Public Notices

PUBLIC NOTICE IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR BARRETT TOWNSHIP SHORT-TERM RENTAL OWNERS On December 11, 2019 Barrett Township Supervisors adopted Ordinance 197 regulating Short Term Rentals. Please visit www.BarrettTownship.com/ordinances for the complete ordinance. All Short-Term rental properties must be registered with the township by March 1, 2020. The permit application, fee information and guidelines are available at www.BarrettTownship.com/forms. Please contact Zoning Officer Jeryl Rinehart with any questions: 570-595-2602 ext. 2. P - Jan. 9

PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Barrett Township Board of Supervisors will conduct a public hearing at the Barrett Township Municipal Building, 993 Route 390, Cresco, Pennsylvania 18326, on January 22, 2020, beginning at 8 a.m. The purpose of the hearing will be to determine if there is a dangerous structure in violation of Barrett Township Ordinance 85, Section 2, on property owned by Gisela Paula and Loidy Gonzalez-Paula, which is located at 4767 Route 447, Barrett Township, Pennsylvania. The subject property is further identified as Monroe County Tax Code # 01/24/1/11 and PIN 01-6388-04-64-5378. The Board of Supervisors has received a report that a building on the property is in a dangerous condition constituting a nuisance in violation of Barrett Township Ordinance 85. The property owners are hereby given notice of their opportunity to appear before the Board at the above referenced hearing to show cause why the building reported to be a "dangerous building" should not be repaired, vacated or demolished in accordance with the standards and requirements of Ordinance 85. The public and all interested persons are invited to attend the public hearing and to present any relevant evidence in connection with this matter. 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 - Jan. 8, Jan. 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 2143 CIVIL 2018, 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, January 30, 2020 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, parcel or piece of land, situate in the Township of Barrett, County of Monroe and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, bounded and described as follows, to wit: BEGINNING at a point on the Easterly line of Cedar Lane, said point being the Southwesterly corner of Lot No. 612 as shown on Map entitled "Plotting II, Spruce Hill Farms, Jacob Keuler, 17 August 1970"; thence along Lot No. 612 (a radial line to the second hereinafter described curve), North 85 degrees 05 minutes 55 seconds East 391.11 feet to a point; thence along Lot No. 610, South 20 degrees 00 minutes 25 seconds East 158.68 feet to a point on the Northerly line of Birch Road; thence along said Northerly line of Birch Road, South 69 degrees 59 minutes 35 seconds West 371.32 feet to a point of curvature; thence along the same on a curve to the right having a radius of 40.00 feet an arc length of 64.50 feet to a point of compound curvature on the Easterly line of Cedar Lane; thence along said Easterly line of Cedar Lane on the curve to the right having a radius of 1,000 feet an arc length of 221.96 feet to the place of beginning. CONTAINING 1.97 acres more or less. BEING Lot No. 611 as shown on said Map. Being Known As: 5550 Birch Road, Canadensis, PA 18325 BEING THE SAME PREMISES CONVEYED TO Brent R. Gavidia and Krystal Gavidia by Deed from Odyssey International, Inc. (erroneously identified as Odyssey International Corporation in previous owner's deed), dated 4/28/2014 and recorded 6/16/2014 in Book 2439 Page 3555. PIN #: 01639801353740 TAX CODE #: 01/6/1/19-27 SEIZED AND TAKEN IN EXECUTION AS THE PROPERTY OF: KRYSTAL GAVIDIA AKA KRISTAL GAVIDIA BRENTON R. GAVIDIA AKA BRENTON GAVIDIA 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 - Dec. 27; Jan. 3, 10

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 3190 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, January 30, 2020 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, parcel or tract of land situate in the Township of Barrett, County of Monroe, and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, more particularly described as follows, to wit: BEGINNING at a point in the road from Canadensis to Cresco, being in line of land of Roy M. Price; THENCE along land of said Roy M. Price, North forty-seven degrees ten minutes West two hundred nine and six tenths feet to an iron pin; THENCE South forty-two degrees fifty minutes West fifty-nine and forty-two one-hundredths feet along line of land common to William Evans to an iron pin; THENCE along land of John G. Roos, of which this was formerly a part, South forty-four degrees East seventy-five and eighty-eight one-hundredths feet (passing four feet to the West and parallel to a one car garage) to an iron pin four feet distant from the northwest side of a two-car garage; THENCE North forty-seven degrees eighteen minutes East nine and thirty-eight one-hundredths feet to an iron pin; THENCE on a line parallel to and four feet distance from the northeast side of a two-car garage South forty-four degrees thirty-seven minutes East twenty-three and seventy-five one-hundredths feet to an iron pin; THENCE South twenty-nine degrees forty-nine minutes east thirty-nine and forty-four one-hundredths feet to an iron pin in the centerline of driveway; THENCE south forty-nine degrees fifty-one minutes East sixty-five feet to the centerline of existing driveway highway leading from Canadensis to Cresco (passing an iron pipe in the centerline of driveway, at forty-eight and fifty one-hundredths feet); THENCE along existing highway North fifty degrees seventeen minutes East sixty-three and nine one-hundredths feet to the place of BEGINNING. CONTAINING 12,613 square feet. There is further dedicated, for the joint use of the grantors (prior), their successors and assigns, in common with the grantees, their heirs and assigns, a certain driveway leading from the state highway, as noted in the above description, being six feet in width on each side of a centerline, being the course; South forty-nine degrees fifty-one minutes East sixty-five feet; and four feet in width on each side of a centerline, being the course; South forty-nine degrees fifty-one minutes East sixty-five feet; and four feet in width on each side of a centerline, being the course; South twenty-nine degrees forty-nine minutes East thirty-nine and forty-four one-hundredths feet, in the above description. UNDER AND SUBJECT to the covenants, conditions, restrictions and easements as set forth in the chain of title. BEING THE SAME PREMISES which Susan E. Rossi, by Deed dated April 5, 2016 and recorded April 18, 2016 in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds in and for the County of Monroe, Pennsylvania in Book 2470, Page 586 as Instrument number 201608726, granted and conveyed unto Charles Francis Miller and Alexis Dawn Miller, a married couple, in fee. Tax ID #: 01/17/1/95-1; 01638701391629 PIN #: 01638701391629 SEIZED AND TAKEN IN EXECUTION AS THE PROPERTY OF: CHARLES FRANCIS MILLER A/K/A CHARLES MILLER ALEXIS DAWN MILLER A/K/A ALEXIS D. MILLER 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 KATHERINE M WOLF, ESQUIRE Sheriff's Office Stroudsburg, PA Barry J. Cohen, Sheriff's Solicitor PR - Dec. 27; Jan. 3, 10

