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County Manager Proposes Merging GIS and Planning & Zoning to Improve Efficiency; Council Asks Logistics Questions
Summary
County staff proposed unifying GIS/mapping and planning & zoning functions to streamline permitting, improve MPO support and enable cross‑training. Council members asked about space, timing and connection to the ongoing government study.
County management and planning staff told Luzerne County Council that merging the GIS mapping team and the planning and zoning department could improve efficiency, reduce duplication, and strengthen the county’s role in the regional metropolitan planning organization (MPO).
Dan Reese, interim planning and zoning director, described operational overlaps: GIS staff routinely perform mapping and recording tasks that…
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