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Lackawanna County adopts demolition/rehabilitation fund and approves a slate of contracts, grants and routine agreements
Summary
At its March 5 meeting the Lackawanna County Board of Commissioners adopted an ordinance creating a county demolition and rehabilitation fund under Act 48 (2024) and approved multiple resolutions including payables, grants, maintenance agreements and vendor contracts.
The Lackawanna County Board of Commissioners on March 5 adopted Ordinance 297 to establish a county Demolition and Rehabilitation Fund under the state law enacted in 2024, and approved a series of resolutions covering payables, maintenance agreements, grants and vendor contracts.
Ordinance 297: Demolition and Rehabilitation Fund The board adopted Ordinance 297, implementing provisions of Act 48 (2024) to establish a Lackawanna County Demolition and Rehabilitation Fund. The ordinance directs the Lackawanna County Tax Claim Bureau and the Lackawanna County Sheriff’s office to collect a $250 fee from each purchaser at tax sales and mortgage-foreclosure sheriff sales; funds will be deposited to a designated county fund and administered by the Lackawanna County Land Bank. The ordinance becomes effective 90 days after enactment.
Payables and routine fiscal actions The board approved Resolution…
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