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Residents press commissioners for reassessment updates; county outlines appeal timeline and hearing locations
Summary
During public comment at the June 4 meeting in Clarks Summit, residents sought updates on the countywide property reassessment. County staff said Tyler Technologies has handed over appraisal files to the county, letters notifying new assessments will go out by June 20, and formal appeals are scheduled to begin Aug. 1.
Several residents used the June 4 Lackawanna County commissioners meeting in Clarks Summit to ask for details about the ongoing countywide property reassessment and to raise other community concerns.
Resident Dave Maher asked why representatives from the reassessment contractor (Tyler) were not present. A county representative responded that status reports from Tyler were being posted online (weekly) and that Tyler had handed the files to the county. The county said letters with the new assessments would be mailed by June 20 and that formal appeals are scheduled to begin Aug. 1 and run through Aug. 31. The transcript indicates informal appeal or inquiry processes will precede the formal window; the county said the reassessment office will post instructions and a website link in the mailed letters explaining where and how to apply for appeals.
Other public comments included:
- Bob Ola (Scranton) expressed objections to a Pride flag flown over Scranton City Hall and urged the commissioners to contact the mayor; he also called for stronger immigration enforcement. His remarks were delivered during the public‑comment period and were his expressed views.
- Allison Wind, executive director of the Abington Community Library, announced the library’s summer reading program runs June 30–Aug. 8 and invited residents to attend programs for all ages.
- Michelle Tierney, secretary of the Abington Heights Board of Education, praised commissioners for completing the reassessment work and urged continued transparency, saying accurate assessments are essential for school-district tax levies.
Commissioners noted reassessment hearings and auxiliaries will need hearing space; the board approved a temporary lease for Steamtown Marketplace to hold auxiliary assessment appeals beginning Aug. 1. The board also reminded residents that appeal information and timelines will be included in assessment letters and on the county website.
The board did not take formal action on public comments; the reassessment process and the lease for hearing space were covered elsewhere on the agenda and approved as resolutions.
