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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
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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:


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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.

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.
 

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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.

 

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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 holds periodic meetings to gather citizen input as we forge Lackawaxen Township's future.
  • The Comprehensive Plan is being designed by a professional consulting firm specializing in Pennsylvania municipal plans.

    Lackawaxen Township Supervisors appreciate your help in working with our team. Citizen input helps us complete the plan.

 

  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. 

 


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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. 

 

 


MUNICIPAL MEETINGS:

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.

But, in June, our meeting was held at
6:30 p.m. on June 24, which was the
4th Wednesday. In July, the next
regular meeting is
at 6:30 p.m. on July 15
at the township building.

 

Also, at 6:30 p.m. on June 29,
we conducted a Public Hearing
on the proposed Nuisance Ordinance
at the Lackawaxen Township
Fire House on Route 590 to gather more feedback
from the public. Between 150 to 200 people attended
and voiced their concerns, pro and con. We appreciate
all the comments are reviewing them.


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 value and often influence
public policy and our laws.
Click Here for Minutes

Upcoming Calendar of Municipal Meetings:

 

 


 

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. 


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