The City will host a public meeting regarding implementation of the Downtown Streetscape Master Plan. This meeting will serve to collect public comment on the entire project, but specifically on Phase 2.The Downtown Streetscape Master Plan includes multiple phases on State Street from Second to 12th Streets and includes curbs, ADA ramps, sidewalks, decorative …
Due to unusually dry weather conditions, Erie Fire Department officials announced today that a burn ban is in effect until further notice. Any outdoor burning, including recreational fires, is included in the ban. It does not include enclosed outdoor grills.
Over the last week, Erie fire crews have responded to 24 calls for brush fires …
The Eastside Grassroots Coalition will hold a neighborhood meeting on Thursday to discuss plans for the Buffalo Road neighborhood. View a draft of the plan here.
The group has worked closely with staff in the City’s Department of Planning and Neighborhood Resources to draft a Neighborhood Plan for the area between East 12th Street and …
As part of National Police Week, the annual Police Memorial Service will be held Wednesday at Perry Square and will be hosted by the Erie County Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #64 (the main host this year) and the Erie Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #7.
“This ceremony will be about remembering and honoring our …
The City of Erie’s summer recreation guide is now available at City Hall, Erie School District schools, community centers, and online at cityof.erie.pa.us/summerrec. All programs listed in the guide are free to the City of Erie residents and focus on grades K-12, though ages vary for each program.
“Summer is here, and there is …
In a big step toward sustainability and forward-thinking environmental policy, the City of Erie has flipped the switch on a solar panel project that provides energy with a battery backup for Erie’s Central Fire Station.
Officials from the City of Erie, Green Mountain Energy, a Houston, Texas-based energy supplier of 100% renewable energy, the Department …
The City of Erie’s Love Your Block team is kicking off the Summer LYB Project initiative with neighborhood cleanups.
Saturday, May 6, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Lakeside neighborhood. Meet at Edison Elementary School parking lot, 1921 E. Lake Road.
Saturday, May 13, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. East Bayfront neighborhood. Meet at the vacant lot …
Reminder that inner City parking rules change tomorrow, April 1, 2023. The winter odd/even date restrictions end, and designated no-parking days are now in effect through Oct. 31. Daily parking restrictions are posted on street signs in affected areas.
A no parking sign is shown, on March 25, 2023, in the 200 block of West …
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This morning, the Erie Police Department and the Erie’s Public Schools Police Department responded to a series of calls about a shooting at Erie High School that turned out to be false. The calls were part of a larger statewide hoax involving similar calls to school districts and businesses across the Commonwealth.
Erie Police Chief …
