Clarks Green

Population 1,476

Lackawanna County

104 N. Abington Road Clarks Green PA 18411

Office: 570-586-4446     Fax: 570-586-6896     Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Office Hours: Monday-Friday 9am to 3pm (Except Holidays)

Zoning Office: Tuesday & Thursday 2pm to 4pm 570-585-6578

The Borough is governed by a seven member Council and Mayor.  Council meetings are held the second Wednesday of each month at 7pm in the Borough Building.  Work Sessions will be held the forth Wednesday of each month.  The public is welcome to attend. 

2012 Council Members: Keith Williams, president; Lynne Earley, vice-president; Victor Alberigi; Alan Hughes; Maureen (Marnie) Palmer; Barry Phillips; and Jill Shanrock-Walsh; Mayor: William Thorburn; Real Estate Tax Collector/Secretary: Janice Brown; Treasurer: Angela Pullo; Assistant Treasurer/Secretary: Sharon Barrett 

Any pickup or billing questions for our Borough’s trash hauler, Lakeland Sanitation, can be referred directly to the contractor at 586-1044 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Failure to keep up quarterly payments will result in service being disrupted. All residents are required by Ordinance to participate in Lakeland’s collection services. If you have large items to dispose of please call the contractor in advance.

Keep Clarks Green Beautiful.

Please put out trash receptacles after dusk Thursday evening for Friday a.m. pick-up and as required by Ordinance, bring your empty cans in promptly.

Thank you for recycling!

Recycling containers are provided to residents free of charge. Call the office if you need containers. Food container plastics, aluminum and steel cans, and clear and colored glass can be all co-mingled in the large round containers. Newspapers, magazines and telephone books can also be co-mingled in the rectangular bins. Cardboard can be dropped off in the dumpster behind the Borough building.  Read more for information on hard to recycle items.

The Borough has several boards and committees that offer opportunities to serve your community: the Planning Commission, Board of Health, Abington Area Joint Recreation Board, Abington Regional Wastewater Authority, Shade Tree Committee and the Zoning Hearing Board are all manned by resident volunteers. Length of terms vary.