Lackawanna County Land Bank approves property acquisitions, conveyances and $15,000 stipend for director

The Lackawanna County Land Bank approved five resolutions and authorized steps to convey and manage several properties, and the board approved a $15,000 stipend for the land bank director at its meeting.

The board approved Resolution 25-013 to acquire additional property from the tax claim office repository list; Resolution 25-014 to convey certain land bank-owned property under the property purchase program; Resolutions 25-015 and 25-016 to rescind previously approved conveyances and acquisitions; and Resolution 25-017 accepting the county's February-end financial audit. All five resolutions were approved by voice vote with the ayes prevailing; the transcript did not record individual vote tallies or named movers and seconders for the recorded roll calls.

Why it matters: The approved actions affect which properties the land bank will add to its inventory and which previously planned sales or conveyances will be halted. The board also authorized county-level financial oversight by accepting the February-end audit. Separately, the board approved a one-time $15,000 stipend for Ralph Pappas, identified in the meeting as the land bank director, to acknowledge his additional…