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Nanticoke is a city in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, with a 2020 census population of 10,628, covering 3.55 square miles of land. The city is governed by a City Council under Mayor Kevin Coughlin. Nanticoke was settled in 1800, incorporated as a borough on January 31, 1874, and as a city in 1926. The city was historically an active coal mining community and now hosts the 167-acre main campus of Luzerne County Community College. The name derives from the Nanticoke, an Algonquian-speaking Native American people who maintained a village in the Wyoming Valley before European settlement.
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This webpage provides information about Luzerne County Council meetings and related committee meetings, including details on how to attend meetings online via Zoom or by phone. The page lists an upcoming Luzerne County Council Voting Session and Work Session scheduled for March 24, 2026, at 6:01 PM, which will be held both in-person at the County Courthouse and via Zoom webinar. The page also provides access information for standing committee meetings, including the Act 13 Committee (January 30, 2025) and Authorities, Boards and Commissions Committee (January 28, 2025), along with multiple options for public participation such as joining via web browser, phone call, or submitting emailed comments by 3:00 PM on meeting days.
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