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Council approved authorization for city officials to execute agreements supporting a $1 million Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program grant for the Wilkes-Barre Recovery House project at 300 Courtright Avenue. The consent agenda passed 4-0, with one council member absent.
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The action allows the city to enter a cooperation agreement with the Greater Wilkes-Barre Industrial Fund, Inc., TrueNorth Recovery of NEPA, LLC, and Resurrection of NEPA, LLC, and sets responsibilities for using the grant. Council also approved a temporary, wine-only exception to the open-consumption rule in an enclosed area during the 2026 Fine Arts Fiesta. Separately, council advanced on first reading an ordinance authorizing general-obligation notes for debt refinancing, capital improvements, equipment, and related costs; the ordinance does not state a borrowing amount in the minutes.
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