Ashley Borough Councilman Edward Flynn recently asked Luzerne County officials to unlock a 70-acre parcel tied up in litigation so it could be used to house borough businesses that will be displaced by the Interstate 81 widening and reconfiguration project.
Luzerne County is seeking bids to construct hangars and taxiways at the county-owned Wyoming Valley Airport in Forty Fort and Wyoming, an online posting said.
New construction boosted Luzerne County’s real estate tax base by $244.4 million over the past year, with the highest growth in the Hazleton area, analysis of the county assessment office’s latest certification report shows.
