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Planning Commission Meeting Update

The Lackawanna County Regional Planning Commission will hold its monthly meetings on the Second Thursday of the Month at 10:30 a.m. in 2021.

Meeting dates are:

January 14th, February 11^th, March 11^th, April 8^th, May 13^th, June 10^th, July 8^th, August 12^th, September 9^th, October 14^th, November 4^th and December 9^th.

Commission’s Meetings are held on the 5^th floor of the Lackawanna County Government Center at the Globe, 123 Wyoming Avenue in Scranton. In order to comply with the Lackawanna County Board of Commissioner’s Declaration of Disaster Emergency dated March 16, 2020 all meetings will be held virtually on the Zoom Platform and lived streamed on ECTV’s You Tube Channel until expiration of the emergency. The public is invited to view the lived streamed meetings.

County residents my submit comments/questions or request log-in information in writing via e-mail with their name and address to either [email protected] or [email protected] no later than 9:00 AM on the day of the meeting.

Board of Commissioners Meeting Update

Notice Is Hereby Given that the Lackawanna County Board of Commissioners Meeting originally scheduled for Wednesday April 7, 2021 at 10am will now be held virtually, in order to comply with the Board’s Declaration of Disaster Emergency dated March 16, 2020, and Governor Wolf’s Shelter in Place Order dated March 27, 2020.  The meeting will be live streamed on YouTube.  The public is invited to view the live streamed meeting.

County residents may send their comments / questions, in writing with their name and address, to be answered and included in the minutes by emailing: [email protected] no later than 9:00am on the day of the meeting.

Brian Jeffers, Chief of Staff
Lackawanna County Board Of Commissioners

Meeting Agenda

Thousands Head to Montage Mountain for Vaccine Clinic

Prison Board Meeting Update

Notice Is Hereby Given that the Lackawanna County Prison Board Meeting originally scheduled for Wednesday March 17, 2021 at 12:30PM will now be held  virtually on YouTube per the County’s Emergency Declaration and the Governor’s Shelter in Place Order.  The public is invited to view this live streamed meeting.

County residents may send their comments / questions, in writing with their name and address, to be answered and included in the minutes by emailing: [email protected] no later than 9:00am on the day of the meeting.

Judge J. Gibbons, Chairman
Lackawanna County Prison Board

Meeting Agenda

Public Information Forum for SAPA Project

The Lackawanna County Department of Planning and Economic Development, on
behalf of the nine municipalities of the Scranton-Abingtons Planning Association,
will hold a virtual public forum on Tuesday, March 16, 2021, from 4 PM to 5 PM to
inform the general public on the updating of nine local zoning ordinances in
general conformance with the Scranton-Abingtons regionalized comprehensive
plan.

Review draft Scranton – Abingtons Planning Association Zoning Ordinances

Lackawanna County Workforce Development Board Releases Multi-Year Local Plan For Public Comment

In accordance with the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), the Lackawanna County Workforce Development Board (WDB) has released a Multi-Year Local Plan for the period of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2025 for public comment.  Any comments should be forwarded to Ms. Virginia Turano, Lackawanna County WDB Executive Director, at [email protected] before close of business on March 27, 2021.

Court Order Extending Judicial Emergency in Lackawanna County

Now, this 18th Day of February 2021, in Accord with the Order of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court dated May 27, 2020, in which President Judges are Authorized to Extend Local Judicial Emergency Declarations Based on Local Conditions, the following is hereby Ordered and Decreed:

The Judicial Emergency in the 45th Judicial District of Pennsylvania, Lackawanna County, is hereby extended through April 30th, 2021.

Lackawanna County COVID – 19 Emergency Judicial Orders

The Lackawanna County Register of Wills Policies and Procedures Effective June 22, 2020 until Further Notice

The Lackawanna County Recorder of Deeds Policy for Operations While in the Pandemic – Effective June 10, 2020

This policy will be followed for public entry into the Government Center and this office must be adhered to. Highlights of the policy are detailed here

The Lackawanna County Clerk of Judicial Records Policy for Operations While in the Pandemic – Effective June 10, 2020

Policies and Procedures Effective June 10, 2020 Until Further Notice are Detailed here

Declaration Of Emergency Regarding the Coronavirus (March 16, 2020)

Commissioners Implement Major Safeguards Against Coronavirus

The Lackawanna County Commissioners announced today (March 20) tighter measures to safeguard both the general public and County staff in their attempt to stop the exposure, transmission and spread of the Coronavirus.

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