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Erie council narrows focus on Page property; schedules deeper study of Village at Coal Creek options
Summary
Council reviewed three concept plan options for the 46.5‑acre Village at Coal Creek (Page) property—pitting open‑space preservation against mixed‑income housing—and also heard a feasibility study proposing a parks and facilities campus on part of the site. Council did not pick a final option and set a Nov. 18 study session to refine direction.
Mayor Moore and Erie Town Council spent the bulk of their Sept. 23 meeting on the Village at Coal Creek, the 46.5‑acre parcel purchased in 2023 with a staff‑described roughly 50/50 mix of TNAC (trails/open space) and ARPA funds.
Senior planner Ali Burkhalter and consultant DIG Studio presented three preliminary ‘‘bubble’’ concept options that allocate land among parks and open space, a 150‑foot Coal Creek setback, and areas held in an agricultural‑holding zoning category that could later be considered for housing. DIG Studio principal Bill Vitek highlighted constraints—floodplain, easements, a high‑tension power line and an existing pond—and said each option preserves about nine acres for a parks/open‑space facility while varying the acreage shown for potential development or holding zoning.
The options prompted heated questions from council members and public speakers. Clifford Swart and OSTAB (the open‑space board) told council the concepts risk failing the town’s open‑space criteria—minimum contiguous parcels…
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