We got a few inches of snow here in Cleveland last night, and man, what babies. I sat on 480 for an hour and a half and it wasn’t even 9pm when schools starting canceling for the day. Seriously – the night before for 3 or 4 inches.
I caught a Welch’s juice commercial last night starring Alton Brown and ine one of the establishing shots, they labeled it as being “Erie County, PA.” Neat. How cool is that? Here’s the spot:
Bad news, Millcreek residents. It’s going to cost you more to get rid of your flushable items. Township supervisors have approved a $10 fee hike. That reminds of this bit from one of my favorite TV shows, Coupling. The original UK version, not the terrible US remake.
Hamot has been designated a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence by the American College of Radiology (ACR). This designation, the first for Hamot, includes the Hamot Imaging Center, Hamot Medical Center, the regional imaging sites (North East, Waterford and Fairview) and the office of Dr. Carol Lyons, Hamot for Breast Health.
Duane “Rick” Prokop, Ph.D., director of graduate programs and associate director of Gannon University’s Dahlkemper School of Business Administration, has accepted a two-year appointment as chairman of the Erie City Mission’s board of directors. The Erie City Mission is a Christian social outreach center offering services to men in need. Under Prokop’s leadership, the Erie City Mission appointed a new executive director and is in the process of planning and constructing a new building to meet the increasing demand for its expanding services.
Sports
The Erie BayHawks game scheduled for today has been postponed due to weather. Othyus Jeffers scored 21 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as the Iowa Energy defeated the Erie BayHawks 85-82 Tuesday night in Des Moines.
Events
The Erie BayHawks are teaming with the Community Blood Bank of NWPA and WJET-TV to host a blood collection drive, Monday, February 15, from 11 AM to 4 PM at the Tullio Arena. Everyone who donates will receive a pair of tickets to the BayHawks Cavs Affiliate night, February 26 at the Tullio Arena and a custom designed T-Shirt to mark the event. Donors will also be eligible to win a pair of courtside seats for the game. The Cavs affiliate night game will feature the Cavaliers Girls dance team, Cavaliers mascot Moondog and the Scream Team hip hop dance team.
As a Millcreek resident I must say that I am a bit vexed by this rate hike. Where did they come up with this magic number of $10.00 per quarter/ per household? As a single person, living alone. I can guarantee that I don’t use the bathroom nearly as much as a family of 5. Why should I have to pay for other people to flush their toilets?
According to the 2000 Census there were 22,367 households in Millcreek.
$40.00 X 22,367 = $894,680.00
This still doesn’t add up to the total amount they are seeking.
Business are not included with this hike? Don’t these places all connect to the same sewer lines?
This is just another way to gouge the homeowner.
Did they even try to negotiate a better price with the City of Erie? Very Doubtful.
With the price Millcreek residents already pay for water, and now sewer increases. We could build our own water/sewer treatment plants.