Public Notices

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PUBLIC NOTICE INTENTION TO ENACT PROPOSED ORDINANCE TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Supervisors of Barrett Township hereby gives public notice of its intention to enact the ordinance summarized below at a meeting of the Board of Supervisors to be held on December 11, 2019 at 5:30 p.m. at the Barrett Township Municipal Building, 993 Route 390, Cresco, Pennsylvania 18326. As summarized below, the proposed ordinance would establish regulations for short term rental units within Barrett Township. At the time of the public meeting, the Supervisors will listen to comments by members of the public concerning the proposed ordinance. If substantial amendments are not offered to the draft of the proposed ordinance, the Supervisors intend to consider enactment of the proposed ordinance immediately after the public meeting. The proposed ordinance is entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF BARRETT, COUNTY OF MONROE, COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, RELATING TO THE USE AND REGULATION OF SHORT-TERM RENTAL UNITS WITHIN THE TOWNSHIP AND ESTABLISHING APPLICATION AND PERMIT STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES, PROVIDING FOR ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT INCLUDING PENALTIES, AND OTHER MATTERS PERTAINING THERETO. The following is a brief summary of all of the sections of the proposed ordinance: Section 1 contains a short title of the ordinance. Section 2 identifies the scope and legal authority of the ordinance. Section 3 governs interpretation of the ordinance. Section 4 contains definitions of terms used in the ordinance. Section 5 requires permits to be obtained for short term rental units in Barrett Township. Section 6 outlines the permit procedure. Section 7 contains short term rental unit standards. Section 8 provides for the fees, term and renewal procedure for permits. Section 9 provides for an enforcement officer for enforcement of the ordinance. Section 10 requires inspections of short term rental units. Section 11 governs marketing of short term rental units. Section 12 provides for notices of violation. Section 13 provides that violations of the ordinance are a public nuisance. Section 14 governs violations and penalties. Section 15 makes each owner of a short term rental unit severally responsible for compliance with the ordinance. Section 16 contains an appeal procedure. Section 17 contains a severability provision. Section 18 repeals inconsistent ordinances. Section 19 provides that the proposed ordinance shall be effective five days after the date of its enactment. The full text of the proposed ordinance is on file for inspection and review without charge (or a copy may be obtained for a charge not greater than the cost thereof) at Barrett Township's offices at 993 Route 390, Cresco, Pennsylvania 18326. A complete copy of the proposed ordinance has been provided to and may be reviewed at the Pocono Record and the Monroe County Law Library. If any person with a disability wishes to request that special accommodations be made to allow his or her participation, he or she is asked to contact the Township at 570-595-2602, at least one business day in advance to make arrangements. Weitzmann, Weitzmann & Huffman, LLC By: Todd W. Weitzmann, Esquire 700 Monroe Street Stroudsburg, PA 18360 Barrett Township Solicitors P - Dec. 2

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF INTENT TO REMEDIATE Pursuant to the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act, the act of May 19, 1995,P.L. 4, No. 1995-2., notice is hereby given that Vincent Keegan of Initram, LLC has submitted to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection a Notice of Intent to Remediate a site located at 114 Rock Oak Lane, Buck Hill Falls, Barrett Township, Monroe County, PA. This Notice of Intent to Remediate states that the site was a former garage and maintenance area for Buck Hill. The site has been found to be contaminated with various historic regulated substances utilized thereon, including: leaded and unleaded gasoline; diesel fuel; and fuel oils #2, #4, and #6 which has residually contaminated shallow soils and shallow groundwater on the site. Initram, LLC has indicated that the proposed remediation measures will be natural attenuation given the residual impact is generally limited immediately within and immediately adjacent to the former tank field area. The proposed future use of the property will be residential housing with the former garage and maintenance area (approximately 2-3 acres) to be used as open space through the application and implementation of an environmental covenant for that 2 to 3 acre area.Initram, LLC plans to use the site specific standard at the site. The Act provides for a 30-day comment period for site-specific standard remediations. The 30-day comment period is initiated with the publication of this notice. Until, December 22, 2019, interested parties in Buck Hill Falls, Barrett Township, and Monroe County may submit a request to Initram, LLC to be involved in the development of the remediation and the re-use plans for the site. Buck Hill Falls, Barrett Township, and Monroe County interested parties may also submit a request to Initram, LLC during this 30-day comment period to develop and implement a public involvement plan. Copies of these requests and any comments should also be submitted to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Regional office, 2 Public Square, Wilkes Barre, PA 18711-0790; attention Ms. Sherry Carlo, P.G. P - Nov. 22

