Summit Council meeting, a resident, who did not want to be identified, brought to council’s attention that her cat had been shot at somewhere in Clarks Summit.
She said that she saw something on the cat’s side that didn’t look right. She took the cat to the vet, who confirmed that it was a pellet. She then took the pellet to an armory in Dalton, which confirmed that it was from a gun.
“(Someone from the armory) said that ‘anybody that shot at her (cat) was at close range, they knew it was a cat,’” she told council. “He said it looks intentional.”
The resident asked the armory if there were any reports about animal shootings. The armory told her that there hasn’t been any reports of that kind. The resident asked council to keep their ears open for any other similar incidents. She said that she will put a poster and post a reward for information.
In his police report, Clarks Summit Police Chief Chris Yarns said that an alarm from Dunkin Donuts on South State Street has been going off many times a day in the last 12 months. He said that he spoke to management. He said that he also wrote a letter and has been fining the business $150. He said that he doesn’t know why the alarm keeps getting activated.
Also, Yarns announced Wave 2 of the aggressive driving grant, which began on March 20 and runs into April 23.
“We didn’t do Wave 1, which was in November because there’s some issues with the DA’s office and staffing,” he said.
In other business. Dori Waters, board member of The Gathering Place, told Council members about an exhibit with artworks from Abington Height High School students.
“It’s a great exhibit,” she said. “There’s a lot of very talented young people in the community.”
Waters also announced the scholarship in which The Gathering Place and the Abington Heights Civic League gives $500 to a student.
In other business, borough manager Virginia Kehoe said that she spoke with Mary Liz Donato of the Lackawanna County Planning Commission about Scranton joining SAPA (Scranton-Abingtons Planning Association). She said that Donato told her that Scranton updated their draft ordinance, which they expect to pursue.
“It’s going to be a month or so before they (Scranton) can vote on it,” said Kehoe. “But they fully anticipate it to be done.”
Kehoe said that once Scranton passes the ordinance to join, the borough of Dunmore will join SAPA as well.
