Since we are going to have a public meeting about revising and updating the North East Comprehensive Plan, knowing what is in the current plan would be a big help. The plan is dated 2005 and the entire document with the appendix is 122 pages, but the appendix is mostly filled with a lot of […]
Public Meeting to be Held Asking for Input on North East Area Comprehensive Plan
North East Township and North East Borough are holding a public meeting asking for your input for an update of the North East Area Comprehensive Plan. This was brought to my attention by a local resident who saw an article on Erie News Now. The meeting is scheduled for June 22 at 6 p.m. at […]
North East Township Website is Undergoing Maintenance After Technical Issues
If you have been to the North East Township website in the last couple of weeks, you’ve noticed it’s not what you’re used to seeing, it simply displays a basic home page. The site experienced some technical issues which required taking it offline. It will return soon, but they want you to know you can […]
Major Solar Project Proposed for Ripley New York to Abut North East Township Line
ConnectGen is proposing a 270 megawatt solar project in South Ripley, New York over an area of approximately 2000 acres. The western edge of the project abuts North East Township just about centered where Kerr road crosses the state line. The proposed facility will be an array of photovoltaic panels along with 20 MW (80MWh) […]
North East Township Meeting Schedule and Agenda Now Published Here
In order to help get the word out about township meetings and to make sure our readers know what’s up for discussion, we’ll be publishing the schedule of upcoming meetings for both the township supervisors and the planning commission as well as their agendas. You’ll be able to find them over in the sidebar, or […]
Excellent Investigative Report on Wind Farms Details What Developers Leave Out
For the residents of North East who remember the contentious wind farm debate over the industrial wind turbine project proposed for the township, there is an excellent investigative report from Gatehouse Media, owners of the Erie Times News, now on their GoErie.com website. If there is any doubt we narrowly averted disaster, your time would […]
Revised Final Report States Hirtzel Road Site Now Meets Environmental Standards
Notice is hereby given that USF Holland has submitted a revised final report to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Northwest Region Office, to demonstrate attainment of the background standard for a site located at 2600 Hirtzel Road, North East, Erie County. USF Holland has indicated that the remediation measures taken have attained compliance with […]
Noosa – the New Lakeside Restaurant at the North East Marina
When Bob Mazza won the contract for marina operations last November, he said there would be a new restaurant with a Pennsylvania focus. Noosa is its name and the new management team is now in place, but they have their work cut out for them. There’s a lot of remodeling and updating needed before they […]