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Luzerne County’s Flood Protection Authority has received a $561,000 state grant to address a railroad crossing atop the Wyoming Valley Levee in Edwardsville, with the goal of eliminating an unpopular fencing barricade that impedes levee trail users, officials said Tuesday.

Due to intense backlash over a video he posted, NEPA Republicans founder Theodore “T.J.” Fitzgerald cancelled a Feb. 22 “United We Stand” event he had scheduled in Wilkes-Barre Township and is removing himself and his group from the political scene temporarily — and possibly permanently.

Luzerne County may raise the threshold required to seek comparison price quotes for purchases, according to Tuesday’s County Council agenda.

Two proposed Luzerne County-owned bridge projects must be further assessed because they are in the vicinity of bat populations, which means the work funded by the federal American Rescue Plan Act likely can’t be finished by the end of this year as mandated, County Council’s Tuesday voting meeting agenda says.

Luzerne County Council may establish eligibility requirements for developers seeking county real estate tax breaks.

Deliberation will begin next week on a proposed Luzerne County Zoning Ordinance amendment covering data centers.

The public can once again instantly view Luzerne County campaign finance reports through an online database without having to submit a request for information.

Some Luzerne County Council members are seeking to implement a countywide anti-discrimination ordinance.

Due to a number of other pending matters, Luzerne County Council may not consider a Wilkes-Barre Township real estate tax break extension request until March, Council Chairman Jimmy Sabatino said Tuesday.

Luzerne County suicides are up, but drug overdose deaths are down, according to annual statistics released by county Coroner Dion Fernandes.