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Commissioners introduce ordinance to create Lawrence County demolition and rehabilitation fund under Act 48
Summary
On March 25 the board introduced (and tabled) a proposed ordinance under Pennsylvania Act 48 of 2024 to create a county demolition and rehabilitation fund, impose a $250 fee on certain tax- and sheriff-sale purchasers, and allow use for demolition, rehabilitation and a potential revolving-loan program.
The Lawrence County Board of Commissioners introduced proposed Ordinance No. 1 of 2025 on March 25, 2025. The ordinance—authorized by Pennsylvania Act 48 of 2024—would establish a county demolition and rehabilitation fund and impose a $250 fee collected from purchasers at real-estate tax sales and judicial (sheriff) sales. The board introduced the ordinance and tabled it for final consideration at a future meeting (advertised public comment period runs through April 8, 2025, with final passage anticipated April 8).
According to Planning Director Amy McKinney, the Act 48 authority permits counties to collect a fee from buyers at tax-claim and…
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