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Meeting agendas for upcoming meetings:
Posted here as soon as available
NE Twp Supervisors meeting 8-17-26
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Do You Know What North East Township Has Planned for Zoning?

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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

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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

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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?

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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 […]

Rezoning Issue Raises Tensions in Planning and Supervisors Meetings

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The Monday evening meetings of both the North East Township planning commission and the supervisors brought a group of residents from the neighborhood centered on South Washington street to air concerns over a proposed rezoning, from R2 residential to B1 commercial, of a property, owned by Lloyd and Joan Bemiss, adjacent to the Roberts Trucking […]

Robert Mazza Wins North East Township Supervisor Write In Vote

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Robert Mazza, running as a Republican primary write-in candidate for North East Township Supervisor, won the three way race receiving 182 votes from the 363 total Republican write-ins. The only official number reported by Erie County is the first place finisher. Mazza will face Democrat Godfried “Fritz” Holzhausen in the November general election. The write […]

Single Bid Request for Multiple Townships Including North East

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Advertisement for bids: Sealed proposals will be received by the Townships of Harborcreek, Greene, North East, Millcreek, Greenfield, Amity and Venango, Erie County, at the Harborcreek Township municipal building located at 5601 Buffalo Road, Harborcreek, PA 16421 until 9:00 a.m. and will be publicly opened and read aloud on Thursday, May 28, 2015 for the […]

North East Township Requesting Bids for Leveling Course

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Sealed proposals will be received by the North East Township Board of Supervisors of Erie County at PO Box 249, 10300 West Main Road, North East, PA 16428 until 12:00 PM on May 29, 2015 for the following: 2138 Tons of HMA 90# Leveling Course. Liquidated damages apply at the rate of $825 per calendar […]

Multiple Township Bid Proposals Including North East Township

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Advertisement for bids: Sealed proposals will be received by the Townships of Harborcreek, Greene, North East, Millcreek, Greenfield, Amity and Venango, Erie County, at the Harborcreek Township municipal building located at 5601 Buffalo Road, Harborcreek, PA 16421 until 9:00 a.m. and will be publicly opened and read aloud on Friday, May 1, 2015 for the […]