Event Detail

Summary

Type	Method	Description	Successful?
Home Rule (County)	Unknown	Lackawanna County Proposed 1973 Home Rule	no*

Dates

Event Year(s)	Final Decree Date	Effective Date	How Effective Date Determined
1973–1974

Affected Government

From Municipality	From County	From State	To Municipality	To County	To State
Vandling, Borough of Whole	Lackawanna County Whole	PA Part	Vandling, Borough of Whole	Lackawanna County Whole	PA Part
Jessup, Borough of Whole	Lackawanna County Whole	PA Part	Jessup, Borough of Whole	Lackawanna County Whole	PA Part
Olyphant, Borough of Whole	Lackawanna County Whole	PA Part	Olyphant, Borough of Whole	Lackawanna County Whole	PA Part
La Plume, Township of Whole	Lackawanna County Whole	PA Part	La Plume, Township of Whole	Lackawanna County Whole	PA Part
Spring Brook, Township of Whole	Lackawanna County Whole	PA Part	Spring Brook, Township of Whole	Lackawanna County Whole	PA Part
Clifton, Township of Whole	Lackawanna County Whole	PA Part	Clifton, Township of Whole	Lackawanna County Whole	PA Part
Taylor, Borough of Whole	Lackawanna County Whole	PA Part	Taylor, Borough of Whole	Lackawanna County Whole	PA Part
Abington, Township of (Lackawanna, defunct) Whole	Lackawanna County Whole	PA Part	Abington, Township of (Lackawanna, defunct) Whole	Lackawanna County Whole	PA Part
Throop, Borough of Whole	Lackawanna County Whole	PA Part	Throop, Borough of Whole	Lackawanna County Whole	PA Part
North Abington, Township of Whole	Lackawanna County Whole	PA Part	North Abington, Township of Whole	Lackawanna County Whole	PA Part
South Abington, Township of Whole	Lackawanna County Whole	PA Part	South Abington, Township of Whole	Lackawanna County Whole	PA Part
Glenburn, Township of Whole	Lackawanna County Whole	PA Part	Glenburn, Township of Whole	Lackawanna County Whole	PA Part
Moscow, Borough of Whole	Lackawanna County Whole	PA Part	Moscow, Borough of Whole	Lackawanna County Whole	PA Part
Moosic, Borough of Whole	Lackawanna County Whole	PA Part	Moosic, Borough of Whole	Lackawanna County Whole	PA Part
Dalton, Borough of Whole	Lackawanna County Whole	PA Part	Dalton, Borough of Whole	Lackawanna County Whole	PA Part
Archbald, Borough of Whole	Lackawanna County Whole	PA Part	Archbald, Borough of Whole	Lackawanna County Whole	PA Part
Old Forge, Borough of Whole	Lackawanna County Whole	PA Part	Old Forge, Borough of Whole	Lackawanna County Whole	PA Part
Jefferson, Township of (Lackawanna) Whole	Lackawanna County Whole	PA Part	Jefferson, Township of (Lackawanna) Whole	Lackawanna County Whole	PA Part
Blakely, Borough of Whole	Lackawanna County Whole	PA Part	Blakely, Borough of Whole	Lackawanna County Whole	PA Part
Carbondale, City of Whole	Lackawanna County Whole	PA Part	Carbondale, City of Whole	Lackawanna County Whole	PA Part
Dickson City, Borough of Whole	Lackawanna County Whole	PA Part	Dickson City, Borough of Whole	Lackawanna County Whole	PA Part
Carbondale, Township of Whole	Lackawanna County Whole	PA Part	Carbondale, Township of Whole	Lackawanna County Whole	PA Part
Scott, Township of (Lackawanna) Whole	Lackawanna County Whole	PA Part	Scott, Township of (Lackawanna) Whole	Lackawanna County Whole	PA Part
Madison, Township of (Lackawanna) Whole	Lackawanna County Whole	PA Part	Madison, Township of (Lackawanna) Whole	Lackawanna County Whole	PA Part
Covington, Township of (Lackawanna) Whole	Lackawanna County Whole	PA Part	Covington, Township of (Lackawanna) Whole	Lackawanna County Whole	PA Part
Jermyn, Borough of Whole	Lackawanna County Whole	PA Part	Jermyn, Borough of Whole	Lackawanna County Whole	PA Part
Fell, Township of Whole	Lackawanna County Whole	PA Part	Fell, Township of Whole	Lackawanna County Whole	PA Part
Mayfield, Borough of Whole	Lackawanna County Whole	PA Part	Mayfield, Borough of Whole	Lackawanna County Whole	PA Part
Greenfield, Township of (Lackawanna) Whole	Lackawanna County Whole	PA Part	Greenfield, Township of (Lackawanna) Whole	Lackawanna County Whole	PA Part
Elmhurst, Township of Whole	Lackawanna County Whole	PA Part	Elmhurst, Township of Whole	Lackawanna County Whole	PA Part
West Abington, Township of Whole	Lackawanna County Whole	PA Part	West Abington, Township of Whole	Lackawanna County Whole	PA Part
Dunmore, Borough of Whole	Lackawanna County Whole	PA Part	Dunmore, Borough of Whole	Lackawanna County Whole	PA Part
Clarks Summit, Borough of Whole	Lackawanna County Whole	PA Part	Clarks Summit, Borough of Whole	Lackawanna County Whole	PA Part
Scranton, City of Whole	Lackawanna County Whole	PA Part	Scranton, City of Whole	Lackawanna County Whole	PA Part
Roaring Brook, Township of Whole	Lackawanna County Whole	PA Part	Roaring Brook, Township of Whole	Lackawanna County Whole	PA Part
Lehigh, Township of (Lackawanna, defunct) Whole	Lackawanna County Whole	PA Part	Lehigh, Township of (Lackawanna, defunct) Whole	Lackawanna County Whole	PA Part
Benton, Township of (Lackawanna) Whole	Lackawanna County Whole	PA Part	Benton, Township of (Lackawanna) Whole	Lackawanna County Whole	PA Part
Ransom, Township of (Lackawanna) Whole	Lackawanna County Whole	PA Part	Ransom, Township of (Lackawanna) Whole	Lackawanna County Whole	PA Part
Clarks Green, Borough of Whole	Lackawanna County Whole	PA Part	Clarks Green, Borough of Whole	Lackawanna County Whole	PA Part
Newton, Township of (Lackawanna) Whole	Lackawanna County Whole	PA Part	Newton, Township of (Lackawanna) Whole	Lackawanna County Whole	PA Part