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF MONROE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA NO. 2019-04588 WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR OPTION ONE MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 1999-A, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 1999-A Vs. DEBORAH BOOTH NOTICE TO: DEBORAH BOOTH a/k/a DEBORAH G. BOOTH NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY Being Premises: MONOMONOCK ROAD, a/k/a 310 PARK PLACE, MOUNTAIN HOME, PA 18342 Being in BARRETT TOWNSHIP, County of MONROE, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 01/14/1/91 TAX PIN 01638703040843 Improvements consist of residential property. Sold as the property of DEBORAH BOOTH Your house (real estate) at MONOMONOCK ROAD, A/K/A 310 Park PLACE, MOUNTAIN HOME, PA 18342 is scheduled to be sold at the Sheriff's Sale on 02/27/2020 at 10:00 AM, at the MONROE County Courthouse, 610 Monroe Street, #303, Stroudsburg, PA 18360-2115, to enforce the Court Judgment of $56,110.02 obtained by, WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR OPTION ONE MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 1999-A, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 1999-A (the mortgagee), against the above premises. PHELAN HALLINAN DIAMOND & JONES, LLP Attorney for Plaintiff PR - Nov. 8

PUBLIC NOTICE SHERIFF'S SALE OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE By virtue of a certain Writ of Execution (Mortgage Foreclosure) issued out of the Court of Common Pleas of Monroe County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to 3820 CIVIL 2009, I, Todd A. Martin, Sheriff of Monroe County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will expose the following described real estate to public sale in the Monroe County Courthouse, Stroudsburg, Monroe County, Pennsylvania on Thursday, December 05, 2019 AT 10:00 A.M. PURCHASERS MUST IMMEDIATELY PAY 10% OF PURCHASE PRICE OR SHERIFF'S COST...WHICHEVER IS HIGHER BY CASHIERS CHECK ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or piece of ground with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate in the Township of Barrett, County of Monroe, City of Mountainhome, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania bounded and described as follows, to wit: No. 1: BEGINNING at a pipe on the easterly side of the public road leading from Mountainhome to Buck Hill Falls in line of lands of Anna Bella Moffett, thence by lands of Anna Bella Moffett, south seventy six degrees thirty minutes east two hundred and three tenths feet to a pipe, southeasterly corner of lands of Anna Belle Moffett, thence by lands of Edgar J. Evans et al of which this lot was formerly a part south three degrees nine minutes west one hundred feet to a pipe, thence by the same north seventy six degrees thirty minutes west two hundred five and five tenths feet to a pipe, thence along the easterly side of said public road, north six degrees one minutes east ninety nine and thirty two one-hundredths feet to the place of beginning.

PUBLIC NOTICE ESTATE NOTICE Estate of HELEN M. MORGAN, deceased, late of Barrett Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania. Letters of Testamentary have been granted to the undersigned, who requests all persons having claims or demands against the Estate of the Decedent to make known the same, and all persons indebted to the Decedent to make payments without delay to: Sharon M. Bianculli, Executrix or to her attorney: Richard D. James, Esquire 221 Skyline Drive, Ste. 208/310 East Stroudsburg, PA 18301 (570) 421-0860 PR - Nov. 1, Nov. 8, Nov. 15

