Photo, courtesy
Township Resident, Journalist, and Author of
"Field
Notes" Pat Camuso, who caught this Palomino Trout in the
Lackawaxen River, using a Thomas
Lures' Colorado Spoon.
Township
monitoring recent gas line expansion plans and future impacts to
the township of gas companies begin major drilling activities on
private land. An edited overview of a recent article on the
subject in the Pike County Dispatch follows: Wayne County
Property Owners Take a Wait and See Stand on GAS DRILLING :
http://www.lackawaxen.org/gasdrilla.htm.
The famous American Western Novel Author Zane Grey lived
in
our town. He wrote many of
his books and stories here. An ardent fisherman, he set world records for game
fish in salt water after moving to the West coast.
Zane Grey Museum The Zane Grey Museum
is on Scenic Drive. Near it is the Roebling Aqueduct,
built by John Augustus Roebling, who also built the Brooklyn Bridge, two
major 19th century engineering marvels.
Fishing for information, use the
Site Search tool below. For example type
in the phrase food pantry
and go to the "Site Search"
category for the list of linked pages:
Revolutionary War Unknown Soldier
Memorial
Located on Scenic Drive, off Route 590.
According to Wikipedia, on July 22, 1779, Lackawaxen patriots
answered a call from American Revolutionary General General
George Washington, who led the Continental Army to defend
against British Captain Joseph Brandt, a Mohawk Indian, who led
of raiding and intelligence gathering force of Iroquois
Indians and British loyalists intent on securing the Upper
Delaware Valley. In the battle, Brandt 's men defeated a force
of Continental Army Minutemen from Orange and Sullivan County towns and
those from Lackawaxen Township.
The British victory was short
lived as Washington deployed a forced three weeks later to
regain the strategic advantage in the Delaware Valley and north
of it. But, the Minisink battlefield
was so remote and difficult to reach that most of the bodies of
Minutemen were not recovered until 40 years. However, one or more
Lackawaxen families forded the river, recovered the remains of
one local soldier, and buried him at the above site. The
site was discovered in 1847. Since then, an annual
ceremony to commemorate that soldier and others from
Lackawaxen who gave their lives in the American
Revolution is celebrated every year.
The Lackawaxen River
Conservancy reports that Pennsylvania Dept. of
Conservation and Natural Resources named the Lackawaxen
River "River of the Year" for 2010. Click
to read more.
For information on Social and Human Services,
such as Food Pantry, click
ORGANIZATIONS,
or go to ORGANIZATIONS tab above, or
http://www.pikepahelp.org for a list of
organizations that provide services.
For information about Lackawaxen Township demographics,
population, average per capita income, etc., contact Pike County
Planning Dept. at (570A) 226-6294 or or go to the Pike County
website at
http://www.pikepa.org/
Glacial Rock with Flowers at
the
Township Building. A glacier
covered the Poconos and this
area
specifically during
the Ice Age.
The entire County is covered with
rocks and other evidence
is that a
glacier deposited much material
as it receded,
according to a Penn
State hydro-geologist.
The land adjacent to the Delaware River in our town is the
National Park
Service's Wild and Scenic Upper Delaware.
ATTENTION RESIDENTS: THE NEW COUNTY
SINGLE-STREAM RECYCLING CENTER IS AT LACKAWAXEN PARK ON SCENIC
DRIVE: PLEASE DROP OFF RECYCLABLES ONLY, DO NOT DROP OFF GARBAGE.
PLEASE CLICK ORDINANCE LINK ABOVE TO SEE 911
ADDRESS AND STREET SIGN REGULATION
For community events, click green Calendar tab
above.
For recent press releases click the green
"Press Release" tab above.
The new Pennsylvania
Open Records Law is effective Jan. 1, 2009. For the name of the
designated township[ Open Records Law officer and other related
information, go to the Directory Link, one of the green tabs above
on this page.
