Specter of urban renewal in heart of Erie rankles some long-time residents
“Some Erie residents sense big changes coming to their beloved Historic Old Town neighborhood over the next few years. And they don’t exactly like what they see.
The Erie Board of Trustees this month will consider whether to adopt the Historic Old Town Erie Urban Renewal Plan, which would give the town a powerful tool — up to and including eminent domain — to push forward redevelopment and new development projects in the historic district.
The town will hold an open house on the proposed plan at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Erie Community Center.
Liz Fisher, an Old Town resident for a quarter-century, conceded that her part of Erie may not be as pristine as some of the town’s newer, more manicured neighborhoods, but it’s not the derelict community described in the urban renewal plan.”
Aguilar, John. Daily Camera 3 november 2013.