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Luzerne County Council approves revised subdivision fees, Nanticoke lease renewal, opioid allocations, clerk pay increase, and narrows bridge selection process
Summary
Luzerne County Council adopted an updated subdivision and land development fee schedule and approved a package of administrative votes including a lease renewal, opioid fund allocation, a clerk pay increase and a procedural step to narrow five engineering statements to three for the Nanticoke bridge project.
Luzerne County Council used its vote session to approve a set of administrative and budget actions the council said are intended to keep county operations current and advance infrastructure work.
Ordinance amending subdivision and land development fee schedule Council adopted an ordinance to amend the Luzerne County subdivision and land development ordinance to incorporate a revised fee schedule. The ordinance was moved, seconded and approved by roll call; the clerk recorded unanimous approval.
Lease renewal for Magisterial District Court in Nanticoke Council approved a resolution renewing the lease between Luzerne County and the city of Nanticoke for Magisterial District Court 11‑03‑02 (magisterial district identified in the resolution text). Council members praised court administration for updating long‑outdated leases; the roll call vote was recorded as unanimous.
Allocation of opioid settlement proceeds Council approved a resolution allocating opioid settlement proceeds to the Luzerne‑Wyoming County Drug and Alcohol Department. The motion passed on roll call with unanimous votes recorded.
Clerk of county council pay increase Council voted to increase the salary of the clerk of county council as the annual merit adjustment; the motion passed unanimously after brief remarks about a positive annual performance review.
Nanticoke bridge statements of interest: administration directed to pare submissions Facing five statements of interest (SOIs) from engineering firms for the Nanticoke bridge project, council authorized the administration to narrow the pool to three firms for PennDOT‑guided technical selection. Administration told council it must follow PennDOT rules: the three shortlisted firms will be publicly disclosed and will later be asked the same set of questions in a public comparative interview process. Council members described the step as time‑sensitive and said the narrowed list will be publicly released after it is confirmed.
Votes at a glance - Ordinance: amend subdivision and land development fee schedule — adopted, unanimous roll call. - Resolution: renew Magisterial District Court lease (Nanticoke) — adopted, unanimous roll call. - Resolution: allocate opioid settlement proceeds to Luzerne‑Wyoming County Drug and Alcohol Department — adopted, unanimous roll call. - Resolution: increase clerk of county council salary (merit) — adopted, unanimous roll call. - Motion: permit administration to pare five SOIs to three for Nanticoke bridge selection — adopted, roll-call majority.
The council also received ceremonial proclamations recognizing Casual Day/colon cancer awareness, Pennsylvania 4‑H Week and the 250th anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord; those proclamations were presented in the meeting’s opening minutes before the voting session.
