Luzerne County Manager Romilda Crocamo proposed the creation of a new Infrastructure, Community and Economic Development Division during her proposed 2026 budget presentation on Tuesday.

Her submission to County Council solely seeks $105,962 to fund the estimated $98,000 compensation for a new division head and the position’s associated payroll taxes and benefit costs, it said.

This would be the first new division added since the January 2012 implementation of home rule, which created eight divisions covering administrative services, human services, judicial services and records, law, operational services, correctional services, the public defender’s office, and budget and finance.

The manager’s division head nominees must be confirmed by council to be hired.

Crocamo described the crea

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