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Scranton City Council approves easement authority for Lindy Creek flood-mitigation project
Summary
The council voted unanimously to authorize acquisition of easements and, if necessary, a declaration of taking to complete the Lindy Creek flood mitigation project; the measure cleared a roll-call vote after the public works committee recommended final passage.
The Scranton City Council on a unanimous roll-call vote authorized city officials to acquire rights, easements or titles necessary to complete the Lindy Creek flood mitigation project and to file a declaration of taking under section 302 of the eminent domain code if required.
The public works committee chair recommended final passage before the council vote. The chair told members the authority would allow the city to secure permanent and temporary easements needed to construct the flood-control work, and the council proceeded to a roll-call vote; the president declared item 7a legally and lawfully adopted after members recorded affirmative votes.
Council members discussed the measure in procedural terms and did not debate specific parcels during the meeting. The ordinance authorizes negotiation and acquisition by easement, deed in lieu of condemnation or other means and includes a contingency for filing a declaration of taking under the eminent domain code if negotiated acquisitions prove unsuccessful.
The action clears a legal and administrative step necessary for the project to move from design and permitting toward property access and construction. The council did not provide a project timeline or a parcel-by-parcel list at the meeting; those details were not specified in the record.
Next steps identified by the committee are obtaining any remaining easements and proceeding with necessary property-rights instruments so construction can begin once all permitting and design milestones are met.
