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Prison litigation settlement on Luzerne County Council agenda
March 26, 2023
Luzerne County Council plans to vote Tuesday on a $390,000 payment toward the settlement of litigation filed by the estate of a county prison inmate who died of suicide while incarcerated in 2018, the agenda says.
Luzerne County remodeling former Air Reserve Center in Wyoming for recycling office
March 26, 2023
Luzerne County is remodeling the former Air Reserve Center in Wyoming in an environmentally-conscious way to house the county recycling department, with officials stressing county general fund tax dollars won’t be used to fund the project.
Sterling site garage funding request put to Luzerne County
March 23, 2023
One of the pending eligible American Rescue Plan funding requests before Luzerne County Council would help construct a 250-car public garage at the former Hotel Sterling site.
Search committee to interview six Luzerne County manager applicants
March 22, 2023
Six of the 16 applicants for Luzerne County’s top manager position will advance to interviews, county Manager Search Committee Chairman Charles Sciandra said Wednesday.
Wyoming Valley Levee overseer cleared for $8M American Rescue award
March 21, 2023
The Luzerne County Flood Protection Authority received official confirmation Tuesday that it now officially has access to $8 million in county American Rescue Plan funds to improve the Wyoming Valley Levee along the Susquehanna River.
Harry Haas formally announces Luzerne County Council run
March 21, 2023
Kingston resident Harry Haas formally announced he is running for Luzerne County Council “to bring back financial responsibility, accountability, and common sense.”
House Committee to proceed with Luzerne County hearing
March 21, 2023
In a strongly worded statement Tuesday, a Congressional committee said it will proceed with next week’s hearing about Luzerne County’s November 2022 election paper shortage at the U.S. Capitol, even though invited county officials won’t be appearing.
All three Luzerne County officials declining invitation to hearing on election paper shortage
March 20, 2023
All three Luzerne County officials said Monday they are declining invitations to attend The Committee on House Administration’s upcoming hearing focused on the county’s November general election paper shortage — county Deputy Election Director Beth Gilbert, Election Board Chairwoman Denise Williams and County Council Chairwoman Kendra Radle.
Luzerne County Council’s Tuesday special meeting is cancelled
March 19, 2023
Luzerne County Council won’t start voting on outside American Rescue Plan awards this week because Tuesday’s special meeting has been cancelled.
Kingston magisterial court office may relocate to Edwardsville
March 19, 2023
Luzerne County Court officials are no longer seeking approval to relocate the Kingston offices of District Judge James Haggerty to the county-owned West Side Annex in Forty Fort/Wyoming.