The Lackawanna County coroner says the body of a man was found at the burnt home. Author: Peggy Lee Updated: 9:13 PM EDT April 8, 2021
SCRANTON, Pa. As dusk fell and the smoke cleared, all that remained of the house in the 1400 block of Amherst Street was the partial structure of the home.
That house in West Scranton was turned into a massive inferno after fire crews responded to a reported house explosion just before 3 p.m.
Despite the best efforts, the fire was too strong and reduced the home to rubble within the hour.
The Lackawanna County coroner says the body of a man was found at the home.
Preserving our farmland preserves our tax base
Editor, Ceres Courier,
Recent election results will lead to significant turnover of leadership in Stanislaus County. Most cities in Stanislaus County are cash strapped. We are just at the beginning of a pension crisis that will be a financial drain on our cities for the foreseeable future. There is also the reality that we do not and will not have adequate funding to maintain our roads and can’t tax our way out of it.
There is a direct correlation with the fiscal health of a city and land use decisions that are made. Low-density residential development on newly converted farmland does not generate adequate revenue to mitigate its full impact on city services and infrastructure. By comparison, agricultural land, commercial/industrial property, and residential infill that is dense, transit oriented, and utilizes existing infrastructure typically will generate adequate revenue for the corresponding municipal services an
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Recent election results will lead to significant turnover of leadership in Stanislaus County. Most cities in Stanislaus County are cash strapped. We are just at the beginning of a pension crisis that will be a financial drain on our cities for the foreseeable future. There is also the reality that we do not and will not have adequate funding to maintain our roads and can’t tax our way out of it.
There is a direct correlation with the fiscal health of a city and land use decisions that are made. Low-density residential development on newly converted farmland does not generate adequate revenue to mitigate its full impact on city services and infrastructure. By comparison, agricultural land, commercial/industrial property, and residential infill that is dense, transit oriente
NEW ERA FOR TURLOCK CITY COUNCIL Turlock City Clerk Jennifer Land swears in new District 4 Council member Pam Franco.
Two new members of the Turlock City Council were sworn into office on Tuesday, following the official results of the November election. City Clerk Jennifer Land gave the oath of office to new District 2 Council member Rebecka Monez and District 4 Council member Pam Franco. Monez, who defeated incumbent Council member Gil Esquer for the District 2 seat, was sworn in via Zoom. Franco, who will follow Becky Arellano in representing District 4, was sworn in at City Hall. Incumbent City Treasurer Diana Lewis was also sworn in to another term of office after defeating challenger Matt Beekman for the position. After being sworn into office, the new Council members also took the City of Turlock’s special oath of integrity, administered by the Honorable Ruben Villalobos.