The PA Senate passed a $30.3 billion budget and sent it on to the Governor who has 10 days to sign it. No tax increase is required and if signed, state funding for schools and other services will become available. Republicans are generally in favor, Democrats generally less so, unfortunately, neither this $30.3 billion version […]
Ghost Voting in PA Legislature to Get Budget Deal
If you’re not following the day to day budget negotiations going on in Harrisburg, you might imagine there’s an orderly process of serious lawmakers discussing the intricacies of state finances, trying to do what’s right for you and me. Well, not a chance, not even close. Ghostly votes Yesterday, when a procedural vote was taken […]
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf Rated Most Liberal in the USA
Here’s an interesting study of state governors worth looking over as the budget crisis in Harrisburg drags on, Governor Tom Wolf was ranked, along with every other governor in the USA on an ideological scale of liberal to conservative based on a wide range of data points, and our governor ranks as the most liberal […]
LECOM Requests Tax Exempt Status for Parkside Nursing Home in North East
The Erie Times is reporting that LECOM has requested tax exemption for three nursing homes, the Regency at South Shore, 322 Washington Place, Erie, purchased for $7.9 million; Parkside at Westminster, 3929 W. 38th St., Millcreek Township, for $4.3 million; and Parkside at North East, 2 Gibson St., North East, for $3.5 million. The Erie […]
North East’s Representative Glenn Thompson Votes in Favor of Massive Spending Bill
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, widely referred to as the omnibus spending bill just passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 316 to 113. Our representative Glenn Thompson voted in favor of the bill. The vote passed with a majority of the votes 166, coming from Democrats while 150 were from Republicans. Voting […]
North East Township Supervisors Approve Rezoning Ordinance Despite Residents Concerns
After almost one and a half hours of discussion in the public hearing and further during the voting phase of their Monday morning meeting, North East Township supervisors unanimously approved the rezoning of two properties on South Washington Street. Residents tried to impress upon supervisors how many serious issues still exist and supervisors assured them […]
North East Borough Posting Public Notices and Ordinances Online
North East Borough has made a recent change to their website with the addition of public notices and any related upcoming ordinances. One of the reasons North East PA Online was established in the first place was to make this information more accessible to residents of both North East Township and North East Borough. As […]
Public Hearing and Rezoning Ordinance on the Agenda for North East Township Supervisors
Monday morning at 9AM, November 16th, the North East Township supervisors will hold a public hearing to listen to any residents who wish to comment on the ordinance to approve rezoning of the Bemiss and Warr properties from R-2 to B-1. Plans are for the properties to be sold to Roberts Trucking for an expansion […]
North East PA Election Results
Results of the November 3rd general election Totals provided by the Erie County Board of Elections Totals on this page were updated November 6th to reflect the latest count from Erie County. None of the outcomes of any races were changed. Township Supervisor North East Township 6 year term – voting for 1 GODFRIED W […]
North East PA Online Adds Coverage of Greenfield Township
Greenfield Township in Erie County is directly south of North East Township. Residents of North East pass through it on a regular, often daily, basis. Events that happen in one township often affect residents in the other, Greenfield residents have North East mailing addresses, the North East Sportsmens Club is physically located across Townline Road […]
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