Public Notices

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Zoning Hearing Board of Rice Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania will conduct a hearing on Tuesday, May 23, 2023 at 5:00 PM at the Rice Township municipal building, 3000 Church Road, Mountaintop, PA 18707, in which hearings will be held to hear the following:

Case #1 of 2023 the request of Jeffrey Politz of 225 Pope Terrace, Mountain Top, PA  18707 and Ronald and Valery Birk of 300 Henry Drive, Mountain Top, PA  18707 to consider zoning variances for an accessory structure to be located at 225 Pope Terrace. 

A variance seeking relief from the front yard setback of Thirty Five feet (35) , a height variance for the maximum of Fifteen feet (15) height and a variance from an accessory residential structure in an R-1 zoning district shall not exceed 1,500 square feet of floor area.

All interested persons may appear at the hearing to present any testimony, evidence or opinion in support or opposition to the above hearing.

PUBLIC NOTICE

As printed in the Citizens Voice:  The Rice Township Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at 6:30pm for the purpose of receiving comments and recommendations of interested individuals concerning the request by Shri Giraraj, LLC to transfer a Pennsylvania Liquor License R6281 from Plymouth in Luzerne County to 3765 Nuangola Road (known as the Nelly Travel Plaza) in Rice Township.  The Board of Supervisors may make a decision concerning this request at its duly advertised regularly scheduled meeting which occurs at 7:00 PM.  The meeting will be held at the Rice Township Municipal Building, 3000 Church Road, Mountaintop, PA 18707 utilizing social distancing and also via ZOOM.  Those wishing to attend by ZOOM should call 750-868-6400 Option 1 for log-in information.  Jeffrey D. Beck, secretary/Treasurer

This is public notice that a special meeting of the Board of Supervisors will be held at 7:00 PM, Thursday, September 21st, 2017 at the Township Building, 3000 Church Rd., Mountaintop, PA 18707,  to review bids for the Nuangola Avenue paving project and, if appropriate, award the project to the recommended contractor.

Jeffrey D. Beck, Secretary/Treasurer

This is public notice that the Planning Commission meeting originally scheduled to be held Wednesday, September 27th, 2017, has been changed to Tuesday, September 26th, 2017, at 7:00 PM at the Township Building, 3000 Church Rd., Mountaintop, PA 18707

Jeffrey D. Beck, Planning Commission Secretary

The Rice Township Board of Supervisors will hold a special meeting on Thursday, May 19, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. for the appointment of a Township Secretary and Planning Commission Secretary.  The meeting will be held at the Rice Township Municipal Building, 3000 Church Road, Mountain Top PA 18707.

Alicia E. Stier
Secretary


PUBLIC NOTICE

Notice is hereby given of the following 2016 meetings:

Rice Township Board of Supervisors Re-Organization, Monday, January 4, at 7:00 pm; Auditors Re-Organization, Tuesday, January 5, at 6:00 pm; BOS Regular meetings–January 4, February 2, March 1, April 5, May 3, June 7, July 5, August 2, September 6, October 4, November 1, December 6 at 7pm (work sessions at 6:30 pm as needed); Rice Township Planning Commission–January 27, February 24, March 23, April 27, May 25, June 22, July 27, August 24, September 28, October 26, November 16, December 14 at 7pm at the Rice Township Municipal Building, 3000 Church Road, Mountain Top.

Alicia E. Stier
Secretary