Warren | Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr SCRANTON – Lackawanna County has brought litigation against the City of Scranton, seeking a refund of more than $200,000 in building permit fees it paid in connection with an administrative building renovation. The County filed suit in the Lackawanna County Court of Common Pleas on March 3 versus the City. Both parties are of Scranton. According to the County, it renovated the former Globe store located in downtown Scranton for use as an administrative building. The City assessed two fees related to the building permit for the project, for a total of $208,157.04: 1) A lump sum building permit fee in the amount of $107,815.50 and 2) A fee of $100,341.54 for third-party inspections. In accordance with City Ordinance Section 187-7, the fees assessed were calculated on the basis of construction cost.