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Council narrows Village at Coal Creek options, drops proposed parks facility location and asks staff for feasibility work on open space, housing and a church
Summary
After an extended study‑session, Erie council removed the parks & open‑space facility siting from the Village at Coal Creek property, directed staff to pursue feasibility work to preserve highest‑value open space and to test whether a church or affordable housing (30–60% AMI) could be feasible on the remaining developable acreage, and scheduled follow‑up analyses and an RFP process if development proceeds.
Erie — In a lengthy study‑session discussion about the 46.5‑acre Village at Coal Creek property, the Town Council removed a specific plan to site a parks and open‑space facility on the parcel and asked staff to return with more focused options that preserve the most valuable contiguous open space while testing feasibility for alternate uses.
Senior planner Ali Burke Halter walked the council through a series of options (1–3) that vary how much of the property would remain in agricultural‑holding zoning versus reserved open space, and presented additional concepts (Options 4 and 5) that were requested by OSTAB and others. Staff showed viewshed analyses, massing sketches (from single‑family cottages to 2–3‑story townhomes), and cost estimates for a parks and open‑space facility: an estimated…
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