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Lackawanna County approves 10-year MOU with district attorney to reinstate community service program
Summary
The Board of Commissioners on Aug. 20 approved a memorandum of understanding with the Lackawanna County District Attorney’s Office to restart a countywide community service program; county and DA said the pre-COVID program delivered tens of thousands of service hours and large taxpayer savings.
The Lackawanna County Board of Commissioners on Aug. 20 approved a memorandum of understanding with the office of District Attorney Brian Gallagher to reestablish a county-run community service program. The MOU, presented by Gallagher, is effective immediately and remains in effect for 10 years.
Brian Gallagher, Lackawanna County district attorney, told the board the program operated for many years before the COVID-19 pandemic and that it saved taxpayers “hundreds of thousands…
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