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Vacant Buildings Addressed in One of Two New Ordinances Proposed for NE Borough

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North East Borough Office
North East Borough Office

The Borough of North East hereby gives notice that the Borough Council for the Borough of North East, Erie County, Pennsylvania, at its second monthly meeting on Monday, March 16, 2026, commencing at 6:00 p.m. at the Borough Hall, 31 West Main Street, North East, PA 16428, will conduct public hearing(s) on and consider enactment at such meeting of Ordinance No. 941 and No. 942 and summaries of each are set forth below.

ORDINANCE NO. 941- ESTABLISHING SEWER RATES
ORDINANCE NO. 942- ESTABLISHING A FORECLOSED AND VACANT PROPERTY REGISTRATION PROGRAM.
See links to ordinances below:

The above statement is a brief summary of each Ordinance to be considered, a copy of each is available and on file at the North East Borough Office, 31 West Main Street, North East, PA 16428, the Erie Times News, 205 West 12th Street, Erie, PA 16534, the Erie County Law Library, Erie County Court House, Erie, PA 16501, and on the North East Borough website at www.northeastborough.com

Patrick J. Gehrlein, Borough Manager

Ordinances available for review here:
Ordinance-941-Establishing-Sewer-Rates-2026
Ordinance-942-Draft-Vacant-Property-Registry

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