 Dear residents and visitors,
Welcome to the City of Hazleton’s website. I trust that you will find our site helpful as you learn more about our city’s services and Hazleton itself.
The goal of this site, which was funded several years ago through grants awarded to the city’s Office of Economic and Community Development, is to provide information about Hazleton and northeastern Pennsylvania. By browsing this site, you’ll find out just some of the reasons why Hazleton is special.
Built upon a foundation of coal mining and evolving to meet the diverse needs of today’s residents and businesses, Hazleton is part of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. Hazleton can claim an excellent location near the crossroads of Interstates 80 and 81 and easy access to other major transportation routes, in addition to a workforce that is consistently highly rated. These factors give us a unique advantage in economic development. If you are considering locating your business in Greater Hazleton, please review the Economic Development section of this site to learn more.
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Read more... [Letter from the Mayor]
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The Downtown Hazleton Overlay District
 Historically, Downtown Hazleton was a compact commercial district with bustling shops, restaurants, and a variety of other business establishments that served the surrounding region. Many of the downtown’s buildings, which were built in early 20th-century, were designed for retail use to appeal to shoppers who walked the city’s streets, including inviting entrances, window displays, and signage that drew pedestrians off the city’s street and into the building interiors.
Due to changing economic conditions, many of the core downtown’s buildings no longer serve their intended retail purpose and have been vacated or adapted for office space or other institutional uses that no longer need to be as inviting to the pedestrian, particularly along Broad Street. Others suffer from years of deferred maintenance, while others have been demolished. This has left the commercial core with many empty buildings in need of adaptive reuse and renovation, and vacant lots that deter pedestrian activity within the downtown and discourage investment. A lack of standards and guidelines has also resulted in lack of a unified streetscape, with many types of awnings, signs, and materials applied to building facades.
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Read more... [Downtown Overlay District Review]
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Hazleton City Mayor Joe Yanuzzi delivered his State of the City speech this morning, January, 25, 2012, during a Greater Hazlteon Chamber of Commerce Red Carpet Breakfast.
Here is a transcript of his remarks.
Good Morning everyone.
I like to thank the chamber for having me.
Also, KNBT for hosting this breakfast.
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Read more... [State of the City of Hazleton - January 2012]
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REPRINTED FROM THE STANDARD-SPEAKER
The U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a mandate that
declares Hazleton's immigration ordinance unconstitutional, the mayor
confirmed Tuesday.
The development comes after the U.S. Supreme
Court in June ordered the federal appeals court in Philadelphia to take
another look at Hazleton's case.
Hazleton Mayor Joseph Yannuzzi
called the development "good news" for the city and puts the city's
controversial immigration law back in the hands of the Third Circuit
court.
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Read more... [U.S. Court to rehear immigration case]
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Act 44 Disclosure Forms are maintained and on file at the City of Hazleton in the Office of Administration.
40 North Church Street, 2nd Floor, Hazleton, PA 18201
Phone: 570-459-4961
Fax: 570-459-4992 |
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