Welcome to Exeter Borough

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Exeter Borough REGULAR COUNCIL Meeting is TUESDAY 3/3/2026 @ 7PM

Exeter Borough FINANCE COMMITTEE Meeting is TUESDAY 3/3/2026 @ 6:30PM

Exeter Borough ZONING HEARING BOARD is TBD

Exeter Borough PLANNING COMMISSION Meeting isTHURSDAY 3/26/2026 @ 6PM.

To comment on agenda items, attend in-person or email manager@exeterborough.com no later than 24h in advance of the meeting.

Please contact the Borough Manager @ (570) 654-3001 x4 for any accessibility and accommodations needs. Thank you!


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 @ the Borough Building weekdays between 9:00am-3:00pm; OR mailed to: Exeter Borough, 1101 Wyoming Avenue, Exeter, PA 18643; OR dropped off in the gray mailbox outside our building; OR pay online.

Pay online @ PAYMENTS PAGE. (Online payments will incur a surcharge of $1.50 e-check/2.65% credit card.)

  • 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 10/22/26, please place the leaves on your tree lawn, sidewalks or grass. DO NOT BLOCK SEWER DRAINS (no collection Nov 26th)

ITEMS NOT ACCEPTED:

  • No full trees accepted
  • No yard waste from landscaping companies

EASTER BUNNY VISIT – TBA

COMMUNITY-WIDE YARD SALE & PRODUCE MARKET DAY – TBA

RESIDENT-ONLY SHREDDING DAY– Saturday August 22, 2026, 9am to 12 Noon

TURKEY TROT 2025 – Saturday November 28, 2026 Signup HERE: https://runsignup.com/Race/PA/Exeter/ExeterTurkeyTrot


Voter Registration

Visit Voter Registration Website | Call Luzerne County Voter Services (570) 825-1715

Regular Monthly Meetings

Exeter Borough 2026 Regular Monthly Council Meetings will be held at the Exeter Borough Building 1101 Wyoming Avenue, Exeter, PA on the following dates: Jan. 6, Feb. 3, Mar. 3, Apr. 7, May 5, Jun. 2, Aug. 4, Sept. 1, Oct. 6, Nov. 4, and Dec. 1, 2026.  Meetings start at 7:00 PM. Exeter Borough 2026 Finance Committee Meetings are scheduled for Mar. 3, June 2, Oct. 6, Nov 4 and Dec 1, 2026 at 6:30 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 x4 for assistance. Meetings are open to the Public.

Council Meeting Minutes

Minutes can be downloaded here.

Right to Know Contact

Exeter Borough Manager
(570) 654-3001 x4

Exeter Borough Planning Commission Monthly 2026 Meetings (Last Thurs of Month, except on holidays) when needed: Jan. 29, Feb. 26, Mar. 26, Apr. 29, May 28, June 25, Jul 30, Aug. 27, Sept. 24, Oct 29, Nov. 19, Dec. 17, 2026.


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. Please put at curb the night before.

Residential Trash Services is picked up on WEDNESDAYS, 52 weeks per year, with one-day delays on holidays/in inclement weather. J.P. Mascaro is our current hauler, under contract through December 2028. Please put at the curb the night before.

We are a Pennsylvania Act 101 MANDATED COMMUNITY and are required to recycle. ALL businesses must buy a sticker or report monthly recycling weights (weight slip totals) to refuse@exeterborough.com

Payments may be made bycheck, money order, or credit card/e-check at PAYMENTS page, E-check will incur an addtional $1.50 fee; credit cards will incur 2.65% fee.

Any questions call 570-654-3001 Ext. 2.