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nothing wrong with a rah rah article for once.. it's good to have balance... but balance doesn't sell newspapers... a lot of these pieces on Erie featured in the NYT and elsewhere are just "drive-bys"... they make places like Erie, New Castle, Johnstown sound like lands of post-apocalyptic jobless mutants ala Charlton Heston's "Omega Man"
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^ RIP Chuck Heston
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^I just liked him as an actor in a lot of cheesy 70s flicks. In a lot of ways, he really wasn't one of the good guys, but rather a real SOB.
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Erie Inventor John Kanzius On 60 Minutes This Sunday
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Erie Insurance ranks 488 in the 2008 Fortune 500 list... down from 463 last year
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortu...ots/10235.html |
http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/...0361/-1/NEWS02
Agency plans 7-story complex Downtown structure would house parking ramp, residences, retail space BY GEORGE MILLER george.miller@timesnews.com [more details] Published: April 22. 2008 6:00AM Plans are under way for a possible $21 million, seven-story complex at the northeast corner of West Fifth and Peach streets that would contain a parking ramp, 90 residential units and retail space. The Erie Redevelopment Authority on Monday unveiled plans for the structure and agreed to apply for $3.5 million in funds through a state program that will be critical for the project to go ahead. "This project shows a lot of promise," said John R. Elliott, the authority's executive director. "I don't want to say it is definite. It's a strong enough possibility that we are pulling the pieces together. Our goal is to have building permits within 12 months." Elliott said the parking ramp is "absolutely essential" to downtown revitalization in that area and was identified as an element in the city's downtown master plan. "We all know that a parking ramp is desperately needed in that area to encourage development," he said. Erie city officials and some merchants have been pursuing the parking ramp for several years, saying it's needed to relieve parking congestion in the area. But a study on behalf of the Erie Parking Authority found that there was not enough demand to allow the construction to be done by traditional financing. The multiuse structure will make the project feasible, creating additional parking demand and also providing tax revenue, Elliott said. The first floor of the complex will contain about 10,000 square feet of retail space. The parking facility would contain about 296 spaces and will be on the second, third and fourth floors. The last three floors would be for the residential units. Elliott said the complex could contain an eighth floor for office space. The $3.5 million is being sought through the state's tax-increment financing program. Under it, the city, Erie School District and Erie County would have to agree that the increased real-estate tax revenue generated by the project would be used to repay the $3.5 million. "We know that project will not work without tax increment financing," he said. Elliott said the housing and retail space will add about $13 million to the local tax rolls. A private firm has tentatively agreed to provide $7 million for the project, he said. In addition, federal tax credits of at least $2 million will be sought. The remainder of the funding will come from bank financing. Elliott said a Hamot Medical Center affiliate owns five of the site's six parcels. A McDonald's restaurant owns the other. The Redevelopment Authority has been in discussions with them about the project, he said. GEORGE MILLER can be reached at 870-1724 or by e-mail. |
^ Positive news for this area of downtown. I hate those surface parking lots and the drive-thru McDonald's that currently occupy the site. There has been talk of this for years, so I won't hold my breath. However, the new redev. head seems to be much more active and intelligent than what Erie's had in the past. I guess that the McDonald's has been a really tough issue, because they don't want to move or change the setup of their establishment.
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ohhh... that is so cool...
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^ yeah... I can't wait to check that film out... with western PA scenes featured prominently, it seems. I really like Cormac McCarthy stories (esp. Blood Meridian) and Viggo and that Guy Pearce dude are damn good actors in my book, so it should be good.
By the way, Evergrey, the Aerosmith "Train Kept A Rollin" video... awesome... those were some heavy drug years. |
I love how every article always has to be prefaced with "rust belt" or "lost half its population".. even when it's not applicable to the topic of the article at all
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I know... it does get tiresome... and gives people that image of, as you said in an earlier post, a post-apocalyptic wasteland.
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... which "The Road" will only reinforce ;)
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Yeah... I was thinking that too...
Hmmm... let's see, where should we film a story about life after the apocalypse? How about at various locations in Western PA? No one lives there anymore and there is nothing but abandoned factories... perfect! |
Cool video about Erie's past and future
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Erie International Airport Runway extension
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PNC Bank's May 2008 economic forecast for Metro Erie
https://www.pnc.com/webapp/unsec/Req...0228e/Erie.pdf |
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08206/899239-100.stm
Erie coke plant fights $6 million pollution fine Thursday, July 24, 2008 The Associated Press ERIE, Pa. -- Erie Coke Corp. is appealing more than $6.1 million in state air pollution fines that the company's owner says threatens the viability of its Erie plant. The company says it will "vigorously defend" itself, but wouldn't cite specifics. A statement by company owner J.D. Crane also noted the company's "significant contributions" to local charities and public safety unions. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection proposed the fines last month in ordering Erie Coke to comply with its air quality permit and the state's Air Pollution Control Act. The DEP says the penalty follows repeated violations at the company's Lake Erie facility, which includes 58 coke ovens installed in the 1940s and 1950s. Coke is a fuel used in steel production. It is made by baking coal in large ovens to remove impurities. Copyright 2007 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. |
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