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Lackawanna County commissioners approve series of resolutions including provider contracts, grants and capital purchases
Summary
At their May 21 meeting the Lackawanna County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a slate of resolutions ranging from provider contracts for behavioral health and youth services to ARPA-funded park design and a $3.8 million IT equipment lease.
Lackawanna County commissioners at a May 21 public meeting approved a series of resolutions that cover provider contracts, grant amendments, capital purchases and appointments.
The board adopted each listed resolution by voice vote; commissioners recorded “ayes have it” for each item. Measures approved included provider contracts for behavioral health, intellectual disability and early intervention programs; detention and foster-care provider agreements for the Office of Youth and Family Services; a cultural partnership grant for Scranton Tomorrow’s July 3 fireworks; amendments to Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) allocations for Dunmore and Jessup borough projects; authorization of design and engineering services for Murley Sarnofsky Park; a cooperation agreement with Metro Action to relaunch a small-business revolving loan fund; and acceptance of a bank proposal to finance roughly $3.8 million in computer and IT equipment purchases.
Why it matters: the approved items touch county social services, infrastructure projects,…
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