“What’s Happening in Luzerne”

MAY 2019 MEETINGS

Luzerne Sewer Authority Meeting -Tuesday – May 7th – 7:00pm

Council Work Session – Wednesday – May 1st – 7:00pm

Monthly Council Meeting – Wednesday – May 8th – 7:00pm

All meetings will be held at the Luzerne Borough Building, 144 Academy Street and are open to the public.

MEMORIAL DAY SCHEDULES

Memorial Day Services – Luzerne Borough Memorial Day Service will be held Saturday, May 25th, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at the “Luzerne Borough Veterans Memorial” located at the corner of Bennett & Academy Street.  Bennett Street will be closed to traffic from Main/Chapel to Sly Street for the duration of the service.

Office Closures – Administrative Offices and Street Department will be closed Monday, May 27th, 2109 in observance of Memorial Day

Police Department – Luzerne Borough Police Department is on duty 24/7.  Please call 911 with Emergencies

Yard Waste & Borough Garbage Collection – Yard Waste Pickup will be Tuesday, May 28th and County Waste Garbage Collection will be Friday, May 31st.

2019 LANDLORD REGISTRATION

Any Luzerne Borough Landlord who has not registered their rental unit(s) for 2019 with the Borough, the registration fee per unit is now $50.00. Forms received after June 1st will be $110.00 per unit. LANDLORDS WHO HAVE VACANT RENTALS OR IMMEDIATE FAMILY LIVING IN THE RENTALS MUST STILL COMPLETE THE INFORMATION AND RETURN THE FORM FOR OUR RECORDS.

Any landlord not complying with the March 8th, 2017 Ordinance “Establishing New Reporting, Registration/Licensing, Occupancy and Management for Landlords within the Borough of Luzerne will be subject to collections with our district magistrate. The Borough is not responsible for any landlord who for whatever reason has not received the 2019 Landlord Registration Notice. It is the Landlords responsibility to contact the Borough or stop by during business hours: Monday thru Thursday – 9:00am – 3:00pm to obtain the proper forms.

YARD WASTE COLLECTION

Yard Waste is being collected every Monday for those Residents that have a current “Luzerne Borough Window Garbage Sticker”. Yard Waste does not include grass clippings, dirt or rocks. Yard Waste should be placed in an open container or open paper leaf bags; plastic trash bags are prohibited. Brush must be tied in bundles no longer than three (3) feet in length and open containers are not to exceed 30 lbs. Please have yard waste curbside by 6:00 a.m.on Mondays. Pickups are weather permitting.