On behalf of all Laflin Borough Officials, we would like to extend a warm welcome to you.
We are providing this website as a service to our community and our visitors as well. If you would like anything added to this web site that would benefit our community please feel free to email us at BoroManager@laflinboro.com
Memorial Day Ceremony – Monday, May 26th at 11am
Creekside Community Park Playground
Lower Laflin Playground
Laflin Borough will be hosting a Memorial Day ceremony at the lower Laflin park and invites everyone to join with Veterans and their families for this special occasion. This annual observance will commemorate those who have lost their lives in battle while serving the United States. Refreshments will be provided.
Please contact the borough office with any questions.
(570) 654-3323
BoroManager@LaflinBoro.com
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the Borough of Laflin convened a public meeting on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, and approved and adopted the following Ordinances:
Ordinance No. 1 of 2025 titled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOROUGH OF LAFLIN, LUZERNE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA RESTRICTING OPEN FIRES AND BURNING BY THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SPECIFIC REGULATIONS, EXCEPTIONS AND DEFINITIONS AND PRESCRIBING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS. The Ordinance regulates fires and open burning in the Borough of Laflin for the purposes of prevention of injury to people, property, plant and animal life and for the protection of the comfort and convenience of the public.
Ordinance No. 2 of 2025 titled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOROUGH OF LAFLIN, LUZERNE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA REGULATING THE PLACEMENT OF WASTE DUMPSTERS AND PORTABLE STORAGE DEVICES (PODS) ON PRIVATE PROPERTY AND WITHIN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY OF ANY PUBLIC STREET IN THE BOROUGH. The Ordinance regulates the location, placement and time allowable for Dumpsters and PODS within the Borough to promote the health, safety, and welfare of the community by preventing hazards associated with these devices.
Ordinance No. 3 of 2025 titled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOROUGH OF LAFLIN, LUZERNE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, REGARDING FALSE POLICE AND FIRE EMERGENCY ALARMS AND ALARM DEVICES, PROVIDING FOR DEFINITION OF TERMS, MAKING UNLAWFUL THE STARTING OR SPREADING OF FALSE ALARMS AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR FALSE ALARMS. The Ordinance regulates and imposes fines for the setting or spreading of false alarms for which police, fire and EMS personnel and equipment are unnecessarily called out to the detriment and expense of the citizens of Laflin Borough.
Full texts of the Ordinances are available for inspection at the Borough Municipal Building during regular business hours.
Charles Boyd
Borough Manager/Secretary
(570) 654-3323