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 6768 CIVIL 2018, 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, January 30, 2020 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 situated lying and being in the Township of Barrett, County of Monroe and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania bounded and described as follows: Beginning at a point in the center of pennsylvania State Highway Route 390 (Application Route 5360) leading from Canadensis to Skytop and being the extreme southwesterly corner of a tract of land conveyed by Julius Schratt to Thomas O'Keefe, et ux, by Deed August 5, 1977 and recorded the same date in the Office for the Recording of Deeds, &C., at Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, in and for the County of Monroe, in Deed Book Volume 806, Page 188; thence South sixty-one degrees twenty-seven minutes twenty-nine seconds East 128.52 feet to an iron pin; thence South seventy degrees twenty-nine seconds East 128.52 feet to an iron pin; thence South seventy degrees twenty-three minutes thirty seconds East 192.30 feet to an iron pin; thence South twenty-one degrees nineteen minutes zero seconds West to an iron pin; thence North sixty-five degrees twenty-three minutes zero seconds West (passing two stone piers at forty-one feet and fifty and fifty seven feet respectively and passing a found pipe at 323.27 feet) 349.93 feet to a pipe in the centerline of Pennsylvania Application Route 5360; thence in and along the centerline for Pennsylvania Application Route 5360 thirty-two degrees nine minutes nineteen seconds East 143.22 feet to the place of beginning. CONTAINING 1.089 acres more or less. Under and Subject to a certain Water Rights Agreement between Julius Schratt and Thomas O'Keefe, et ux, as contained in Deed from Julius Schratt to Thomas O'Keefe dated August 5, 1977 and recorded in the Office for the Recording of Deeds & C., aforesaid, in Deed Book Volume 806, Page 188. BEING THE SAME PREMISES which Robert G. Reiser, Jr., and Lisa L. Reiser, husband and wife, by deed dated 3/16/2017 and recorded 3/20/2017 in Book 2488 Page 2253 conveyed to Darrett K. Morgan. Pin #: 01639900009444 Tax Code #: 01/6/1/25-5 SEIZED AND TAKEN IN EXECUTION AS THE PROPERTY OF: DARRETT MORGAN AKA DARRETT K. MORGAN 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 REBECCA A SOLARZ, ESQUIRE Sheriff's Office Stroudsburg, PA Barry J. Cohen, Sheriff's Solicitor PR - Dec. 27; Jan. 3, 10

PUBLIC NOTICE REORGANIZATION MEETING TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Supervisors of Barrett Township will hold a reorganization meeting on January 6, 2020 at 9 a.m., at the Barrett Township Municipal Building, 993 Route 390, Cresco, Pennsylvania 18326. Immediately after the reorganization meeting, the Board of Supervisors will hold their regular monthly meeting. All those who are interested are invited to attend. If you are a person with a disability and require auxiliary aid, service, or other accommodation to participate in the meeting, please contact the Township at (570) 595-2602 to discuss how your needs may be accommodated. WEITZMANN, WEITZMANN & HUFFMAN, LLC By: Todd W. Weitzmann, Esq. 700 Monroe Street Stroudsburg, PA 18360 Barrett Township Solicitor P - Dec. 18

PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC MEETING TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Auditors of Barrett Township will hold a public meeting at the Barrett Township Municipal Building, 993 Route 390, Cresco, Pennsylvania 18326, on Tuesday, January 7, 2020, at 7 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to organize the Board by the election of a chairman and secretary and to take all other necessary and appropriate action as required by Article IX of the Pennsylvania Second Class Township Code, 53 P.S. Sections 65901-65917. 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 P - Dec. 18

TAKE NOTICE that on January 6, 2020 at 9 a.m., at the annual reorganization meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Barrett Township at the Barrett Township Municipal Building, 993 Route 390, Cresco, Pennsylvania 18326, the Board intends to appoint a certified or competent public accountant or a firm of certified or competent public accountants, either of which shall be registered in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, to perform the annual audit of all the accounts of Barrett Township for fiscal year 2019. The said public accountant or firm of public accountants shall perform the said audit in lieu of the elected auditors. This appointment shall be in accordance with Section 917 of the Second Class Township Code. WEITZMANN, WEITZMANN & HUFFMAN, LLC By: Todd W. Weitzmann, Esquire 700 Monroe Street Stroudsburg, PA 18360 Barrett Township Solicitor P - Dec. 5

Update 12/3/19 @ 7pm: 
 Click here to view Ordinance 197 - Short Term Rentals

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