Luzerne County public meetings in 2024
4 substantive meetings from 2024, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Board of Elections & Registration
The Board of Elections and Registration will conduct a special meeting to adjudicate and canvass provisional ballots challenged during the April 2024 primary election. This process includes reviewing naked ballots, identifying marks on envelopes, and verifying voter sign-in sheets. The board also noted two recent executive sessions regarding personnel and litigation.
- Adjudication of challenged provisional ballots from the April 2024 primary
- Review of write-in votes, undervotes, and overvotes
- Verification of voter sign-in sheets and precinct accuracy
- Notification of executive sessions for personnel and litigation purposes
Planning Commission
The Luzerne County Planning Commission meeting scheduled for July 11, 2024, has been cancelled. The cancellation was announced via memorandum from the Acting Executive Director.
- Cancellation of the July 11, 2024 meeting
Convention Center Authority
The Board of Directors approved the payment of recent bills totaling $335,025.63. The board also authorized expenditures for a new video replay system and the relocation of maintenance offices. Additionally, the deadline for digital marquee retrofit proposals was extended.
- Approved payment of bills in the amount of $335,025.63
- Authorized purchase and installation of a video replay system up to $20,000
- Approved relocation of facility maintenance offices for an amount not to exceed $7,500
- Extended the RFP deadline for digital marquee retrofit to July 31, 2024
County Council
The Council will discuss a resolution providing tax exemptions for new construction in Hazle Township's deteriorated areas. Other agenda items include a capital plan presentation and a request for a transportation grant. The session also covers June 2024 division reports and an easement agreement in Hanover Township.
- Tax exemption for 802,732 square feet of industrial space in Hazle Township
- Requesting a Multimodal Transportation Fund Grant from the PA Commonwealth Financing Authority
- Granting an easement with Gigapower, LLC in Hanover Township
- Receipt of $209,352.25 in ERAP2 funds from the State