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Community Invited to Greater Hazleton Area Comprehensive Plan Public Meeting on September 6

Residents and business owners from the City of Hazleton, Hazle Township, and West Hazleton Borough are invited to participate in a Public Meeting on September 6, 2023 to share their vision for the future of the region. The Public Meeting will be held at the Laurel Mall, the Dunham’s Sports Wing, from 11 AM – 1 PM and 4:30 PM – 7:30 PM. It will be an open house format so participants can come and go during our hours of operation.

The City of Hazleton, Hazle Township, and West Hazleton Borough are working together to create a comprehensive plan. A comprehensive plan is a tool that communities use to plan for their future. It starts by describing a community’s vision for their character and quality of life. The plan is a policy guide for land use, development, and land conservation that aligns with the community’s ten-year goals. The plan identifies goals and strategies to implement the vision.

The Greater Hazleton Area Comprehensive Plan will focus on topics such as transportation, housing, job opportunities, safety, community buildings and services, and parks and open space. The community’s input into this plan is very important. Members of the community can find more information about the project, ask questions, and provide suggestions at www.hazletonspeaks.org.

This project was financed by a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development and each of the three municipalities.

Chamber Golf Outing & On-Course Expo Set for August 17th Has Limited Space Available

Only a few openings remain for the 56^th Annual Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce Golf Outing which will take place on Thursday, August 17^th. The shotgun start tournament is scheduled to take place at Sand Springs Country Club at 11 am. Registration begins at 9:30 am.

Registration includes 18 holes of golf and a cart, gift bag for each golfer, prior to shotgun start coffee, donuts, bloody mary's and mimosas. On-course expo all day with businesses setup at the tees providing giveaways, food, drinks, snacks, games and more. An on-course hospitality tent with the famous ‘Chamber Chili Dogs", snacks, beer and drinks. After the round of golf there is a one-hour premium open bar and hors d' oeuvre reception followed by a full buffet dinner and awards program, where trophies will be given out for championship, first and second flight, men's longest drive, women's longest drive, closest to the pin and closest to the pin second shot on the green. A 50/50 raffle prize winner will be awarded and over prizes will also be given away. 

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Chamber's Ice Cream Social is on today, Aug. 4, from 2 PM to 4 PM

The Chamber and Downtown Hazleton Alliance for Progress will host our annual Ice Cream Social today, August 4, from 2-4 p.m. at the Welcome Center/Hazleton LaunchBox (13-15 West Broad Street).

 

Free ice cream will be available for all courtesy of the Fidelity Bank ice cream truck.

 

There will also be live entertainment all afternoon. Live Mariachis will be available at 3:30pm courtesy of Hola Radio, which will also be having a ribbon cutting ceremony at 3 p.m. for its Hola Radio/WAZL 101.1 FM and 1490 AM studios at 1 West Broad Street in Downtown Hazleton (corner of Broad & Wyoming Streets. Lluzie Enrigque Perez Valerio is the owner/operator.

Hazleton National Night Out

The Hazleton City Police Department invites Hazleton residents and families to attend National Night Out on August 1st, 2023 from 5pm-8pm at the CAN DO Community Park (located at the intersection of West Broad Street and North Laurel Street in Hazleton, next to the Hazleton Art League).