# City of Wilkes-Barre Council - Combined Session 10.6.26

At the City of Wilkes-Barre Council combined session on October 21, 2026 (the meeting title references 10.6.26), council heard several Local Share Account (LSA) funding requests. Representatives requested support for approximately $152,490 for ADA-compliant restrooms at the Wyoming Valley YMCA (the amount is garbled in the transcript), $1 million for Step By Step facility modernization and accessibility improvements, and $300,000 for the Iron Temple restoration. Iron Temple representatives described a roughly $2.7 million project, including about $2 million in RACP funding and approximately $475,000 in LSA funding, alongside discussions of bridge financing. Maternal and Family Health Services also described plans to acquire an ultrasound machine, quoted at $85,000 plus roughly $20,000 for a three-year service plan, for its planned Spring Street location. The transcript records presentations and council support or discussion, but no formal votes on these funding requests are captured.

Council also designated Mayor George C. Brown as the authorized signatory for documents and agreements with PennDOT concerning the State Route 2005 over Luzerne County Rail Authority (Blackman/Arch Street) Bridge Replacement Project, with the city clerk authorized to attest the mayor’s signature. This was an authorization related to the project, not a contract award. Other discussion concerned traffic signals, street and bridge repairs, parking signs, property development, and neighborhood issues; no additional procurement decisions were identified.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Construction & Infrastructure, Healthcare
**Topics:** Grants & Funding, Physical Infrastructure
**Published:** October 21, 2026

### Sources
- [City of Wilkes-Barre Council - Combined Session 10.6.26](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1kNwD1VSLs) - Wilkes-Barre City