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Wilkes-Barre council approves six of seven grant and equipment requests; one item received no motion
Summary
At its Sept. 25 meeting, Wilkes-Barre City Council voted on seven agenda items: six were approved, one (Penn Plaza/CV LTD) received no motion and was not acted on. One council member recorded an abstention on a computer-purchase item because of a conflict.
Wilkes-Barre City Council approved six of seven items on its Sept. 25 agenda, including several state Local Share Account (LSA) grant applications and hardware purchases; one item, a Penn Plaza revitalization application tied to CV LTD, received no motion and was not considered.
The council convened with Mayor George Brown and four voting council members present: Councilman Thomas Barrett, Councilman Mirren, Councilwoman Macleay and Councilman Brooks (Councilman Belishko was excused). The clerk called for separate votes on each item, and council members voted on them individually.
Items approved included: a hazard mitigation…
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