Wednesday, July 9 2025
Lackawanna County Land Bank
123 Wyoming Avenue, 5th Floor. Scranton, PA 18503
Office: 570-963-6830
The purpose of the Lackawanna County Land Bank is to use available resources to facilitate the return of vacant, blighted, abandoned and tax-delinquent properties to productive use, thereby combating community deterioration, creating an economic growth and stabilizing the housing and job market.
The Land Bank acquires, holds, and transfers interest in real property for the following purposes:
• to deter the spread of blight;
• to promote redevelopment and reuse of vacant, abandoned, and tax-delinquent properties;
• to support targeted efforts to stabilize neighborhoods;
• to stimulate residential, commercial and industrial development.
Board Members
Members serve staggered terms. There is currently one (1) vacancy and one (1) expired term; the existing board includes:
• Commissioner Bill Gaughan, Chairman
• Chris Chermak
• Michelle Bannon
• Kristin Magnotta
• Patrick Tobin
• Sherry Frable (Mayor Appt)
• Marion E. Gatto (Mayor Appt)
Solicitor Joseph Colbassani, Esq.
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