The Lebanon County Commissioners set salaries Monday at a special meeting for a number of row officers elected in 2023 and who will begin their four-year terms in 2024.
Lebanon County Commissioners
Lebanon County expects a record number of mail-in ballots for Tuesday’s midterms
Lebanon County commissioners learned Thursday that the county’s election bureau expects to receive a record number of mail-in and absentee ballots for the midterm election on Tuesday.Â
Swatara State Park to expand thanks to gift of land by conservation nonprofit
The size of Swatara State Park is about to grow by more than 130 acres thanks to the transfer of two parcels of land to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.Â
Commissioners approve tax abatement on luxury apartments in Palmyra
Lebanon County Commissioners approved Thursday a 10-year LERTA tax abatement for a planned 92-unit luxury apartment building in Palmyra.
County to underwrite improvements at fairgrounds with $1.6M of ARPA funds
Two days before the county fair was about to launch its 2022 edition, the Lebanon Valley Exposition Center and Fairgrounds and Lebanon Area Fair both received American Rescue Plan Act funding totaling $1.6 million.Â
Lebanon County in good shape to spend ARPA funds by 2024 federal deadline
There’s only about $2.5 million of the $27 million received by the county through the federally funded American Rescue Plan Act that’s not yet been earmarked.
Lebanon County to outfit probation officers with body-worn cameras
Lebanon County plans to purchase 30 body-worn cameras for its adult and juvenile probation officers, pending approval of a federal grant application to be filed in the coming weeks.
County to establish transitional residence
Lebanon County is getting a transitional residence to provide housing for up to three former offenders who have been released from prison but have no place to live.
County’s juvenile detention capacity expanded through regional agreement
An ongoing shortage of available detention beds to house local juvenile offenders across Pennsylvania has prompted the county to take corrective action.
Commissioners award $225,657 in Marcellus Shale grants
At Thursday’s Lebanon County Commissioners meeting, the Commissioners awarded $225,657 in Marcellus Shale grants to 11 applicants.
Commissioners approve collective bargaining agreement with LCCF union
The Lebanon County Commissioners struck a three-year deal Thursday with the union that represents correctional officers at the county prison.Â
Commissioners honor fallen officer, two others injured in recent shooting
There is general conversation and lighthearted banter that precedes most meetings of the Lebanon County Commissioners. But not on Thursday.Â
Commissioners move to upgrade county’s public safety radio system
Lebanon County commissioners took two major steps on Thursday to upgrade the county’s obsolete public safety radio system.
Grants approved, coroner’s report received at new County Commissioner’s first meeting
Grant approval, the coroner’s annual report, and board reorganization were all part of the Lebanon County commissioners’ first meeting following Mike Kuhn taking office to complete the remainder of the late Bill Ames’ term as commissioner.
Commissioners approve $750K ARPA grant for workforce empowerment center
Lebanon County Commissioners approved the release of $750,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funding to Tec Centro Lebanon for the organization to house its new workforce empowerment center.Â