For
more info about gas drilling,
specifically Marcellus Shale click the following
links: Gas
Drilling Introduction
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Lackawaxen
Township Comprehensive Plan: Inspired by
Our Past/Planning For Our Future Roebling Bridge and Aqueduct, one of the
historic structures in town. Our Bridge to the
Future
Pennsylvania mandates that municipalities periodically update their
Comprehensive Plan. Such a plan helps us define what our township
will be like in the next 10 to 20 years. The Plan helps us manage
growth in an orderly way. We are doing this plan now because of all
the changes caused by growth in our township, which has become one
of the fastest growing and most popular destinations in the state.
Lackawaxen Township Supervisors have
jointly applied for state and county grants with Shohola Township
Supervisors to develop each individual municipal Comprehensive
Plan. The Lackawaxen Plan is tailored to our own Township needs,
while the Shohola Plan relates to just Shohola needs.
Pennsylvania encourages municipalities
to develop multi-municipal initiatives by giving grant incentives
for such initiatives. Currently eight of 13 Pike municipalities are
also taking advantage of this window of opportunity by doing joint
plans. And, Pike County is providing us their resources and
professional technicians to help us develop this plan effectively.
Why are we doing this joint Plan. The
joint Plan offsets the cost of doing such a plan alone. It helps our
bottom line and gives wider range of professional expertise than if
we developed a stand-alone plan. It is a win-win strategy that we
could not overlook.
The Multi-municipal Comprehensive Plan
meetings:
Comprehensive Plan Citizens Advisory Commission
held periodic public meetings to gather citizen input.
This plan helps forge Lackawaxen Township's
future.
The
Comprehensive Plan was designed by a professional consulting firm
specializing in Pennsylvania municipal plans.
Lackawaxen Township Supervisors appreciate
your help in working with our team. Citizen input helped us
complete the plan. The township received two grants, one from the
state and one from the county to offset the
cost.
Lackawaxen Township Prepares for
the Future: New Township Building Proposed:
Bringing the Community
Together
Lackawaxen
Township is buying 32 acres of land for an administrative
complex. For more information, click
the following link:
Learn More
After the Comprehensive Plan is
completed, Lackawaxen Supervisors will fine-tune our ordinances to
support and realize the Comprehensive Plan vision. Your input is a
critical part in helping us to define that vision. For further information
about the Plan, call Lackawaxen at (570) 685-7288 or Shohola at
(570) 559-7394.For more information, click the following link: Learn More Thank you,
Lackawaxen Township supervisors Brian Stuart,
Fred
Gelderman, and Rich Krochta.
What makes our town different? Write in and let us
know: Add
a Story
Or send submissions:
Comments and questions:
Additional info for web:
Lackawaxen Township Offices:
Mailing Address:
PO Box 205, Lackawaxen, PA 18435
Physical Address:
116 Township Road, Lackawaxen, PA 18435
The building hours are from 7:00 am to 3:00 pm. on
weekdays and the Building Dept./Zoning Dept. hours
are Monday & Wednesday from 8:30 am to 10:30 am.
Regularly scheduled
Supervisors meetings
are usually held on the third Wed of each month at 6:30 p.m.
at
the Township Building on Township Road, off Route 590.
For
meeting schedule of the township regular
meeting, click the CALENDAR tab above.
The
current focus of township supervisors is getting
the township property on
Urban Road ready for moving the township
administrative complex that is now on
Township Road. The former riding arena
on Urban Road has room for offices,
record storage area, public meeting
space, Road Crew office, maintenance
shed, garage, and vehicle storage. The
township is moving forward to prepare
teh site and renovate the building.
Click
to read more
We approve minutes from the previous month at
our regular meetings. Our Supervisor meetings are
where the regular business of the township are conducted.
Comments from the public are of value and often influence
public policy and our laws. We encourage residents to attend
regular
meetings, hearings, and workshops.
Click Here
for Minutes
Regularly
scheduled
Planning Commission meetings
are held on the first Wed of each month at 7 p.m. All meetings are
held at the Township Building at 116 Township Road, off Route
590 in Lackawaxen, unless otherwise announced or advertised.
Many of the votes on issues, permits, and major projects
proposed in the township are first discussed in detail at the
Planning Commission, which recommends a course of action to
Supervisors. The Planning Commission meetings and Supervisor
meetings are open to the public.
