Lackawanna County Land Bank 10-14-26

The Lackawanna County Land Bank meeting, held October 14, 2026, approved vouchers covering September 10 through October 14 and reported no bid openings. The board approved Resolution 26-027 to acquire additional property from the tax sale bureau’s repository list, Resolution 26-028 to convey a sidelot to the applicants’ family trust for $1 while retaining a five-year restriction on resale, and cooperation agreements related to demolition of blighted land bank properties in Scranton (26-030) and Carbondale (26-031); one member abstained on the Carbondale resolution. The board also received a sidelot application for a property at 536 EMTT Street. The land bank provided an update on property conveyances to municipalities, neighborhood organizations, and other partners, though the transcript’s total figure was unclear.

The board discussed the Eagle Lake property trailers: after the notice period, staff expect to pursue the legal abandonment process and then determine how to offer the properties for sale. A minimum asking price of about $10,000 per property was considered reasonable, with public notice through a newspaper and county website discussed. Members also considered joining an interdepartmental agreement with Balcony Technology Group for a property-data and GIS platform, at approximately $1,860 per year for two years, contingent on county commissioners’ approval. A motion was discussed, but no second or vote approving it is clear in the transcript.