2026 Council Meeting Dates

Catawissa Borough Council will hold their Monthly Meeting at the Catawissa Borough Hall, 307 Main Street, Catawissa, PA 17820 at 6:30 p.m. Regular Council Meetings will be held the 1st Monday after the 1st Thursday of every month. Regular Meeting dates for 2026 are as follows:

  • January 5th, 2026 reorganization and regular monthly meeting
  • February 9th, 2026
  • March 9th, 2026
  • April 6th, 2026
  • May 11th, 2026
  • June 8th, 2026
  • July 6th, 2026
  • August 10th, 2026
  • September 14th, 2026
  • October 5th 2026
  • November 9th, 2026
  • December 7th, 2026

Any person with a disability requiring a special accommodation to attend the Monthly Meeting should notify the Borough Office at 570-356-2561 as early as possible prior to the meeting. The Catawissa Borough will make every effort to provide a reasonable accommodation.

                                                           

Local Economic Revitalization Tax Assistance Act (“LERTA”),

Catawissa Borough has a tax exemption for new construction and renovations under the Local Economic Revitalization Tax Assistance Act.

Under the Local Economic Revitalization Tax Assistance Act (“LERTA”), 72 P.S. §4722 et seq., Catawissa Borough is a local taxing authority that has the power to provide tax exemption for new construction in “deteriorated areas”; and

The Catawissa Borough Council has the authority to implement a $10,000 minimum cost amount in renovations and/or new construction for current residential housing, at the abated schedule of 10% a year for 10 years. New construction would be initially taxed at 50% of appraised value with an abated schedule of 10% a year for 5 years.

You can print/download the LERTA application from below.