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www.luzernecounty.org Luzerne County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania . According to the United States Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 906 square miles (2,350 km 2 ), of which 890 square miles (2,300 km 2 ) is land and 16 square miles (41 km 2 ) is water.
The public has free access to one of the department's most helpful tools — a portal of all parcels within the county along with the names of the property owners — on its page at luzernecounty.org.
Osterhout Free Library in Wilkes-Barre. The Luzerne County Library System (LCLS) is an organization that administers ten libraries in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. [2] Founded in 1984, it is headquartered at the Osterhout Free Library in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
The courthouse was rededicated in late September 2009 during centennial celebrations that included a keynote address by Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Max Baer and an audiovisual presentation by Anthony Brooks, president of the Luzerne County Historical Society, which provided attendees with an overview of the courthouse's construction.
On Tuesday, November 2, 2010, Luzerne County adopted a home rule charter by a margin of 51,413 to 41,639. [2] [3] The following year (in 2011), the first election for the new government was held.
Kingston is a borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States.It is located on the western bank of the Susquehanna River opposite Wilkes-Barre.Kingston was first settled in the early 1770s, and incorporated as a borough in 1857.
The Luzerne County Transportation Authority (LCTA) is the operator of mass transportation in the city of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and portions of surrounding Luzerne County.
Luzerne County voters rejected home rule proposals in the past (once in 1974 and again in 2003). However, from 2008 to 2010, corruption plagued county government. Three county judges, a county commissioner, a clerk of courts, a deputy chief clerk, and a director of human resources faced criminal charges.