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Dallas teachers have a new contract
September 23, 2018
DALLAS TWP. – Dallas School District teachers, students and officials can finally put more than three years of labor strife behind them as the school board approved a new teachers contract at a short meeting Sunday night in the Wycallis Elementary School. The Dallas Education Association, the teachers union, approved the contract on Sept. 20. […]
Luzerne County back-tax auctions nearing
September 23, 2018
Hundreds of Luzerne County property owners are expected to pay delinquent real estate taxes this week to avoid Thursday’s main annual first-stage auction. As of Friday afternoon, 1,480 parcels were eligible for the sale, said Sean Shamany, of county tax-claim operator Northeast Revenue Service LLC. The sale list originally started at 2,545 properties, which means […]
New Luzerne County government contracts awarded
September 23, 2018
Three new Luzerne County government contracts have been awarded to Wilkes-Barre-based Panzitta Enterprises Inc., according to new postings on the county manager’s page at www.luzernecounty.org. Panzitta was selected through a public bidding process, the contracts say. The top dollar contract is $295,000 to complete control panel work inside the county correctional facility on Water Street […]
Contract with Luzerne County manager Pedri still being negotiated
September 21, 2018
A new employment contract for Luzerne County Manager C. David Pedri is not on council’s Tuesday meeting agenda, but it may be added that night if a proposed agreement is recommended, officials said. Council Vice Chairman Eugene Kelleher, head of an ad-hoc council committee negotiating the agreement, said Friday that discussions with Pedri are ongoing […]
More large commercial assessment reductions granted in Luzerne County
September 20, 2018
Three big-ticket Luzerne County commercial assessment reductions were awarded in July and August through court-level settlement agreements, according to newly posted county reports. Topping the list was the 16-story Daniel J. Flood Tower senior apartment building on Wyoming Avenue in Kingston, with an assessment lowered by $2.3 million. Owned by California-based Daniel Flood Preservation Limited […]
Luzerne County manager announces first batch of infrastructure grants
September 20, 2018
Luzerne County Manager C. David Pedri came to Thursday’s Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce red carpet breakfast bearing a gift — the announcement of $5.8 million for infrastructure projects in six municipalities at the southern end of the county. It’s the first batch of $15 million in municipal infrastructure awards from a community development business […]
Officials update progress on fee-based plan to reduce water pollution
September 19, 2018
The Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority is firming up increased fees and other plans to help 31 municipalities comply with a water pollution reduction mandate. The mandate stems from a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency requirement for municipalities to reduce the quantity of sediment, nitrogen and phosphorus washed and deposited into the Susquehanna River and other waterways […]
Councilman: Grant dispersal shouldn’t be sole discretion of county manager
September 19, 2018
In response to a council member inquiry, Luzerne County Chief Solicitor Romilda Crocamo has issued a legal opinion that the manager — not council — has authority to decide which municipalities will receive $15 million in infrastructure grants. Councilman Stephen A. Urban, who raised the issue at the Sept. 11 council meeting, said he still […]
PennDOT to expedite work on Dallas roundabout
September 18, 2018
DALLAS — Major traffic pattern changes began Sunday on Route 415 in Dallas as part of a roundabout project. “This will create heavy congestion in the area and motorists are strongly urged to seek alternate routes,” said James May, PennDOT district press officer. “However, the good news is that by doing the work in this […]
School safety questions arise at Dallas meeting
September 17, 2018
DALLAS TWP. — Dallas School Board member Patrick Musto had his late motion to add more school resource officers to the district voted down at Monday night’s meeting. Musto wanted the district to add three more officers and brought the subject up during the new business portion of the meeting. He managed to bring the […]