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10-04-2025
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City of Erie declares five new blighted properties as work continues
The City of Erie Blighted Property Committee has been working to fix unsafe and unappealing properties across the city, but the job isn't done quite yet. The Blighted Property Committee met again Wednesday, declaring five more new properties as blighted. Erie High students start their on tiny homes for people in need The City of Erie Blighted Property Committee has been around for over 30 years, and since then, it's declared hundreds of properties as blighted across the city. On Wednesday the committee met once again to rescind blights placed on five properties. 'Two of those were rehabilitation and renovation by the redevelopment authority and Erie Land Bank, properties that were conveyed to a developer for rehabilitation, and they completed those renovations and as part of that process, we've issued a certificate of completion and also the BPRC today rescinded the blight,' said Aaron Snippert, executive director of the City of Erie Redevelopment Authority. Snippert said the designation on the other three properties was rescinded after being demolished. Jersey Mike's presents Shriner's Erie with annual donation The work is never done for the blighted property committee. After rescinding five properties around the City of Erie, they're adding five new ones to their list to work on, including one on German Street. 'Those five properties that were declared blighted, they'll be posted with a notice of blight on the property. We'll file a declaration of blight at the courthouse and then we'll look to try to see if the property owner will be responsive to that notice of blight,' Snippert said. Snippert said property owners will have 30 days to respond to the notice, and if they don't respond, then city code enforcement or the Erie Land Bank will look into the property to see if it's worth acquiring down the road. He said many of those property owners are out-of-town companies and investors who buy properties at low value in erie and leave them unattended. Erie Regional Airport Authority hosting Global Entry event And if you would like to report a property to be blighted in your neighborhood, Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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01-03-2025
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Redevelopment authority opens bids for East Bayfront Greenway Trail
Bids are now open for phase one of the East Bayfront Greenway Trail project. This is what they plan to transform it into. Erie Community Foundation celebrates 90 years serving the community A vibrant and accessible trail system throughout the East Bayfront neighborhood. He calls it a severely distressed area in the City of Erie. Executive Director Aaron Snippert and the rest of his team at the redevelopment authority are on a mission to create a public asset throughout the East Bayfront neighborhood. With an overwhelming amount of vacant lots, a park and trail system was brought to the table. It's called the Greenway Trail Project. Millcreek kindergartners get a lesson in finances from McDowell students 'Throughout this process, we've identified lots, we've looked at properties that are up for sale, approach property owners and properties that are under repository under an effort to try to build these pieces of the puzzle and put them together so we can have a trail system that ultimately connect across the neighborhood,' said Aaron Snippert, executive director of the City of Erie Redevelopment Authority. 'It's kind of to promote accessibility through this neighborhood to the bayfront area. there's also a bus stop here so bikes will be able to go through, it'll be walking, there'll be some benches and we'll have wayfinding signs that will kind of direct you throughout the entire trail,' said Kendra Wilson, community engagement specialist for the City of Erie Redevelopment Authority. Michael Baker International is the overall consultant that put together the high-level plan. As of Friday, bids are now open for phase one of the project that has been in development for two years. Snap-tite's Warrior hose: Revolutionizing fire safety and resilience 'We're looking about three-quarters of a million dollars for this initial phase one,' Snippert said. 'We've brought in LSSE as the landscape architect to develop the plans that are now out for bid. They're due by March 27.' According to LSSE, the scope of work generally consists of site demolition and earthwork. Phase one of the project includes this parcel on East Sixth Street and three additional properties on East 7th Street. They will become a part of a larger trail project that will go throughout the East Bayfront area. The rest of the project will connect the middle of the neighborhood, winding up through Tenth and Ash Streets, then to Sixth and Reed Streets. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now At public engagement sessions, the authority heard a lot of concerns of 'negative activity.' Neighbors are hopeful that bringing positive space here will deter that activity.' 'This neighborhood is kind of left behind as far as amenities, parks, green space over here so I think it's really important that when we are putting something like this in that we hope stand the test of time and can kind of create spaces like this in this neighborhood, that is what they want,' Wilson. Grover Cleveland students collect 4,000 books for needy kids The authority is applying for additional funding through the state. As they secure more grants, they will continue to the next phase Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
