Municipal Information

Community Description

Kingston Borough

Municipal Officials

James Haggarty Mayor

John Sopp

President of Council

Robert Thompson, Jr. Vice-President of Council

Council Members Nancy Cooper

Marvin Rappaport Roberta Rowlands John Schumacher Stephen Urbanski

Kathleen Mras

Secretary

Paul Keating Treasurer/Administrator

Borton Lawson Engineering

Engineer

Attorney Harry Mattern Solicitor

Contact Information 500 Wyoming Avenue Kingston, PA 18704

P: 570-288-4576 F: 570-288-9493

E: kingston@kingstonpa.org

Office Hours 8:30 am�4:30pm

Scheduled Meetings 1st Monday�7:30pm

Luzerne County,

PA

The Municipality of Kingston is a beautiful, tree-lined, bedroom community located in the heart of Northeastern Pennsylvania. Kingston was first settled in 1771 and officially incorporated as a borough in 1857. Kingston is a model residential community and an excellent place to raise a family. The community prides itself on service and staffs full time professionals to serve its residents and businesses. Our profes-sional fire and ambulance service has a response time of only three minutes to any home or business in Kingston. Our full-time Police Department, one of Luzerne County.s best, provides around-theclock protection and service. Our Public Works Department ensures that our streets are plowed, our public facilities maintained, and that the municipality looks great year-round. Kingston offers a wide variety of indoor activities at the Kingston Recreation Center, which include: bas-ketball and racquetball courts, state-of-the-art strength and cardiovascular fitness equipment, computer amusements, pool tables, etc. Outdoor recreation includes seven outdoor parks and playgrounds, three tot lots, a lighted softball field, six tennis courts, and an Olympic-plus size pool. Kingston, centrally located in the Wyoming Valley School District, is home to the Hoyt Library, Bishop O.Reilly High School, Wyoming Seminary, and 14 houses of worship.

Population 13,855

Square Miles

2.2

Zip Codes 18704

Census Tract

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UCC Status Yes, as of 7/05

Tax Rate 28 mills

School District

Wyoming Valley West

Incorporated in 1857