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Erie PA News and Events for Thursday December 14, 2006
Posted by Dennis on December 14, 2006
Erie City Council passed a first reading of the $40 landlord tax. Five morons voted in favor of the measure. Five lazy people, most likely campaign workers for council members or the mayor, plus support staff will be hired to enforce and inspect rental properties. When this dumb idea was first dreamed up, the thought was a way to generate revenue for the city. Instead, it will just add to the financial burden on the Erie taxpayers.
There were 2 meth labs busted in the City of Erie yesterday within hours of each other. That makes 5 labs taken down in the city. There have been over 2 dozen labs found just this year in Erie County.
GE is hiring about 50 more workers at the Erie plant. To apply go through Pennsylvania Career Link.These are NOT entry level positions. They only hire experienced (like 7 years experience) industrial workers with a good work history.
Curry is an idiot. Why wait until MTR has already spent $100 million to file a worthless lawsuit? Just to creat a bit of controversy? Curry is the former city solicitor under former mayor Rick Filippi who was behind the infamous Expose Erie Politicians web site.
The PNC Foundation made a $20,000 grant to the Erie Art Museum’s $9 million capital campaign. “With PNC’s support we have moved beyond our half-way mark. We have commitments for $4.7 million. We are right on track. PNC is a community-minded neighbor consistently providing leadership and resources to support the region’s cultural assets. We are very grateful,” said Erie Art Museum Director John Vanco. The planned $9 million capital project consists of a link between the Museum’s Old Customs House Building on State Street and the Museum Annex, which fronts on both State and East Fifth Streets. Included will be four major galleries, a number of smaller galleries, a 250-person performance space, a public meeting space at a new unified entrance, and other visitor amenities. “The Erie Art Museum is the largest and most significant visual arts program in the Northwestern PA region. It is the resource for the visual arts. The Art Museum’s programs have far outstripped its physical space. Senator Earll’s commitment takes us closer to our vision of a regional arts center,” said Kirk Steehler, DO, capital campaign chairman and Erie Art Museum Board Member. According to Steehler, $6 million in local funds are being sought, as well as $3 million in capital grants from the State. To date, the Museum has secured $2.7 million in local funds including more than $1 million from the Museum’s Board of Directors and $2 million in capital grants from the State.
The 36 congregations comprising the Episcopal Diocese of Northwestern Pennsylvania are seeking a new bishop specifically knowledgeable about working with small congregations and who will take an active role in the administration and pastoral life of the diocese, according to a profile developed by the episcopal search committee and introduced during the annual convention in October. The period for nominations closes Dec 25. The search committee will release the names of three to five nominees during the first week of April. With about 280,000 residents in the metropolitan region, Erie is the diocese’s largest population center. Total population of the region is 938,712, according to the profile. The diocese recently underwent a period of internal discernment and is coming to terms with the fact that it is primarily composed of small family-sized and pastoral-sized congregations, spread out over a significant geographical range, according to the profile. Northwestern Pennsylvania has been without episcopal oversight since Bishop Robert Rowley announced his intention to take terminal sabbatical leave in a letter to the diocese in July. The Very Rev John P Downey, dean of St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Erie, was selected president pro-tem and presided when convention met Oct 27-28 at Gannon University in Erie.
Hurco USA has named Perseo-Erie of Erie PA as its exclusive distributor for machine tools, accessories, and service in western Pennsylvania and northern West Virginia. Perseo-Erie will sell Hurco’s vertical machining centers and turning centers to die and mold shops and other production customers that serve a variety of industries from aerospace and medical to general job shops. Perseo-Erie has a new technical support center and showroom in Erie and nearly 75 years of combined experience in the industry.
Florence S Gilson has been promoted to vice president of quality assurance/quality control, the Americas, for Solvay Pharmaceuticals. Gilson graduated from Allegheny College in Meadville PA, with a BS degree in biology.
The OHL Academic Player of the Month for November in the Midwest Division is left winger Derrick Bagshaw of the Erie Otters. Bagshaw, 20, a native of Oshawa, Ontario is a 3rd year student at Gannon University in Erie PA. More than 97 percent of the players currently playing in the Ontario Hockey League are attending high school or post-secondary institutions.
The Allegheny College Gators men’s basketball team scored their lowest point total in nearly a year and a half, putting in 49 points over 40 minutes, but still came away with a seven-point victory, 49-42 over the Tomcats of Thiel College.
The Allegheny College women’s basketball team turned a close game into a big win with a second-half surge, running off a 13-0 run to start the second stanza en route to defeating host Grove City College 66-50.
As part of Weaths Across America, 6 wreaths laid at the Erie Soldiers and Sailors Home Cemetery in Honor of the 5 branches of service and POW/MIA today at noon. Erie County Judge Michael Dunlavey, Major General (ret), of Erie Pa will be the keynote speaker.
Marty O’Connor and Friends will perform this evening from 7-10 pm at the Tom Ridge Environmental Center as part of the Cool Jazz Series. Enjoy live jazz and an assortment of light hors d’oeuvres while sipping a beverage of your choice. (BYOB - Bring Your Own Bottle - Wine or Beer) Advance tickets $7.50 each - $10 at the door. Call (814) 833-6050 for more details.
The Lake Erie Ballet presents the Christmas-time classic “The Nutcracker” at the Warner Theatre Saturday, Dec 16 at 7 pm and Sunday, Dec 17 at 2:30 pm.
Natalie will give a Christmas piano recital at Luther Memorial Church on December 18 at 7 pm. Welcome the talented young lady back to Erie. She just returned from spending 4 months at Grieg Academy of Music in Bergen, Norway. She blogged her adventure at Natalie’s Notes from Norway. Admission is free and everyone is invited.
The Presque Isle Chorus, a member of Sweet Adelines International, will be holding their Christmas Concert on December 18 at 7:30 pm at the Trinity Luthern Church, 14 East 38 St. Admission is free and everyone is welcome.
Posted by Dennis at December 14, 2006 7:04 AM
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"Erie City Council passed a first reading of the $40 landlord tax. Five morons voted in favor of the measure. Five lazy people, most likely campaign workers for council members or the mayor, plus support staff will be hired to enforce and inspect rental properties. When this dumb idea was first dreamed up, the thought was a way to generate revenue for the city. Instead, it will just add to the financial burden on the Erie taxpayers."
If this bunch of "morons" actually do their job and inspect properties, maybe the city would be rid of some of its absolutely LOVELY slum properties owned by crooked landlords. Ever care to think if this city cleaned up its appearance it may actually ATTRACT people? Isn't that a good thing? I mean, correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't that what Erie has been trying to do? Clean up its act and attract people?
Posted by: Melissa at December 14, 2006 12:16 PM
Property conditions are already the job of the Code Enforcement officers. They are the ones that should be taking care of that problem.
And if a tenant feels their place isn't livable, they can call or go to their district magistrate. Their rent is placed in an escrow account until until their is an investigation and things are cleared up.
Posted by: Dennis at December 14, 2006 1:18 PM
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