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 Planning Commission Reviews Boro Discharge Relocation Project
The North East Township planning commission had it’s first look at the Borough’s wastewater discharge relocation project during their first 2016 meeting. An overall drawing showing the new pump station and pipeline locations provided a comprehensive look at what is going to be involved. This was an chance for the planning commission to review the […]
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 […]
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 Township Supervisors Approve Rezoning Request for Bemiss and Warr Properties
The North East Township supervisors voted unanimously to approve the rezoning request for both the Bemiss and Warr properties at Monday’s regular meeting. Several residents spoke to ask questions and voice their concerns, though far fewer than at previous meetings. This vote begins the actual rezoning process which means the request, in the form of […]
North East Borough Risks Massive Federal Intrusion for the Price of a Sidewalk
Next Monday, August 24th, North East Borough is holding a public hearing on how best to spend their Community Development Block Grant money. The question of whether or not to accept it in the first place isn’t on the agenda. Maybe it should be. A massive new federal regulation was just passed, with almost zero […]
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 […]