PUBLIC NOTICE SHERIFF'S SALE OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE By virtue of a certain Writ of Execution (Mortgage Foreclosure) issued out of the Court of Common Pleas of Monroe County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to 2273 CIVIL 2019, I, Todd A. Martin, Sheriff of Monroe County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will expose the following described real estate to public sale in the Monroe County Courthouse, Stroudsburg, Monroe County, Pennsylvania on Thursday, October 31, 2019 AT 10:00 A.M. PURCHASERS MUST IMMEDIATELY PAY 10% OF PURCHASE PRICE OR SHERIFF'S COST...WHICHEVER IS HIGHER BY CASHIERS CHECK ALL THOSE CERTAIN lots, parcels or pieces of land situate in the Township of Barrett, County of Monroe, and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, being Lots No. 103, Section D, Lake In The Clouds, as shown on a plan of lots recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds, in and for the County of Monroe, in Plot Book Volume 13, Page 29. TITLE TO SAID PREMISES VESTED IN Lauanna Rivers, by Deed from Lauanna Rivers, dated 11/06/2013, recorded 11/15/2013, in Book 2430, Page 3948. TAX CODE: 01/28A/1/8 TAX PIN: 01648003118110 SEIZED AND TAKEN IN EXECUTION AS THE PROPERTY OF: LAUANNA RIVERS TO ALL PARTIES IN INTEREST AND CLAIMANTS: "All Property Owners' Associations (POA) who wish to collect the most recent six months unpaid dues in accordance with their statutory lien under the Uniform Planned Community Act of 68 PA. C.S.A. 5315(b)(2)(ii) must provide the Sheriff's Office at least two weeks before the Sheriff's Sale with written notification of the amount of the lien and state that "such amount is for the past six months prior to the Sheriff's Sale only." Any sale which does not receive such notification from a POA will not be collected at the time of Sheriff's Sale." A schedule of proposed distribution for the proceeds received from the above captioned sale will be on file in the Office of the Sheriff within thirty (30) days from the date of the sale. Distribution in accordance therewith will be made within ten (10) days thereafter unless exceptions are filed within said time. Todd A. Martin Sheriff of Monroe County Pennsylvania KENYA BATES, ESQUIRE Sheriff's Office Stroudsburg, PA Barry J. Cohen, Sheriff's Solicitor PR - Sept 27; Oct 4, 11

PUBLIC NOTICE SHERIFF'S SALE OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE By virtue of a certain Writ of Execution (Mortgage Foreclosure) issued out of the Court of Common Pleas of Monroe County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to 1978 CIVIL 2019, I, Todd A. Martin, Sheriff of Monroe County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will expose the following described real estate to public sale in the Monroe County Courthouse, Stroudsburg, Monroe County, Pennsylvania on Thursday, October 31, 2019 AT 10:00 A.M. PURCHASERS MUST IMMEDIATELY PAY 10% OF PURCHASE PRICE OR SHERIFF'S COST...WHICHEVER IS HIGHER BY CASHIERS CHECK ALL THAT CERTAIN piece or parcel of land situate in the Township of Barrett, County of Monroe and State of Pennsylvania, bounded and described as follows, to wit: BEGINNING at an iron pipe, the most easterly corner of Lot No. 11, Section B, as shown on map entitled "Oaklyn Park, Vacationland Realty Co.," said iron pipe being on the southerly line of a proposed road thirty three feet in width; thence along the southerly line of said road. South forty two degrees eight minutes East one hundred seventy two and thirty one one-hundredths feet to an iron pipe; thence along other lands of Lloyd R. LaBar, et ux., of which this lot was formerly a part, South forty five degrees nineteen minutes thirty seconds West two hundred feet to a point; thence by the same, North forty two degrees eight minutes West twenty four and fifty six one-hundredths feet to a point in line of Lot No. 9 as shown on said map; thence along Lots Nos. 9, 10 and 11, Section B, as shown on said map, North thirteen degrees fourteen minutes East two hundred forty two and ninety one one-hundredths feet to the place of BEGINNING. CONTAINING: 0.45 acre, more or less. BEING THE SAME PREMISES which Steven Izzo, by deed dated August 28, 2006 and recorded August 30, 2006 in Book 2279 Page 2732 conveyed to Steven M. Kelly, Jr. and Jennifer Kelly, his wife. Pin #: 01638701468476 Tax Code #: 01/15/1/6-6 SEIZED AND TAKEN IN EXECUTION AS THE PROPERTY OF: JENNIFER KELLY STEVEN M. KELLY, JR TO ALL PARTIES IN INTEREST AND CLAIMANTS: "All Property Owners' Associations (POA) who wish to collect the most recent six months unpaid dues in accordance with their statutory lien under the Uniform Planned Community Act of 68 PA. C.S.A. 5315(b)(2)(ii) must provide the Sheriff's Office at least two weeks before the Sheriff's Sale with written notification of the amount of the lien and state that "such amount is for the past six months prior to the Sheriff's Sale only." Any sale which does not receive such notification from a POA will not be collected at the time of Sheriff's Sale." A schedule of proposed distribution for the proceeds received from the above captioned sale will be on file in the Office of the Sheriff within thirty (30) days from the date of the sale. Distribution in accordance therewith will be made within ten (10) days thereafter unless exceptions are filed within said time. Todd A. Martin Sheriff of Monroe County Pennsylvania BROOKE R WAISBORD, ESQUIRE Sheriff's Office Stroudsburg, PA Barry J. Cohen, Sheriff's Solicitor PR - Sept 27; Oct 4, 11

