# Scranton City Council Regular Meeting  9-29-26


**Body:** ECTV
**Date:** September 28, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

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


Scranton City Council’s regular meeting on September 29, 2026 included several grant and capital-project approvals. Council adopted applications for Pennsylvania Local Share Account grants of up to $79,415 for two fire-department hot water boilers, $150,000 for a DPW salt-shed conveyor, and $500,000 for land acquisition for phase one of the Poleborn Recreation Center project. It also approved an amended grant application for Scranton Counseling Center’s landscaping project; the amendment states $16,677.67, although the final reading in the transcript appears to give $16,177.67. Council adopted the amended FY2027 capital budget and ratified an extension of the city’s agreement with Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 2. The recorded roll-call votes on the listed resolutions were affirmative.

Council members requested a meeting with the Pennsylvania Economy League and city administration to discuss the city’s five-year financial projections and capital budget. Public commenters raised concerns about the Rubicon waste-management contract and service reporting, potholes and street maintenance, and repairs and winterization at the Trip Park Community Center; no related procurement action was taken. Data-center zoning ordinances remained tabled pending a public hearing, and the HUD 2026 annual action plan was tabled for 30 days.

**Source:** ECTV