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Wright Township provides full time police protection and roads/public works, as well as planning/zoning, recreation, recycling and volunteer fire and ambulance services.
The Township includes a 35-acre recreation park consisting of playground, basketball and tennis courts, baseball field, soccer complex and walking trail where seasonal recreational programs are available along with a 10-week summer program for 6-12 year olds; Wright Manor, a 30-apartment building for the elderly with dining/meeting/activities room; the 1,050 acre Crestwood Industrial Park consisting of manufacturing and warehousing and employing over 3,000, also in the Crestwood Industrial Park a new compost recycling center will be located (sponsored by the Mountaintop Area Council of Governments), consisting of the townships of Fairview, Dorrance and Wright.
Facts
| Address |
Wright Township
321 South Mountain Boulevard
Mountaintop, PA 18707-1995 |
| Phone |
570-474-9067 |
| Fax |
570-474-2722 |
| Website |
N/A |
| E-mail |
N/A |
| Population |
5,593 |
| Square Miles |
13.9 |
| Names of Board of Supervisors |
Daniel N. Frascella, Sr. (Chairman)
Donald P. Zampetti (Vice Chairman)
Matthew J. Houton,
Joseph J. Good, Jr.,
Louis Welebob, Jr. (Supervisors) |
| Congressional District |
11th |
| Legislative District |
20th Senatorial; 117th & 119th House of Representatives |
| Type of Government |
Second Class Township |
| School District |
Crestwood
Phone: 570-474-6782 |
| Public Library |
Marian Sutherland Kirby Library
Phone: 570-474-9313 |
| Range of Housing Costs |
Median Value $88,800 |
| Property Tax Rate |
7 mills |
CONTACT INFORMATION:
WRIGHT TOWNSHIP’S RIGHT-TO-KNOW OFFICER
Joan K. Malkemes / 321 South Mountain Boulevard / Mountaintop, PA 18707
Telephone: (570) 474-9067 / Fax: (570) 474-2722
STATE’S OFFICE OF OPEN RECORDS
Commonwealth Keystone Building / 400 North Street, Plaza Level / Harrisburg, PA 17120-0225
DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF LUZERNE COUNTY
Luzerne County Courthouse / 200 North River Street / Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711
Telephone: (570) 825-1676
Utilities
| Cable |
Service Electric Cable TV Phone: 570-825-8508 |
| Gas |
PG Energy
Phone: 570-829-3461 |
| Electric |
PPL Utilities, Inc.
Phone: 800-342-5775 |
| Water |
Pennsylvania-American Water Co.
Phone: 800-565-7292 |
| Waste Removal |
Privately Contracted – 4 Haulers / Apex 800-222-2028; Chapin 570-479-2565; Gittens 570-868-6462; Mascaro 570-735-0664 |
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