The North East Township supervisors meet on Monday, twice a month discussing and voting on township business. On occasion there is little on the agenda beyond a few announcements and updates about ongoing projects, but at other times there are important matters dealing with major expenditures, final approval for zoning changes or the first notice […]
Roberts Trucking Expansion Project Dominates Meeting Agenda
After other necessary business was quickly out of the way, Monday evening’s supervisors meeting focused on the proposed Roberts Trucking expansion project. As promised at the previous meeting, Kirk Hill brought larger drawings giving everyone a better idea of their plans and, after presenting an overview of the expansion, spent more than an hour listening […]
North East Township Supervisors Get First Look at Roberts Trucking Plan
At Monday’s regular meeting, township supervisors once again heard from a long series of area residents voicing their concerns about the potential property rezoning on South Washington Street. Many of the same points brought up in previous meetings were heard again, but Denny Kershner offered a series of suggestions for lessening the impact of the […]
North East Township Supervisors Table Rezoning Request
The Monday evening meeting of the North East Township supervisors was standing room only as residents of the South Washington Street area voiced their concerns at a public hearing about rezoning the property of Lloyd and Joan Bemiss from R2 to B1. In a previous meeting, supervisors said they knew nothing of any plans for […]
North East Township Supervisors Approve $250,000 Note for Water Line
In a unanimous vote, supervisors approved the $250,000 general obligation note to cover the costs of a waterline extension along Gay Road to Lola Lane. Funds from the water department have already been allocated to repay the note. The project increases the size of the water line for residents in the area. The current lines […]
Complete North East Area Comprehensive Plan
Yesterday, I was asked about the remainder of the comprehensive plan, which we have not covered yet. The township will be holding a rezoning hearing on July 6th and since this plan was mentioned during both planning commission and supervisors meetings while discussing this rezoning and because some residents want to see the rest of […]
Do You Know What North East Township Has Planned for Zoning?
The comprehensive plan we’ve been discussing has many parts, but we’re jumping ahead just a bit because there will soon be a public hearing to consider a rezoning request. As we noted already, during the last planning meeting, residents were told the rezoning request was in line with “the plan,” and what we were told […]
Burch Farms Country Market Files for Bankruptcy Protection
The Erie Times News is reporting this morning that Burch Farms Country Market has filed for Chapter 12 bankruptcy protection. Burch Farms Inc., which operates Burch Farms Country Market on Sidehill Road, owes about $114,500 in employment and unemployment compensation taxes to the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue and Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry, according […]
Goals and Objectives of the North East Area Comprehensive Plan
Every plan has a goal, whether it’s losing that last ten pounds, getting a college degree or finding a job, but the North East comprehensive plan is a lot more ambitious than that. The goals and objectives are to: … develop and preserve a pleasant, attractive, healthy, safe, efficient and convenient community environment for living, […]
What is the North East Area Comprehensive Plan?
After attending many meetings of the planning commission and supervisors over the past two years, it was a bit unusual to hear “the plan” referred to in both meetings Monday evening during discussions of a rezoning issue. It has been mentioned before, though rarely, but Monday’s references by both planning commission alternate member Susan Sprague […]