Council President Tom Schuster asked the following question:
- Mr. Schuster asked, in preparation of the City Council caucus on March 24th with Pennoni, if the city may provide a two (2) year list of how pave cuts were identified, how many pave cuts completed and how many are pending. Also, from our own city database, did the city supply the new company with the updated list or what was the process?
- Pavecuts are kept “Active” until all excavation work is confirmed to be completed to code/expectation. The majority of 2025 Pavecuts have not been processed to complete from active as a final restoration has not been completed. This is due to the fact that the patch/restoration material is not available during the winter months. In April once all asphalt plants open, using that time to inspect any relevant sites and notify utilities to fix any lingering issues. This final check ensures that all restoration and/ or curb-to-curb paving is finished and gives us a clear, permanent record of all work moving forward.
| Permit Status | 2025 | 2026 to-date |
| Active | 636 | 178 |
| Complete | 95 | 0 |
| Stopped | 7 | 1 |
| TOTAL | 738 | 179 |
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- Regarding communicating records between the City and Pennoni, both entities utilize OpenGov Permitting and Licensing. Changes made are updated real-time, allowing for inspectors and City officials to look at the same information simultaneously in order to resolve a problem
- Council has also been provided two supporting documents:
- All permits from 2025-2026 including status, type, and emergency status;
- Permit data plotted on a map
- Per the attached email message, Mr. Schuster asked if the city and city engineer may please advise an update on this request for a streetlight on the pole on the city owned lot on St. Frances Cabrini Avenue.
- The new light was installed on Fri., March 13
Council Member Dr. Jessica Rothchild asked the following question:
- Dr. Rothchild thanked the administration for the update on demolitions and asked that the city seriously consider placing 526-528 Mulberry Street (Wolf Bros. building) and 429 Prescott Avenue for demolition in 2026
- The OECD team will look further into 526-528 Mulberry and 429 Prescott to see if they should be prioritized for demolition.
Councilman Sean McAndrew asked the following:
- Regarding the original work for the construction of the billboard at 320 Mulberry Street, may the city please advise what permits were awarded? Mr. McAndrew further asked what would be the ramifications if a structure is built and completed without proper permits?
- The City issued a sign permit for the installation of a digital billboard at 320 Mulberry Street. Also, if the City observes a structure being built without the appropriate permits, the typical course of action would be for a “stop work” order to be issued by Code Enforcement.
City of Scranton Council Responses – March 17, 2026 | PDF
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