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The Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing to consider adopting Ordinance #2024-03, an Ordinance amending Ordinance #2023-05 (which adopted the 2021 Edition of the International Property Maintenance Code) to provide for civil penalties or summary fines for enforcement proceedings for violations of the code and adopt the boarding standards of appendix A of the Code. A draft copy of the proposed ordinance can be found below. The public hearing will be held at the Municipal office, 20 Moffat Drive, Covington Township, PA 18444 at 6:30pm on Tuesday, October 29, 2024. The agenda for this public hearing can be found under the meeting documents tab, 2024 hearing documents.

The Board of Supervisors will hold their monthly work session on Tuesday, October 29, 2024 at the municipal office, 20 Moffat Drive, Covington Township, PA 18444 at 7:00 pm. The agenda for the work session can be found under the meeting documents tab, 2024 meeting agendas.

Lackawanna County is developing a safety plan (Safe Streets Lackawanna) with the goal of making streets safer for not only drivers, but other road users like walkers, bikers, and transit users. We want to make sure that residents of Lackawanna County have their voices heard. To have your voice heard, please complete the survey found here: Mobility Needs Survey  There is also a Public Feedback Map that lets county residents identify specific streets, roads, and intersections where they see a safety concern. 

The Municipal Office will be closing at 1:00 pm on Wednesday 10/23, Thursday, 10/24 and will be closed on Friday 10/25.

The planning commission has cancelled their monthly meeting scheduled for Wednesday, October 16, 2024.

The municipal office will be closed on Monday, October 14, 2024 in observance of Columbus Day. The office will re-open on Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at 8:00 am but will be closing at 1:00pm. Regular office hours will resume on Wednesday, October 16, 2024.

The board of supervisors have revised their monthly meeting agenda for the October 1, 2024 monthly meeting. The revised agenda can be found under the meeting documents tab, 2024 meeting agendas.

The monthly work session for the planning commission, originally scheduled for Wednesday, October 2, 2024 has been CANCELLED.

The Board of Supervisors will hold their monthly meeting on Tuesday, October 1, 2024 at 7:00 pm at the Municipal Office, 20 Moffat Drive, Covington Township, PA 18444. The agenda for this meeting can be found under the Meeting Documents, Meeting Agendas 2024 tab.

The municipal office will be closing at 1:30pm today, September 26, 2024. We will re-open for normal business hours tomorrow, September 27, 2024 at 8:00 am. We apologize for any inconvenience