Affected Government Form

Government	Government Form
Lackawanna, County of	County, 3rd Class (Home Rule Charter)

Current Government

Municipality	County	State
Archbald, Borough of	Lackawanna County	PA
Benton, Township of (Lackawanna)	Lackawanna County	PA
Blakely, Borough of	Lackawanna County	PA
Carbondale, City of	Lackawanna County	PA
Carbondale, Township of	Lackawanna County	PA
Clarks Green, Borough of	Lackawanna County	PA
Clarks Summit, Borough of	Lackawanna County	PA
Clifton, Township of	Lackawanna County	PA
Covington, Township of (Lackawanna)	Lackawanna County	PA
Dalton, Borough of	Lackawanna County	PA
Dickson City, Borough of	Lackawanna County	PA
Dunmore, Borough of	Lackawanna County	PA
Elmhurst, Township of	Lackawanna County	PA
Fell, Township of	Lackawanna County	PA
Glenburn, Township of	Lackawanna County	PA
Greenfield, Township of (Lackawanna)	Lackawanna County	PA
Jefferson, Township of (Lackawanna)	Lackawanna County	PA
Jermyn, Borough of	Lackawanna County	PA
Jessup, Borough of	Lackawanna County	PA
La Plume, Township of	Lackawanna County	PA
Madison, Township of (Lackawanna)	Lackawanna County	PA
Mayfield, Borough of	Lackawanna County	PA
Moosic, Borough of	Lackawanna County	PA
Moscow, Borough of	Lackawanna County	PA
Newton, Township of (Lackawanna)	Lackawanna County	PA
North Abington, Township of	Lackawanna County	PA
Old Forge, Borough of	Lackawanna County	PA
Olyphant, Borough of	Lackawanna County	PA
Ransom, Township of (Lackawanna)	Lackawanna County	PA
Roaring Brook, Township of	Lackawanna County	PA
Scott, Township of (Lackawanna)	Lackawanna County	PA
Scranton, City of	Lackawanna County	PA
South Abington, Township of	Lackawanna County	PA
Spring Brook, Township of	Lackawanna County	PA
Taylor, Borough of	Lackawanna County	PA
Thornhurst, Township of	Lackawanna County	PA
Throop, Borough of	Lackawanna County	PA
Vandling, Borough of	Lackawanna County	PA
Waverly, Township of	Lackawanna County	PA
West Abington, Township of	Lackawanna County	PA

Law

Detail	Citation	Relationship
View	Act of April 13, 1972 (Pa. Laws 184, No. 62), §§ 201–219	indirect
View	Act of April 13, 1972 (Pa. Laws 184, No. 62), §§ 241–242	indirect
View	Act of April 13, 1972 (Pa. Laws 184, No. 62), §§ 305–306	indirect
View	Act of July 27, 1973 (Pa. Laws 239, No. 65), § 1 [210]	reference
View	Act of July 3, 1974 (Pa. Laws 421, No. 149), §§ 1–3	reference

Government Action

Government	Action	Date	Approved
Lackawanna, County of	Charter Commission Election: [For or against the election of a government study commission for the County of Lackawanna]	May 15, 1973
Lackawanna, County of	Charter Commission Final Report: [Recommending the adoption of a home rule charter for the "County of Lackawanna, Pennsylvania"]	Aug 27, 1974	Vetoed
Lackawanna, County of	Election: "Shall the Home Rule Charter contained in the report, dated August 27, 1974, of the Government Study Commission, prepared in accordance with the Home Rule Charter and Optional Plans Law, be adopted by Lackawanna County?"	Nov 5, 1974	Rejected

Source

Detail	Source	Title	Person(s)	Vol.	Page(s)	Date 1	Date 2
View	Pa. Dep't Cmty. Econ. Dev. HmR. F.	LACKAWANNA COUNTY-I
View	Pa. Legis. Ref. Bur. HmR. F.	Action Taken Under Act 62, as of January 1, 1982	Pennsylvania Department of Community Affairs, Municipal Information Center		4