Lackawaxen
Lackawaxen dicusses impact fee
“The jury is out,” said Anthony Waldron, solicitor at Lackawaxen Township. Waldron spoke at the township meeting on March 21, and was referring to the Act 13 Impact Fee in Pike County. (Since then, county officials have indicated they will adopt the fee.) Read more
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Lackawaxen Whistle Stop Café (Lackawaxen Senior Center), 10:30am. Lunch avail. Reservations encouraged: 570/685-7808.
St. Paddy's Day party
Lackawaxen Whistle Stop Café (Lackawaxen Senior Center), 10am. Reservations encouraged: 570/685-7808.
Scams & fraud lecture
Sheriff Phil Buecki speaks at Lackawaxen Whistle Stop Café (Lackawaxen Senior Center), 12:15pm. Lunch avail. Reservations encouraged: 570/685-7808.
'Rain Gardens in Your Community'
Opportunities & benefits given by Pike County Conservation Office at Lackawaxen Whistle Stop Café (Lackawaxen Senior Center), 10:30am. Lunch avail. Reservations encouraged: 570/685-7808.
Improving your woods for wildlife
Join Pike-Monroe Woodland Owners group for a forestry field day, 9am-noon. DelawareHighlands.org, 570/226-3164 or 845/583-1010.
Guided eagle excursion
Bus leaves Eagle Institute, 10am, $12.50. RSVP: 570/226-3164 or 845/807-0535. Snow date: 2/12.
Comment period set for Holbert Quarry
A public notice has been posted for the Holbert Quarry’s application for a Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) permit to conduct noncoal surface mining activities in Lackawaxen Township, as required by the Noncoal Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act and the Clean Streams Law. The application includes a request for blasting.
The proposed permit area is 40 acres and is situated one mile north of the Lackawaxen River and one-half mile west of the Delaware River and is accessed from Masthope Plank Road (State Road 1014). Read more
Sons of Norway meeting
Bernt Balchen Lodge Sons of Norway meeting at Central Vol. Fire Hall, 12noon. Norwegian meatball membership luncheon, $5. 570/685-7086.
Lackawaxen crossing nears completion; PCCD concerned about ‘slow restoration’
PIKE COUNTY, PA — The controversial “wet crossing” of the Lackawaxen River began last week following ongoing delays due to unusual amounts of rainfall and hurricane impacts in the region. The crossing is nearing completion as crews from Tennessee Gas Pipeline (TGP) and its contractor, Henkels and McCoy, work to fill the 15-foot-deep trench excavated during the ongoing expansion of TGP’s 300 Line Project. Read more
