April 05, 2012, Fair Housing Seminar

April marks the 44th anniversary of the passage of the U.S. Fair Housing Law of the Civil Rights Act of 1968. The City of Erie and Erie County are jointly committed to focus on the Fair Housing Law by continuing to address housing discrimination in our communities. The Erie County Human Relations Commission provides a venue for those who believe they are the victim of a discriminatory housing practice. Click here for information on the April 20th Sustainable Housing Seminar.Click here to view a flyer with information on the seminar.

March 29, 2012, Residential Parking Changes Go Into Effect April 1st

City of Erie residents and visitors are being reminded of the change in the city’s residential parking regulations that go into effect April 1st, 2012 and continue through October 31st, 2012.

Changes in “No Parking” regulations take effect weekdays 8AM to 4PM on either Monday and Wednesday or Tuesday and Thursday, based on signage in residential areas throughout the City of Erie. These regulations are necessary to enable city street sweeping equipment to navigate through Erie’s neighborhoods. Please take the opportunity to make yourself aware of parking regulations, posted throughout Erie’s neighborhoods.Click here for the complete press release.

March 26, 2012, Spring Cleanup - Single Large Item Collection Program

The City of Erie’s Spring Cleanup program which prevents unwanted items from appearing in other places throughout the city begins Sunday, April 1st and runs through Thursday, April 26th.

Only household refuse is accepted. Residents can put out one large item on their regular trash night (old or broken couches, chairs, furniture, lamps, mattresses, toys...). Residents are reminded that items are not to be placed curbside more than 24 hours before their scheduled pick up. All other guidelines remain the same. Normal household refuse and recycling must be in bags or containers as required

Items not accepted include: large appliances such as washers, dryers, stoves, refrigerators, hot-water tanks and air conditioners, along with automotive batteries, tires, paint or oil cans, lawn mowers, snow blowers, any type of construction material or hazardous-fluid containers, including antifreeze bottles.

Residents are also reminded that leaves, lawn clippings, twigs and branches at this time of year need to be in open hard containers. Do not use the green biodegradable bags – they are strictly for leaf pick up in the fall.

Questions? Call the city’s Recycling Hotline at 870-1450.Click here for the complete press release.

February 16, 2012, The Gannon University women’s basketball team is asking its fans and the Erie community to “black out” cancer on Saturday, Feb. 18th. That afternoon, the Lady Knights will host their fifth annual Pink Zone game, to be played at 1 p.m. at Hammermill Center against Lock Haven. Click here for the complete press release.

January 26, 2012, The Sherwin Williams Company is again partnering with the City of Erie Office of Economic and Community Development to provide “Home Work” painting classes to City of Erie residents. Sherwin Williams and the City provided similar “Home Work” classes to the community in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011. The City targets inner-city, unemployed or underemployed residents and prioritizes housing authority applicants. Click here for the application. Click here for complete press release.

January 17, 2012, City Treasurer Susan E. DiVecchio, would like to notify City of Erie Taxpayers, that 2012 property tax bills have been mailed. If a property owner does not receive their tax bill by the end of January, please contact the City of Erie Treasurer’s office at 870-1210. Click here for a copy of the entire press release.

January 6, 2012, Two City of Erie police officers were honored at press conference this morning for the recent rescue of residents from a burning home on the city's east side on Tuesday afternoon. Click here for complete press release.

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