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Will there be a real estate tax hike in Luzerne County?
There'll be no real estate tax hike in the proposed Luzerne County budget. Luzerne County Manager Romilda Crocamo, issued a directive to county division and department heads in early August informing them their total 2024 budgets should not exceed the amounts they were budgeted this year. As a result, managers were instructed to find savings to cover any increases for personnel, inflation and new expenses. Two public budget hearings required by the county’s home rule charter will be held at 5 p.m. on Oct. 24 and Nov. 14 at the county courthouse on River Street in Wilkes-Barre.
Man buys 58 properties in Luzerne County delinquent tax auction
Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Seasoned bidder Glenn Keller paid $1.6 million to purchase 58 properties at Luzerne County’s recent first-stage tax auction, according to a post-sale report. Last week’s auction also hit a new record in overall total sales, with 167 parcels sold for...
Council approves purchase, demolition of collapsing West Arlington home
SHENANDOAH – A collapsing West Arlington Street home will soon be demolished. Monday night, Borough... The post Council approves purchase, demolition of collapsing West Arlington home appeared first on The Shenandoah Sentinel.
Massive mine subsidence leaves residents without a home
NEWPORT TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A massive “mine subsidence” 750 feet deep has left many people out of their homes in Luzerne County, due to Monday night when 14 apartments were condemned. Now officials are working to fill the hole and get residents back into their homes while ensuring their safety. Officials from the […]
D&D Realty buys S. Main St. building from Wilkes U.
WILKES-BARRE — From grave to cradle, almost literally: On Wednesday Wilkes University announced the plans for a building that, when first opened in 1914, held a furniture store and a coffin manufacturer. The newest tenant at 116 South Main St. will be South Main Street Early Learning Academy on...
Developer on track to reuse former Luzerne County juvenile detention center
Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Plans are still in the works to transform the former Luzerne County juvenile detention center into offices and residential apartment units. Local businessman Roy Castillo, who purchased the Wilkes-Barre property from the county last October, said he will start cleaning out...
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