Tunkhannock Township

Rural Pennsylvania’s 2024 was punctuated by lawsuits over environmental issues. Municipalities, residents and developers all seem to be asking, ‘How do we protect the environment while not interfering with economic growth?’

College student Mariam Bangurah is scared for her niece and nephew as a warehouse development looms in her backyard.

Tunkhannock Township Supervisors say some seasonal vendors have not paid their taxes to the township. Chair George Ewald said Pocono Raceway and AirBnB owners pay their taxes, but some short-term vendors have fallen short over recent years. Supervisors blame Berkheimer Tax Innovations. Ewald said they allowed revenue to slip through the cracks. “Berkheimer, we feel, has not done the job that we need done here,” said Ewald.