Covington Township’s Annual Spring Clean Up will take place on Friday, May 15th and Saturday, May 16th, 2026 from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm. Residents should bring proof of residency. Please enter the Covington Fire Grounds rear parking via Dorantown Road and exit via Route 502. No permits will be issued, however, residency will be verified. For questions, please call the township office, 570-842-8336.
The Easter event originally scheduled for March 28, 2026 has been CANCELLED. We apologize for any inconvenience.
In observance of President’s Day, the municipal office will be closed on Monday, February 16, 2026. The office will re-open for normal business hours on Tuesday, February 17, 2026.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the Zoning Hearing Board of Covington Township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania at 6:45 p.m. on February 10, 2026 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 an Appeal of Zoning Officer’s Decision and in the alternative a Variance for the use of a “Bus Terminal” by the Applicant H.E. Rohrer, LLC d/b/a Rohrer Bus Services on the real property owned by the Descipio Irrevocable Trust and Anthony J. Descipio, Sr., located at 1200 Drinker Turnpike (Covington Township) Covington, PA 18444 with Tax Parcel No. 1980-402-001001. At issue are the requests for relief under the Covington Township Zoning Ordinance sections 404.4 titled “R-2-High Density Residential District”, Article III-Definitions “Bus Terminal”, “Vehicles”, “Vehicle and Equipment Sales Operation”, “Vehicle or Equipment Repair Operations”, 507.6-“Changes of Nonconforming Uses”, 507.7 “Extension of Nonconforming Uses” and 608.3-“Variances”. The property is located in a R-2-High Density Residential 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 their annual reorganization meeting on Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at 6:00 pm. The agenda for this meeting can be found under the meeting documents, meeting agendas tab.
The board of auditors will hold their annual reorganization meeting on Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 6:00pm at the municipal office, 20 Moffat Drive, Covington Township, PA 18444. The agenda can be found under the meeting documents, meeting agendas tab.
The recreation committee will hold their reorganization meeting on Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 6:00pm. Any person interesting in joining the recreation committee are welcome to attend the meeting.
The planning commission will hold their reorganization meeting immediately preceding their monthly work session on Wednesday January 7, 2026 at 6:30pm. Their monthly work session will take place at 7:00pm.
In observance of the New Years holiday, the office will be closed. The office will re-open for normal business hours on Monday, January 5, 2026. Happy New Year!
In observance of the Christmas holiday, the office will be closed. The office will be open for normal business hours on Monday, December 29, 2025. Merry Christmas 🎅🎄