Residents Plea for Reassessment Pause
A Lackawanna County budget hearing was held on Thursday, where residents expressed their concerns and pleaded for 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, urged the county to explore legal options to extend the January deadline for implementing reassessed property values.
- Thom Welby, Democratic candidate for commissioner, supported the pause.
- Chet Merli, Republican candidate and Blakely Borough Planning Commission Chairman, also advocated for a reassessment pause.
- Republican Commissioner Chris Chermak agreed that the county should pursue a pause.
No direct quotes were available from the speakers.
Author's summary: Residents and officials call for a pause in property reassessment.
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