Residents Plea for Reassessment Pause
A Lackawanna County budget hearing was held on Thursday, where residents requested a pause in the nearly completed property reassessment.
Speakers, including farmer Keith Eckel, Newton Twp. Board of Supervisors Chairman Doug Pallman, and Kevin Gilbride, owner of Gilbride Limousine, asked the county to explore legal options to extend the January deadline for implementing reassessed property values.
- Thom Welby, Democratic candidate for commissioner
- Chet Merli, Blakely Borough Planning Commission Chairman and Republican candidate
- Republican Commissioner Chris Chermak
called on the county to pursue legal avenues for a reassessment pause.
Author's summary: Residents request a pause in property reassessment.