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Council Questions LERTA Amendment for Hazleton Creek Commerce Center; Developer Urged to Renegotiate
Summary
Developers and county attorneys discussed amending a 2021 LERTA for the Hazleton Creek Commerce Center so tax exemptions would apply to subdivided lots; council members pressed developers to return with revised terms and raised environmental and public-trust concerns.
David Shutti, an attorney for Hazleton Creek Commerce Center Holdings LLC, told Luzerne County Council members the developer seeks to amend a prior tax-exemption resolution to avoid a cross-default if the project is subdivided into six lots.
"I sent an email to, attorney Skeen asking, if we could, modify the language slightly," Shutti said, describing a draft resolution prepared to address the issue.
Council members probed legal and practical consequences of changing the 2021 Local Economic Revitalization Tax Assistance (LERTA/LERDA) approval. Councilmember Lescavage said the original approval contemplated a single parcel; altering that now…
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