# Lackawanna County Land Bank 11-10-26


**Body:** ECTV
**Date:** November 09, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

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


The Lackawanna County Land Bank meeting on November 10, 2026, approved the prior minutes and vouchers. The board also voted to proceed with retaining Joe Garvey or Betty McHale for the 2026 year-end audit at the previously charged fee of $3,000, with ratification planned at the next meeting. The Land Bank reported conveying 455 properties countywide, including 326 in Scranton, and discussed ongoing steps to obtain titles for abandoned trailers at Eagle Lake after abandonment orders were granted, subject to a 30-day appeal period.

The board approved two resolutions allowing transfers of former Land Bank properties during their five-year retention periods, subject to conditions: NewWave Enterprises may transfer three parcels to Cedar District Sankofa LLC for $1, and Angelica Everett may sell a property for $500. Members also approved providing NeighborWorks and EPA a letter supporting its grant application for four Luzerne Street parcels held in trust, with a future conveyance contemplated if the grant is approved. The proposed project would develop affordable housing, reportedly about three units; no construction contract or grant award was approved at this meeting.

**Source:** ECTV