Council adopts Meadow Brook easement, approves university financing and crossing-guard pay increase; advances East Mountain easements

Scranton City Council voted this meeting to adopt permanent and temporary easements for the Meadow Brook flood‑protection project, approved a financing resolution tied to a University of Scranton project, and raised crossing‑guard pay to $30 per day effective Jan. 1, 2025. Council also introduced a separate East Mountain stormwater easement measure and a property transfer resolution related to a potential dog park and scheduled a public hearing on a liquor‑license transfer.

Why it matters: The Meadow Brook and East Mountain measures affect stormwater and drainage work the city says are needed to reduce flooding and complete capital projects. The crossing‑guard pay increase changes city compensation for public‑safety school crossing personnel; the university financing and other measures have potential fiscal and land‑use implications that will move through committees or public hearings.

Votes at a glance

- Meadow Brook flood‑protection easements (Item 7a): Adopted. The council chair for the Committee on Public Works recommended final passage; the council conducted a roll‑call vote and the measure was declared legally and lawfully adopted. Recorded roll call in the meeting shows affirmative votes by the council members present; the measure authorizes acquisition of necessary permanent and temporary easements for the Meadow Brook project and…