Nanticoke is the first city and 10th municipality in Pennsylvania to complete the Commonwealth's Act 47 program for distressed municipalities.
The city's consultants made the case in June that Nanticoke's financially stable enough to operate without their help.
But under state law, that's not official until the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development agrees. Secretary Dennis Davin officially signed off on during a City Hall ceremony Monday.
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