The Exeter Borough Planning Commission will meet on Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 6:00pm. The meeting agenda can be found HERE.
The Exeter Borough 2025 Garbage Contract Bid Package can be found HERE. Bids are due on or before Friday May 30, 2025, to be opened at 7:00 p.m. at the Tuesday June 3, 2025 Regular Borough Council Meeting.
The next Exeter Borough Regular Council Meeting is
Tuesday June 3, 2025 at 7:00pm
The meeting agenda can be found HERE.
Residents wishing to comment on agenda items should attend the Council meeting in-person, OR pre-register comments 24h in advance to manager@exeterborough.com. Please contact the Borough Manager at (570) 654-3001 x4 or manager@exeterborough.com for accessibility accommodations needs.
Trash sticker prices were based on the 2023 Borough contract renewal, June 6, 2023 and the lowest bidder was awarded to J.P. Mascaro & Sons for a two-year term effective July 1, 2023 to July 1, 2025. June 6, 2023 BID TABULATION RESULTS.
The Exeter Borough Refuse Sticker includes 3 curbside services/week, 52 weeks per year: Monday RECYCLING • Wednesday TRASH • Thursday YARD WASTE, at a cost of approx. $25/month, $6.25 per week, $2.09 per service.
Discount Period is January 1- February 28. Face Value is March 1-March 31. Penalty period begins April 1st.
Refuse stickers may be picked up at Borough Building weekdays between 9:00am-3:00pm. Payment may be mailed to Exeter Borough, 1101 Wyoming Avenue, Exeter, PA 18643 OR dropped off in the gray mailbox outside our building or paid online via our Payments page. Please note online payments will incur a $1.50 service charge for e-checks (Regular Resident price=$301.50); 2.65% for credit cards (Regular Resident price=$307.50).
- Place all grass clippings and shrubbery in open containers weighing no more than thirty pounds, please do not put in bags
- Tree branches , limbs, trimmings; not to exceed 3’ length or 1.5 “ diameter – tie and bundle please or it will not be picked up.
- Leaves pick up starts 10/23/25, please place the leaves on your tree lawn, sidewalks or grass. DO NOT BLOCK SEWER DRAINS ( no collection on 11/27/25).
ITEMS NOT ACCEPTED:
- No full trees accepted
- No yard waste from landscaping companies
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EASTER BUNNY VISIT @Musto Park – See you in 2026!
COMMUNITY-WIDE YARD SALE – Sat. May 24, 2025.
PAPER SHREDDING & PRODUCE MARKET DAY– Saturday August 30, 2025.
TURKEY TROT 2025 – Saturday November 29, 2025.
Voter Registration
Visit Voter Registration Website | Call Luzerne County Voter Services (570) 825-1715
Regular Monthly Meetings
Exeter Borough 2025 Regular Monthly Council Meetings will be held at the Exeter Borough Building 1101 Wyoming Avenue, Exeter, PA on the following dates: Jan. 7, Feb. 4, Mar. 4, Apr. 1, May 6, Jun. 3, Aug. 5, Sept. 2, Oct. 7, Nov. 11, and Dec. 2, 2024. Meetings start at 7:00 PM. Agendas and links will be posted on the Boroughs web page at www.exeterborough.com.
If you are a person with a disability and wish to attend the meeting scheduled and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate, please contact Exeter Borough Manager, at 570-654-3001 ext. 4 to discuss how Exeter Borough may best accommodate your needs. Meetings are open to the Public.
Council Mtg. Minutes
Council meeting minutes can be downloaded here.
Right to Know Contact
Exeter Borough Manager
(570) 654-3001 x4
Exeter Borough Planning Commission Monthly 2025 Meetings, when needed: Jan. 30, Feb. 27, Mar. 27, Apr. 24, May 29, Jul 31, Aug. 28, Sept. 25, Oct. 30, Nov. 20, Dec. 18, 2025.
Residential and Business Recycling Services is picked up by the Exeter Borough Streets Department on MONDAYS, 52 weeks per year, except for holidays and in inclement weather. A CodeRed Alert will be sent when service is delayed.
Residential Trash Services is picked up on WEDNESDAYS, 52 weeks per year, with one-day delays on holidays and in inclement weather. J.P. Mascaro is our current hauler, under contract through June 2025.
Residents & Businesses will receive a postcard bill in the mail reminding you of payment deadlines. We appreciate your prompt payment of 2025 Exeter Borough Trash & Recycling Sticker, valid through March 31, 2026. We are a MANDATED COMMUNITY in Pennsylvania (Act 101) and are required to recycle, and kindly request ALL corporate businesses–those businesses NOT receiving service from Exeter Borough Streets Department– to report your monthly recycling weights (weight slip totals) to us at refuse@exeterborough.com.
Payments may be made by check, money order, or credit card/e-check. Please visit our PAYMENTS page for details. E-check will incur an addtional $1.50 fee; credit cards will incur 2.65% fee.
Any questions: Call 570-654-3001 Ext. 2.