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Commissioners Message about getting the COVID – 19 Vaccine

Kick COVID-19 Community Corps to Host Kick It to the Curb, a Celebration of Community Action – June 18 Vaccine Clinic & Free Fresh Food Market

June 10th, 2021

Kick Covid Community Corps (“Community Corps”) is hosting Kick it to the Curb, a Celebration of Community Action, on Friday, June 18, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Scranton Cultural Center. The event features a free vaccine clinic for ages 12 and older, and a free fresh food market, where guests can select from a wide variety of fruits, vegetables, milk, meat and other products, plus prizes and giveaways. Anyone who has not yet received a COVID-19 vaccine is encouraged to attend.

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Board of Commissioners Meeting Update

Notice Is Hereby Given that the Lackawanna County Board of Commissioners Meeting originally scheduled for Wednesday June 16, 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

Prison Board Meeting Update

Notice Is Hereby Given that the Lackawanna County Prison Board Meeting originally scheduled for Wednesday June 16, 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.

Judge J. Gibbons, Chairman
Lackawanna County Prison Board

Land Bank Meeting Information Update

The Meeting of the Lackawanna County Land Bank scheduled for Wednesday, June 9th , 2021 @ 11:00AM has been cancelled.

The next Meeting of the Lackawanna County Land Bank is scheduled for Wednesday, July 14th, 2021 @ 11:00 AM. It has not been determined if this meeting will be held virtually or in-person. Please check this page for further updates.

Board of Elections Meeting Update

Notice is hereby given that the Lackawanna County Board of Elections will meet Thursday June 3, 2021, at 10:30AM, to certify The Primary Election and any other such business as may come before the Board. The meeting will be live streamed at YouTube. 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.

Brian Jeffers, Chief of Staff
Lackawanna County Election Board

Meeting Agenda

Planning Commission Meeting Update

The May 13th Planning Comission meeting was cancelled due to lack of a quorum.

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^thand 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.

Court Order Extending Judicial Emergency in Lackawanna County

Now, this 20th Day of April 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 August 31st, 2021.

Lackawanna County COVID – 19 Emergency Judicial Orders

Zoning Ordinances for Scranton – Abingtons Planning Association Municipalities

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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