Planning Commission Reorganization Meeting

Santa will be a the Moffat Mansion on Saturday, December 2 & Sunday, December 3 from Noon to 3:00 pm.  There will be light refreshments and gifts for the children.

Santa will be a the Moffat Mansion on Saturday, December 2 & Sunday, December 3 from Noon to 3:00 pm.  There will be light refreshments and gifts for the children.

The Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing to consider the adoption of Ordinance #2023-06, Driveway Improvement Ordinance.  The hearing will be held in the Municipal office, 20 Moffat Drive, Covington Township, PA 18444 and will begin at 6:30pm on Tuesday, November 28, 2023.  A copy of the proposed ordinance can be found under the News section or at the Municipal Office.

The Covington Township Board of Supervisors will conduct Two (2) public hearings to consider the adoption of Two (2) Separate Ordinances.  Both hearings will be held in the Covington Township Municipal Building, 20 Moffat Drive, Covington Township, PA 18444 on Tuesday, November 14, 2023 beginning at 6:30 p.m.

The first (1^st) hearing will be held to consider the adoption of the Emergency Response Payment Reimbursement Ordinance which would authorize the volunteer fire departments, volunteer ambulance services and other emergency rescue service organizations of this township to charge and recoup the costs of certain emergency rescue services and equipment.  This ordinance may be adopted at the conclusion of this hearing.

The second (2^nd) hearing will begin immediately following the first (1^st) hearing and will consider the adoption of the Property Maintenance Code of Covington Township which would adopt the International Property Maintenance Code, 2021 Edition.  This ordinance may be adopted at the conclusion of this hearing.

A full copy of both proposed ordinances can be found at the Covington Township Municipal Building for public review.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the Zoning Hearing Board of Covington Township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania at 6:30 p.m. on October 19, 2023 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 Zoning Variance-Sign by ETK Jr. Realty, LP/Kost Tire and Auto Service for the use of the real property located at 940 Drinker Turnpike (Covington Township), PA 18444 with Tax Parcel No. 212-02-030-001.03. At issue are the requests for relief under the Covington Township Zoning Ordinance sections 404.4 C-1-General Commercial District, 504-Signs, 504.A2-Business Signs, 504.2(L) General Sign Regulations-Revolving Signs and 608.3-Variances. The property is located in a C-1-General Commercial District of the Covington Township Zoning Ordinance.

If you have any objection to said requests for relief, you should be present at said time and place as stated above to make your objection known to the Zoning Hearing Board or be represented by an attorney at that hearing.

The zoning hearing board will hold a meeting on Tuesday, August 8, 2023 at 7:00 pm to re-organize the zoning hearing board to appoint a chairperson and a vice-chairperson and to reconsider the application of Joe Bonacci for a variance to build an addition to existing structure in order to run a metal fabricating business in a C-2 zone.  The meeting will be held at the Municipal Office, 20 Moffat Drive, Covington Township, PA 18444.