Salem Township Supervisors Richard Talanca, Chairman Steven Fraind, Vice-Chairman John Fogg Jr., Road Master Phone: 570-752-4399 Email: salemtwp@salemtwp.org Open Records Officer Amy Evans 570 - 752 - 4399 aevans@salemtwp.org Request for Information Form 2026 Meeting Dates March 10, 2026 Regular Meeting March 24, 2026 Meeting Agenda March 26, 2026 Planning Commission Meeting 2026 General Fund Budget 2026 State Fund Budget AWS CONSTRUCTION RELATED QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS CAN BE SUBMITTED TO GRAY CONSTRUCTION HERE

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Salem Township is one of the eleven townships in which Luzerne county was divided at its formation—named after Salem, Conn. The following, being the oldest authentic account of the doings of the people of the township, is taken from the records. The first entry is back in Windham, Conn., April 1, 1773, appointing Nathan Wales "ye 3d" and Ebenezer Gray, Jr., a committee "to repair to Susquehanna river and make a pitch for a township and survey and lay out the same. Thomas Gray was chosen clerk of this new township and the name of Salem was adopted. Wales and Gray discharged their duty and reported progress to a meeting of July 7, 1773; report adopted.

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Township Directory Salem Township Administration Office 38 Bomboy Lane, Berwick Pa 18603 570 - 752 - 4399 salemtwp@salemtwp.org Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Township Manager, Open Records Officer Amy Evans Aevans@salemtwp.org Township Receptionist, Community Events Coordinator Ginger Peters Gpeters@salemtwp.org Township Solicitor Anthony J. McDonald, Esquire 106 W. Front Street, Berwick, Pa 18603 (570) 520 - 4019 Codes and Zoning Enforcement Brian Rhone Brhone@salemtwp.org John Ross Jross@salemtwp.org Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. (570) 752-4399 Township Engineer & Sewage Enforcement Officer Barry Isett & Associates, Inc. Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. 8 West Broad Street, Hazleton, Pa 18201 (570) 455 - 2999 Township Tax Collector Tina Gray Tuesday & Wednesday 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. 945 Rayellen Drive, Berwick, Pa 18603 (570) 336-6064

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Ordinances & Resolutions "SECOND CLASS TOWNSHIP CODE, THE" Act of May 1, 1933, P.L . 103, No. 69 Cl . 73 (Reenacted and amended Nov. 9, 1995, P.L.350, No.60) ARTICLE XVI ORDINANCES Section 1601. Ordinances.--(a) The board of supervisors may adopt ordinances in which general or specific powers of the township may be exercised, and, by the enactment of subsequent ordinances, the board of supervisors may amend, repeal or revise existing ordinances. All proposed ordinances, whether original, amended, repealed, revised, consolidated or codified, shall be published not more than sixty days nor less than seven days before passage at least once in one newspaper circulating generally in the township. Public notices shall include either the full text or a brief summary of the proposed ordinance which lists the provisions in reasonable detail and a reference to a place within the township where copies of the proposed ordinance may be examined. ((a) amended Jan. 22, 2014, P.L.2, No.2) Adopted Ordinances Burning Ordinance Fireworks Ordinance List Title Noise Ordinance List Title List Title

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