PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the Borough of Laflin shall convene a public meeting on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, at 6 p.m. local time at the Laflin Borough Municipal Building, 47 Laflin Road, Laflin PA 18702, for general business purposes and to consider the following Ordinances titled:
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
Ordinance #1 of 2025 – Open Fires and Burning
Ordinance #2 of 2025 – Dumpsters and PODs
Ordinance #3 of 2025 – False Police & Fire Alarms