Chris Kelly Opinion: In Archbald, a petition for accountability

Chris Kelly Opinion: In Archbald, a petition for accountability

News ClipScranton Times-Tribune·Archbald, Lackawanna County, PA·3/18/2026

Residents in Archbald, Pennsylvania, are circulating a petition to express dissatisfaction with local officials regarding data center development. While the petition has no legal standing for recall, it aims to pressure officials and voice opposition to current zoning decisions that residents feel are detrimental to the town's character and environment.

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Gov: Archbald Borough Council
In 39 of the 50 states that form Our Republic, citizens are empowered to seek the electoral recall of local officials whose performance is “criminally incompetent” but nonetheless legal. Pennsylvania is not one of them.