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What You Ought to Know About Solar Energy But No One Talks About

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What is the real problem with solar? With such a rush of projects popping up, perhaps we should take a look. Great technology, wrong application Pedal power works great on bicycles, but not on cars and trucks because it doesn’t scale. Big heavy vehicles require far more power than pedals can deliver. For cars and […]

Massive New 80MW Solar Project Near Wattsburg Will Cover Over 1100 Acres

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Wilson Solar, a subsidiary of Birch Creek Development of St. Louis, Missouri, is proposing to build a facility on Jones Road in Venango Township, just north and west of Wattsburg. Plans call for a utility scale development occupying approximately 1129 acres. Wilson Solar states it has already obtained long term leases or purchase agreement/options for […]

Contrary to News Reports No Decision Has Been Made on North East Marina Closure

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There appears to be no confirmation of a news report from a local television station stating the boat slips at the North East Marina will be permanently closed at the end of the 2023 boating season. After speaking directly with Representative Jake Banta, State Senator Dan Laughlin’s office and North East Township officials, we can […]

Red Caboose CV 4043 Passes Through North East

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Remember the post here about the live train cams? I mentioned that you see some interesting things going by now and then and I just happened to check the cams this evening and as the end of a passing train approached I was very surprised to see a red caboose bringing up the rear. If […]

North East School Board to Vote on New Collective Bargaining Agreement

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The special board meeting of the North East School Board on June 29th, 2023 is for the purpose of considering and adopting the tentative agreement reached between the North East School District and the North East Education Association for a successor collective bargaining agreement to be effective from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2027. […]

Granite Ridge Decides Not to Pursue Unaccompanied Minors Program

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In excellent news, Granite Ridge has just announced they will not be pursuing the unaccompanied minors program! The full announcement is shown below. They will continue to pursue partners and tenants such as caterers and event planners, sports and camps, performing arts and theater groups and much, much more. Again, this is the news we […]

NE Township Supervisors Approve Granite Ridge Apartments Sub-Division Request

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At their regular Monday meeting on June 19th, township supervisors approved the request to sub-divide off the apartments from the larger Granite Ridge property. As noted by the supervisors, there were no grounds to disapprove the request as it met all requirements for a sub-division. They were very clear the move did not affect zoning […]

Granite Ridge Subdivision Again on Agenda for NE Township Supervisors Meeting

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North East Township supervisors will again consider the previously tabled request from Granite Ridge to sub-divide off a portion of the property during their regularly scheduled June 19th meeting at 9AM. The lack of transparency from Granite Ridge and the Ehrenfeld companies about their intended plans for the property makes sub-division a contentious issue. As […]