PUBLIC NOTICE Intent to Remediate to an Environmental Standard. (Sections 302(e)(1)(ii), 303(h)(1)(ii), 304(n)(1)(i), and 305(c)(1)) Pursuant to the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act, the act of May 19, 1995, P.L. 4, No. 1995-2. Notice is hereby given that Cresco Realty, LLC has submitted to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection a Notice of Intent to Remediate a site located at 1 Weiler Dr., Barrett Township, Monroe County. This Notice of Intent to Remediate states that the site is currently an active brush/abrasives manufacturing plant. The site has been found to be contaminated with heating oil which has contaminated soil and groundwater underlying the site. Cresco Realty, LLC has indicated that the proposed remediation measures will be to characterize the soil and groundwater impacts, remediate, and collect attainment samples. The anticipated future use of the property will be for non-residential purposes. P - Sept. 21

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF INTENT TO REMEDIATE Pursuant to the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act, the act of May 19, 1995, P.L. 4, No. 1995-2. ("Act 2"), notice is hereby given that J.A. Reinhardt & Co., Inc. has submitted to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection ("DEP") a Notice of Intent to Remediate ("NIR") a site located at 3319 Spruce Cabin Road, Barrett Township, Monroe County, PA. This NIR states that the site is an active aerospace manufacturing plant. Site soils and groundwater have been found to be impacted with VOCs, SVOCs and metals. J.A. Reinhardt & Co., Inc. has indicated that the proposed remediation measures will be supplemental investigation with risk assessment to ensure adequate protection of human health and environment. The proposed future use of the property will remain non-residential for industrial use. P - Sept. 20

PUBLIC NOTICE ESTATE NOTICE Estate of Joseph V. Morris, Jr. a/k/a Joseph V. Morris, deceased Late of Barrett Township, Monroe County Letters of Administration in the above named estate having been granted to the undersigned, all persons indebted to the estate are requested to make immediate payment, and those having claims are directed to present the same without delay to the undersigned or her attorney within four months from the date hereof and to file with the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the Forty-Third Judicial District, Orphans' Court Division, a particular statement of claim, duly verified by an Affidavit setting forth an address with the County where notice may be given to Claimant. Mary Anne Morris, Administratrix c/o Timothy B. Fisher II, Esquire FISHER & FISHER LAW OFFICES P.O. Box 396 Gouldsboro, PA 18424 PR - Sept. 13, Sept. 20, Sept. 27

Located in Barrett, Chestnuthill, Hamilton, Paradise and Polk Townships

PUBLIC NOTICE INVITATION FOR BIDS The Monroe County Board of Commissioners will receive sealed Bids for the following proposed work located within the County: Monroe County Multiple Bridge Repair & Maintenance Project Located in Barrett, Chestnuthill, Hamilton, Paradise and Polk Townships Sealed paper bids will be received by the Monroe County Controller at the Monroe County Administrative Center, One Quaker Plaza, Room 206, Stroudsburg, PA 18360 until no later than 1:30 p.m. Friday September 27, 2019. Bids must be in a sealed envelope and clearly marked on the outside "Monroe County Multiple Bridge Repair & Maintenance Project."

Notice is hereby given that the Board of Auditors of Barrett Township will hold a special meeting at the Barrett Township Municipal Building, 993 Route 390, Cresco, Pennsylvania 18326, on Thursday, September 12, 2019 at 7:00 P.M. for the purpose of setting compensation for a supervisor who is an employee of the township.

If any person with a disability wishes to request that special accommodations be made to allow his or her participation, he or she is asked to contact the Township at 570-595-2602, at least one business day in advance to make arrangements.

By Order of the
Barrett Township Board of Auditors