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Public commenters urge transparency and civility; library bookmobile praised
Summary
During public comment at the Jan. 7 Lackawanna County meeting, speakers urged transparency in board appointments and hiring, praised the Scranton Public Library's new bookmobile, and criticized commissioners for earlier conduct; one speaker used profanity while criticizing a commissioner, prompting an on-the-record denial of related allegations.
Speakers during the public-comment period at the Lackawanna County commissioners' Jan. 7 meeting raised calls for transparency, praised a revived library service and asked the commissioners to observe civility.
Calls for transparency and advertising openings: Joan Hoda (Scranton) and Mike Genetta (Scott Township) urged the county to publicly advertise openings on boards and to vote hires at public meetings so residents know who is working for the county. Genetta cited…
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