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AVOCA &#8212; The borough council approved the motion to become a voting member of the Northeast Land Bank Authority at the regular monthly meeting on Thursday.The Northeast Land Bank currently consists of four municipalities &#8212; Pittston, West Pittston, Jenkins Township and Duryea. Its purpose is to acquire blighted or slighted properties and refurbish or demolish them and put those properties back on the tax market before any outside authorities can claim them.Council Vice President John Boone attended the previous Northeast Land Bank Authority meeting in May and expressed his desire to have Avoca become a member.&#8220;We have an interest in getting involved in the Land Bank and I think it&#8217;s going to possibly be a vital tool for all of the boroughs that get involved,&#8221; Boone said. &#8220;I don&#8217;t know if there&#8217;s a lot of blight in Avoca now that would fit into the criteria, but it may help us down the road.&#8221;At the previous Land Bank meeting, Executive Director Joe Chacke said he would redo the current bylaws to make Avoca a voting member.Council also wanted to make it known that PPL will be replacing poles along Main Street within the next few weeks which will cause residents and businesses to lose power for several hours. PPL will notify those who will be affected of the scheduled work dates and times of the scheduled power outages.

Avoca moves to become member of Northeast Land Bank Authority