Pat Rushton

6 days ago | standardspeaker.com | Pat Rushton

Luzerne County Controller Walter Griffith told Fairview Twp. supervisors at their meeting on May 6 that a resolution approved at their April 1 meeting, which increased the fee for property tax certification from $10 to $25, was not legal and should be rescinded. Griffith cited Title 72 Section 36.1 of the Tax Collector Law, which he pointed out does not allow any governing body to change the rate of compensation for a tax collector after Feb. 15 during a municipal election year.

6 days ago | citizensvoice.com | Pat Rushton

Luzerne County Controller Walter Griffith told Fairview Twp. supervisors at their meeting on May 6 that a resolution approved at their April 1 meeting, which increased the fee for property tax certification from $10 to $25, was not legal and should be rescinded. Griffith cited Title 72 Section 36.1 of the Tax Collector Law, which he pointed out does not allow any governing body to change the rate of compensation for a tax collector after Feb. 15 during a municipal election year.

1 week ago | standardspeaker.com | Pat Rushton

Some Mountain Top residents may soon have another choice for internet and cable television service. Dorrance Twp. supervisors at their April meeting voted to enter into a franchise agreement with Comcast Cable Communications Management, LLC., to provide service to Dorrance Twp. Township solicitor Sean Logsdon told supervisors he reviewed the contract, which gives Comcast Cable the right to put in cable/internet.

2 weeks ago | standardspeaker.com | Pat Rushton

Some Mountain Top residents may soon have another choice for internet and cable television service. Dorrance Twp. supervisors at their April meeting voted to enter into a franchise agreement with Comcast Cable Communications Management, LLC., to provide service to Dorrance Twp. Township solicitor Sean Logsdon told supervisors he reviewed the contract, which gives Comcast Cable the right to put in cable/internet.

2 weeks ago | standardspeaker.com | Pat Rushton

Wright Twp. supervisor Don Zampetti accepted the Governor’s Award for Local Government Excellence on behalf of the township during Local Government Week ceremonies held April 15 at the State Museum in Harrisburg. It was only fitting that Zampetti accepted the award. The Governor’s Center for Local Government Services sponsors the Excellence in Local Government Awards Program to honor local governments and officials who serve their communities and improve the quality of life for their residents.