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.
Lebanon County Commissioners
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Paperless: County Commissioners OK service agency’s shift to digital platform
One of Lebanon County’s service agencies is moving from paper to a digital platform for all of its client and vendor forms.
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County Commissioners approve 2022 budget and a .6-mill tax increase
The increase from 3.2925 mills to 3.8925 mills means a homeowner next year would pay about $3.89 in property tax for every $1,000 of assessed value on their home, an increase of about 60 cents per $1,000 dollars.
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Commissioners respond to GOP move over property tax increase; plan in works for past year, defended as fiscally sound
Sixty-five members of the county’s Republican committee presented Thursday a letter voicing their strong opposition to the proposed 18-percent property tax increase in the county’s $123.9 million 2022 budget.
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County Commissioners will raise taxes to cover capital project, other rising costs
Jamie Wolgemuth, chief clerk/county administrator, said General Fund expenses are increasing by 6.63 percent to over $54 million in 2022.
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Commissioners expect 2022 budget to entail tax rate increase, first since 2016
Although the county’s 2022 budget has not been officially released, it appears a tax increase will hit the wallets of county taxpayers next year.
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County Commissioners shuffle funding for ongoing redevelopment projects
Lebanon County Commissioners on Thursday approved several requests from its redevelopment authority to obtain funding through the state’s Community Development Block Grant program for 2021.
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Commissioners direct $800k of Marcellus Shale funding to rail trail
The county commissioners approved Thursday by a 2-1 vote its portion of Phase 6C funding in the amount of $800,000 for the Lebanon Valley Rail Trail expansion project.
