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Council votes to allow demolition of Mattis Law Office after HARB denial; members cite safety concerns
Summary
Scranton City Council amended and adopted a resolution allowing demolition of the Mattis Law Office building at 324 North Washington Avenue, overturning a prior HARB denial. Councilmembers said façade and sidewalk hazards made demolition a public-safety necessity and the motion passed unanimously.
Scranton City Council on the evening it met voted to allow demolition of the long-vacant Mattis Law Office at 324 North Washington Avenue, overturning a prior denial by the Historic Architectural Review Board (HARB).
Council took Resolution 25 of 2026 from the table and, after an amendment to change language from denying to allowing the certificate of appropriateness, voted to permit the property owner to move forward with demolition. The council chair declared the item legally and…
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