Lackawanna County, City of Scranton, and Scranton School District officials gathered recently to place the first County Land Bank “property available” sign on a parcel at 924 Madison Avenue, Scranton. This location was one of the 100 properties the Land Bank acquired from the City of Scranton. The Land Bank was created by the County as an economic development tool for reducing blight, securing property for future development, and getting parcels of land and/or buildings back on the tax rolls.
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L-r, Atty. Joseph Colbassani, Land Bank counsel; Ronald Koldjeski, Deputy Director for the County’s Tax Claim Bureau; Marion Gatto, Greater Scranton Board of Realtors and Land Bank Board Member; Robert Sheridan, President of the Scranton School Board; Ralph Pappas, the County’s Economic Development Office; Linda Aebli, Executive Director of Scranton’s OECD Office and Land Bank Board Member; Joseph Wechsler, President of Scranton City Council; Scranton Mayor William Courtright, George Kelley the County’s Economic Development Director; Commissioner Patrick M. O’Malley; Henry Deeke, Jr., Real Estate Executive and Land Bank Board Member; Terrence McDonnell, Dunmore Zoning Board and Land Bank Board Member; and Larry West, Regional Director for Sen. John Blake’s office. |
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