The Mellon Heritage Foundation is suing the Erie County Assessment Board for its refusal to grant tax exempt status to most of the former Mercyhurst, then Granite Ridge, property. In a story appearing on GoErie.com, the county stated a large portion of the property is not yet being used for charitable programs and therefore is […]
NE School District Now Recommends a Proposed Tax Increase of 4.97 Percent
The latest version of the proposed 2024-2025 school budget recommends a 4.97 percent tax increase versus the previous 5.94 percent. There is a great deal to see in the agenda and backup documents for the May 16th, 2024 school board meeting. Please be sure to look them over before the meeting if you plan to […]
Proposed Higher Taxes, Major Track and Field Projects and Fewer Students
School districts across the country are shrinking, nearby New York schools are merging and their athletic teams struggle for lack of students. As the North East School District considers the 2024-2025 budget with a recommended tax increase of 5.94 percent and as a new $3.5 million artificial turf project is about to start, you might […]
NE School District Begins $3.5 Million Track and Field Makeover While Recommending a Tax Increase of Almost 6 Percent
If you haven’t already noticed, the North East School District is just beginning the $3.5 million artificial turf project. Do you remember when the school board gathered input from the entire North East community about whether spending millions of taxpayer dollars for artificial turf would be a good idea? You don’t? Well, I don’t either. […]
North East School District 2024-2025 Budget Proposes 5.94 Percent Tax Increase
The proposed 2024-2025 budget for the North East School District will be presented at the board meeting on Thursday, April 18th and it contains a recommended tax increase of 5.94 percent. This follows last year’s increase of 3.82 percent and in the year prior to that 3.83 percent. Final adoption is scheduled for June 6th, […]
North East Borough Proposed 2020 Budget and Tax Rate Ordinance
The Borough of North East does hereby give notice that the Borough Council thereof will consider at its meeting on the 16th day of December, 2019 commencing at 7:00 p.m. prevailing time, at the Borough Hall, 31 West Main Street, North East, PA 16428, for adoption, the 2020 Budget which budget will be available for […]
LECOM Denied Tax Exemption for Senior Facilities Including Parkside at North East
The Erie County Board of Tax Assessment Appeals has denied LECOM’s request for tax exempt status for three senior living facilities, including Parkside at North East. It was surprising to many when the request was initially made and little evidence was presented by LECOM to bolster their case. The tax revenue figures for Parkside at […]
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf Rated Most Liberal in the USA
Here’s an interesting study of state governors worth looking over as the budget crisis in Harrisburg drags on, Governor Tom Wolf was ranked, along with every other governor in the USA on an ideological scale of liberal to conservative based on a wide range of data points, and our governor ranks as the most liberal […]
LECOM Requests Tax Exempt Status for Parkside Nursing Home in North East
The Erie Times is reporting that LECOM has requested tax exemption for three nursing homes, the Regency at South Shore, 322 Washington Place, Erie, purchased for $7.9 million; Parkside at Westminster, 3929 W. 38th St., Millcreek Township, for $4.3 million; and Parkside at North East, 2 Gibson St., North East, for $3.5 million. The Erie […]
North East Township Budgets Available for Inspection
The Board of Supervisors of North East Township, 10300 West Main Road, North East, PA hereby gives notice that the proposed budgets for 2015 will be on display for public inspection at the Township office on Wednesday, December 3, 2014 Monday-Friday, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. Adoption of the 2015 budgets will be considered at […]