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Public questions Wilkes-Barre grant use for private properties, including Penn Plaza and King’s College
Summary
Several speakers at the Sept. 25 Wilkes-Barre council meeting questioned whether LSA and county grant funds should be applied to private property improvements, citing Penn Plaza and King’s College projects; a King’s College representative described planned lighting and camera upgrades.
Several community members urged the Wilkes-Barre City Council to reconsider awarding or supporting public grant applications that would benefit private property owners, focusing on a CV LTD/Penn Plaza revitalization application and a King’s College security project.
Resident Sam Troy said he opposed routing public grant money to what he described as private concerns. “If this is a private concern, can’t we… use some of this money to establish something that directly affects in a positive way the taxpayers,” Troy said during public comment, characterizing the county grant amount…
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