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Has Granite Ridge Imagined All Possibilities Like These Homestead PA Developers Did?

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After struggling to find a profitable use for the former Mercyhurst North East campus, the current owners are floating the idea of housing illegal immigrants as a way to recover their investment. By contrast, in Homestead, PA, near Pittsburgh, three individual investors bought an old abandoned school building and turned it into Bowtie High containing […]

Granite Ridge Schedules Meeting with the North East Community

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Representatives of both Granite Ridge and Erie County have scheduled a meeting with members of the North East community on May 11th at 6PM in the former Ridge library. This location should provide plenty of room for everyone in what will likely be a very well attended meeting. They’re assuming there is sufficient room, but […]

Do You Care About What Happens in Our North East Community?

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It was highly encouraging to see the turnout for the meetings when the marina was discussed, followed closely by the meeting regarding the possible housing of illegal immigrants at Granite Ridge, however, without a hot button issue on the agenda, turnout for township meetings is often sparse, to the point where I’ve been the only […]

We Need to Think Win-Win When Searching for Solutions to Granite Ridge

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Plans being considered by Granite Ridge for housing illegal immigrants in downtown North East present our community with a problem. The recent meetings in both the borough and the township made it abundantly clear the idea is extremely unpopular, but without an opportunity to question representatives from Granite Ridge or the Ehrenfeld Companies, the meetings […]

Full Agenda for North East Township April 3rd Supervisors Meeting

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The agenda for the supervisors meeting on Monday, April 3rd, is jam packed with items that a great many North East residents will be very interested in hearing about. The meeting at 7:30 PM starts off with an update on the North East Marina by a representative from the PA Fish and Boat Commission. The […]

Big Turnout at Supervisors Meeting as NE Marina Supporters Voice Concerns

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An overflow crowd of North East residents filled the room for Monday’s township supervisors meeting in an effort to voice their concerns over the fast approaching closure of the North East marina. The discussion began with presentations from Dan Lindsey and Jake Sander, followed by an explanation of the situation from the volunteer district representatives […]

North East Marina on the Agenda for NE Township Supervisors Meeting

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The North East Marina is an item on the agenda for this coming Monday’s township supervisors meeting. The article discussing the closure of the marina this season generated a lot of interest and both Senator Dan Laughlin and Representative Jake Banta heard from many of you as a result. We received a call from the […]

North East Township Requests Bids for Superpave Leveling Course

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Sealed proposals will be received by North East Township, 2nd Class of Erie County at 10300 West Main Road North East, PA 16428 until12:00PM, on March 31, 2023, for the following: Item 1, 1508 Tons of Superpave Leveling Course Liquidated damages apply at the rate of $975.00 per calendar day. Proposals must be upon the […]

Erie County Townships Including North East Request Bids on Asphalt Seal Coat Project

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Sealed proposals will be received by the Townships of Harborcreek, Greene, North East, Venango, McKean, Waterford, Amity, LeBoeuf, Greenfield, Springfield, Conneaut, Elk Creek, Summit, Union, Wayne and Fairview and the Boroughs of Girard, McKean, Union City, Waterford and Wesleyville, Erie County, at the Harborcreek Township municipal building located at 5601 Buffalo Road, Harborcreek, PA 16421 […]