Author: Covington Township

The municipal office will be closed on Friday, March 28, 2028 and will re-open on Monday, March 31, 2025 at 8:00 am for normal business hours. We apologize for any inconvenience.

The planning commission will hold their monthly meeting on Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 7:00pm at the municipal office, 20 Moffat Drive, Covington Township, PA 18444. At this time, there is nothing to come before the planning commission, but they will be present to answer any questions should members of the public attend.

The municipal office will be closing at 2:00pm on Wednesday, March 19, 2025 and will re-open for normal business hours on Thursday, March 20, 2025. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Hailstone Economic will be attending the Planning Commission Work Session scheduled for Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 7:00pm. The purpose of their attendance will be to meet with officials and residents of Covington Township for a fact-finding mission as they begin the process of preparing the North Pocono Multi-Municipal Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Updates. The meeting will be held at the Covington Township Municipal Building, 20 Moffat Drive, Covington Township, PA 18444. All residents are encouraged to attend.

The North Pocono Planning Association will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at 7:00pm at the Moscow Borough Building, 123 Van Brunt Street, Moscow, PA 18444. The agenda for this meeting can be found below:

The Municipal offices will be closing at 1:00pm today, Thursday, March 6, 2025. The municipal office will re-open for normal business hours on Friday, March 7, 2025 at 8:00am. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Effective immediately, the police department has relocated to their new location. The new location for the police department is 10 Moffat Drive, Covington Township, PA 18444.

The Zoning Hearing Board will hold a hearing on Tuesday February 18, 2025, at 6:30pm, at the Covington Township Building, 20 Moffat Drive, Covington Township, PA  18444 for the purpose of receiving evidence and hearing testimony concerning the Application for a Variance by Applicants Adam R. Kieselowsky and Karen Kieselowsky for the use of the real property located at 279 Union Mill Road (Covington Township) Covington Township, PA 18444 with Tax Parcel No. 20402-020-007 as a Garage. At issue are the requests for relief under the Covington Township Zoning Ordinance Article III-Definitions-Garage-Private Parking, Section 407-Developmental Standard and Section 608.3-Variances. The property is located in a R-R Rural Residential District of the Covington Township Zoning Ordinance. All interested parties should attend. The agenda for this hearing can be found below:

The municipal offices will be closed on Monday, February 17, 2025 in observance of President’s Day.

The 2025 Spring Clean Up will take place on Friday, May 16th and Saturday, May 17th, 2025 from 7am to 5pm. Spring Clean Up will once again be held in the rear parking lot of the Covington Independent Fire Company.  Enter the clean up using Dorantown and exit using Route 502.  No permits will be necessary, but proof of residency within Covington Township will be checked.  Call 570-842-8336 ext. 1 with any questions.