June 23, 2009
Mayor Joseph E. Sinnott, along with Kim Berdis, President of the Skate Erie Association (SEA), and youth members of SEA broke ground this afternoon in Columbus Park, near 15th and Poplar Streets, in Erie’s Historic Little Italy Neighborhood for Phase I of the City’s long awaited skate park. The park will soon welcome skateboarders, in-line skater and scooter riders of all ages. For the full press release click here.
June 10, 2009
At 10:30 a.m. today, Mayor Sinnott announced the City’s Street Improvement Program for the 2009 Construction Season. It includes milling and asphalt resurfacing of curbed and noncurbed asphalt streets, crack sealing and resurfacing of concrete streets, asphalt patching, general crack sealing, curb damage repairs and painting of traffic lines and crosswalks. In addition, Bureau of Streets daily operations such as street sweeping, installation of street signs, street light surveys, alley repairs and pothole patching will be continuing. For the full press release and paving list click here.
June 4, 2009
Maleno Development announced today it will join ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition to build a home for a deserving Erie family. On Thursday, June 25, 2009, the Maleno team will begin work and oversee an immense demolition and build project that will result in a new home constructed in only one week. Because five deserving Erie families are being considered for the project, information about the family and home location has yet to be released continued here... For more information from the Maleno Development website click here.
May 20, 2009
The City of Erie's Weed and Seed Initiative is proud to partner with the Erie Community Foundation to make Mini-Grants available to interested and qualified organizations for community building neighborhood projects. Please click here for instruction and click here for the grant application. Good luck!
May 8, 2009
On May 24, 2009 Erie’s Downtown will host the Michelob Ultra Downtown Erie Criterium 2009, a bicycling and healthy lifestyle event to benefit the Achievement Center. This is a USA Cycling sanctioned event on a six corner 0.6 mile route on a closed, flat, and very fast circuit. Continued here..
May 7, 2009
The Erie County Recycling Program (ECRP) has received approval from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) to open a centralized recycling convenience center located at 1556 West 12th Street. The center, scheduled to open May 9th at 9:00am, will provide Erie residents a safe and responsible means to recycle electronic (E-waste) and household hazardous waste (HHW) from their homes. The Recycling Convenience Center will be open from 9:00am to 3:00pm the second and fourth Saturdays of each month from April thru October. Continued here...
May 7, 2009
For the first time in nearly 40 years, the City of Erie will compete for the title of All-America City. The All-America City Award recognizes communities across the country for civic engagement, collaboration, inclusiveness, and innovation. Each year, only ten cities are selected as All-America Cities. The award is a program of the National Civic League, a non-profit, non-partisan organization founded in 1894 to strengthen citizen democracy by transforming democratic institutions. Continued here...
April 2, 2009
The annual single large item collection program starts Sunday, April 5 thru May 1. City residents can place (1) one large item per week curbside on their normal refuse night. The program is limited to household trash. Examples are: a couch, a chair, a lamp, a dresser, a broken television, etc. The following items will not be accepted: large appliances such as washers, dryers, stoves, refrigerators, hot water tanks, air conditioners, automotive batteries, tires, paint cans, oil cans or any other hazardous fluid containers or construction material of any kind. All other Refuse & Recycling guidelines remain the same. Normal household refuse, exclusive of the one large item, must be in bags or containers as presently required.
April 2, 2009
Summer parking regulations are now in effect until October 31,2009. Parking has switched from odd/even to no parking one day a week. Please check parking signs in your neighborhood
March 31, 2009
Local contractor, Eriez Construction, will soon begin work in Erie’s Griswold Park, located in the heart of the Union Square District, between Peach and Sassafras from 13th to 14th Streets. The Griswold Park will undergo much needed restoration and improvements the City believes will breathe new life into the park, while increasing its usefulness to the community. An updated design will add to the enthusiasm the public has shown for the housing initiative planned for Union Square. We expect this will create new opportunities for partnerships in the revitalization of the neighborhood. Full press release continued here. To download the Griswold Park final renovation plan click here.
February 25, 2009
Mayor Sinnott recently met with students from the Emerson-Gridley CHAMPS Afterschool Enrichment Program, which is under the direction of Ms. Jane Ross. The CHAMPS program provides a safe, challenging and fun learning experience for Erie’s youth as they develop social, emotional, physical, cultural and academic skills. The students are currently learning about careers and were presented with the opportunity to ask questions of the Mayor. Click here for photos.
February 23, 2009
REthink Erie is an unprecedented collaboration among the business, government, economic development and philanthropic communities to aggressively address our region’s workforce development challenges and evaluate the opportunities associated with, and the viability of, creating a community college to serve northwestern Pennsylvania. The initiative's focus will be RElearning, REtooling, REworking and REeducating to meet the changing needs of people, business and industry in the region.
February 6, 2009
City Treasurer Susan E. DiVecchio, would like to notify the City of Erie Taxpayers of a temporary extension of office hours on Wednesdays. Starting February 11, 2009 thru April 29, 2009 the City Treasurer’s Office will extend office hours Wednesdays only until 7:00 PM. More details here.
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