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Tuesday, November 10, 1992 Page: 1D QUICK WORDS: WYOMING BORO
WYOMING
Council delays action on rezoning request
After a lively and sometimes heated debate the borough council put off
voting on a rezoning request involving a service station on Wyoming
AvenueJoseph Dileo, owner of Dileo’s Service Station at Wyoming Avenue and
Ninth Street, has requested a change in the zoning of his property and three
others adjacent to it.
The change would allow him to pursue expanding his business on his own
property.
The area containing the service station is zoned for residential use, but
the service station was in place before the zoning laws were passed.
Dileo wishes to increase the size of his service station by 125 percent
according to Councilman Robert Carroll.
Some Wyoming residents said they believe rezoning would adversely affect
property values.
The other properties in the area are an insurance agency and two homes.
About 50 people attended Monday’s meeting to hear the council debate.
The council deadlocked 3-3 on a motion to postpone a vote on the rezoning
request, with Mayor John Basta breaking the tie by voting to table the issue.
The council may hold a special meeting on the issue, but no date has been
set.
In a related issue, the council tied 3-3 on a vote to send special
notification of any special meeting to all interested persons. The mayor voted
against the special notification. The meeting would be advertised via a
classified ad.
The council has 45 days from the date of its Oct. 28 public hearing on the
zoning issue to vote or it will be required to hold another public meeting.