# Scranton City Council REGULAR MEETING 11-3-26


**Body:** ECTV
**Date:** November 02, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Construction & Infrastructure, Transportation, Grants & Funding, Physical Infrastructure


Scranton City Council regular meeting, November 3, 2026: Council unanimously adopted the city’s FY2027 capital budget and approved acquisition of a Hickory Street parcel from the Redevelopment Authority for $1. It also unanimously adopted operations and maintenance manuals for the Albright, South Side, and Flat Section levee systems. A resolution to authorize a lease-purchase agreement with Community First National Bank for a Ford F-350 pickup truck was introduced for committee review; no final purchase approval was recorded. Council also introduced grant applications, which were not yet approved, including up to $500,000 for Scranton Police Department records-management upgrades; $2,787,785 for rehabilitation of the South Washington Street Bridge and $3 million for the East Elm Street Bridge; and applications for library air-conditioning replacement ($170,317.56), maternity-home renovations ($222,794.92), Ronald McDonald House HVAC upgrades ($866,260.50), Linden Garage elevator repairs ($164,220), Welby Court campus construction ($510,000), and a community-center renovation feasibility study ($190,230).

**Source:** ECTV