It's official. 33% tax hike coming to Lackawanna County in 2025.

Lackawanna County residents should prepare to pay more when next year’s property tax bill arrives. On Wednesday the county’s Democratic majority commissioners approved a roughly 33% property tax increase as part of a $167 million 2025 budget. The tax hike was long forecasted by Commissioners Bill Gaughan and Matt McGloin, whose terms began in January. They say the County is facing a $28 million structural deficit. Republican minority Commissioner Chris Chermak voted against the tax hike. Chermak presented a budget that raised taxes by roughly 6%.