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Muncy Council stiffens penalties for owners of nuisance properties

Muncy Borough Council at its July meeting approved a code enforcement resolution that could mean stiffer consequences for habitual offenders of the property maintenance and nuisance ordinance. “It’s an opportunity for us to be more aggressive,” Borough Manager Charles Hall said. Ultimately, property owners who repeatedly fail to adhere to borough code face the possibility of a lien placed on their property. Hall noted that although the borough always apparently had that option, it has not pursued it in recent years. “We never had a formalized policy for filing a lien ...

County Commissioner reacts to comment

Reacting to a comment submitted virtually during the public comment portion of their meeting this week, the Lycoming County commissioners addressed the issues raised pertaining to the leadership at the county’s landfill. The person raised the question of why the commissioners had hired a management company run by the same family that heads the Clinton County Municipal Waste Authority, which the author of the comment claimed is the Wayne Township landfill, a competitor of the county’s landfill. “We hired a management firm, which you can say is Wayne Township landfill, but the ...

Wreaths Across America Mobile Education Exhibit to make stops through area

Every fall, the volunteers of Wreaths Across America spend countless hours making sure the lives and names of those who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country are never forgotten. To help spread the word on the organization, a Mobile Education Exhibit was launched in 2018, the ...

$4 million in grants coming to Lycoming County area

Some $4 million in state Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program grants were awarded to Pennsylvania College of Technology, Lycoming County and Textron. Pennsylvania College of Technology, Williamsport, received $1.5 million for construction at the Schneebeli Earth Science Center in Clinton Township to allow expansion and enhancement of the college’s diesel, heavy construction and electric power generation technician degrees. Textron, LLC, Williamsport, received $1.5 million for its Lycoming Engines Building 2 refurbishment project, including an electrical system upgrade, ...

When Joe Orso III cited possible litigation concerning the proposal for a data center in Muncy Township as the reason he was returning for the third time as solicitor, a little over two weeks later, a legal notice filed this week supports that possibility. Danko Holdings II, LP / Fishlips, LLC, a local development company owned by Dan Klingerman, had filed a conditional use application April 28 in order to develop a data center on a property in the township along Yetter Road. Under the state’s Municipalities Planning Code (MPC) within 60 days of receiving the application, the ...

When Joe Orso III cited possible litigation concerning the proposal for a data center in Muncy Township as the reason he was returning for the third time as solicitor, a little over two weeks later, a legal notice filed this week supports that possibility. Danko Holdings II, LP / ...