RONALD
GEORGE
a witness herein, having been
first duly sworn, was examined and testified as
follows:
DIRECT
EXAMINATION
BY MR. BAXTER:
Q. Would you state
your name for the record, please?
A. Ronald George.
Q. And are you currently
employed?
A. No. I'm retired from the
Public Works Department, West View
Borough.
Q. And how long have
you worked in the Public Works
Department of
West View?
A. Since 1953 till
1996. I had to quit for health reasons.
Q. And currently, you're an
elected official in the Borough. Are you
not?
A. Borough
Councilman.
Q. In addition to working for
the Borough and
being a Borough Councilman
currently, do you serve
any other function with West View
Borough over the
time that you've lived
here?
A. I was the Fire
Chief for 12 years.
Q. And being the Fire Chief,
would you have anything to do
with the No. 3 Fire
Hall?
A. I was in charge of
all three fire halls, No. 1, 2, and 3.
Q. Incidentally, how long have
you lived in the Borough?
A. I was born on Ashford Avenue
64 years ago.
Q. So
you've been in the Borough for 64 years.
Have you had the opportunity
during the course of
your life time in the Borough to
make any
observations of the property that
we've been talking
about this evening at 479 Perry
Highway?
A. When I would be at
the fire hall and that,
you know, they're right
next-door.
Q. And during the
course of the time of
working for the Borough, did you
have the opportunity
to observe it?
A. I'd pass it, yes. I
didn't observe it, you
know, look at it
specially.
Q. Would you have noticed or made
an
observation as to whether any
vehicles were parked on
the front portion that we've been
referring to as the
sidewalk?
MR.
CLEMENT: I object. He's already
answered that question. He said
that he did not
observe it.
MR.
WATSON: Overruled.
Q. Do you understand
my question, Ron?
A. Yes. Really and truthfully, the
only time
I can say I remember seeing a car
parked there was
this past Memorial Day. I believe
it could have been
a little red car just parked out
in front of the
building. Other than that, I've
never really paid
that much attention to
it.
Q. Would a car parked
there have drawn your attention?
MR.
CLEMENT: Objection. Calling for
speculation.
MR.
WATSON: Overruled.
A. Do you want me to
answer?
Q. Yes.
A. Probably not,
no.
Q. So when you were operating
the fire hall
there, did you ever make any
observations of anyone
parked in front of that
property?
A. No. This
gentleman here (indicating), he
usually parked over by the hedges
in front of the
fire hall or back by the door on
the side of the fire
hall. There was cars in the
alleyway. Some of them
were run, and some of them just
sat there.
Q. And you observed
Mr. Ballon park, then, in
the public parking lot there? Is
that what you're saying?
A. Yes. By the hedges
on the side of the
driveway or back by the side door
where you go into
the fire hall. Then he parked in
the alleyway
between the fire hall and his
building.
MR.
BAXTER: I have no other
questions.
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