While our community neighborhoods, such as Willow Grove, Roslyn, Crestmont, Glenside, Rydal, North Hills, and Meadowbrook, make Abington a small-knit community, we are proud to call home. Our historic, art, recreational and business communities such as Keswick Village, Willow Grove Mall, Briar Bush Nature Center, and Abington Arts Center have made Abington a popular destination for people of all ages. General questions regarding the forum can be directed to Mary Liz Donato, Regional Planning Manager, at or 57 by Tuesday, March 16, at 3 p.m.Our nationally recognized School District, Police Department, Fire Department, health care facilities, and over 25 public parks have enabled the Township to be recognized by Money Magazine as a 'Best Place to Live' in the United States. on Tuesday, March 16, for instructions on how to log on. If you are interested in attending the virtual meeting, please email Joseph Rovinsky at by 3 p.m. Questions or comments regarding specific items in the municipal ordinances should be directed to the pertinent municipality.

General questions or comments regarding the SAPA project are welcome from the public attending the forum. Representatives from the county planning department, the nine local municipalities, the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, and the consultant assisting with the project, Environmental Planning and Design of Pittsburgh, will provide an overview of the process for updating the local zoning ordinances as part of the regional planning collaboration.

The nine municipalities of the Scranton-Abingtons Planning Association are: Clarks Green Borough, Clarks Summit Borough, Dalton Borough, Dunmore Borough, Newton Township, City of Scranton, South Abington Township, Waverly Township, and West Abington Township.

to inform the general public on the updating of nine local zoning ordinances in general conformance with the Scranton-Abingtons regionalized comprehensive plan. The Lackawanna County Department of Planning and Economic Development, on behalf of the nine municipalities of the Scranton-Abingtons Planning Association, will hold a virtual public forum on Tuesday, March 16, 2021, from 4 to 5 p.m.

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