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Redevelopment authority approves transfer of four East Bayfront Greenway parcels to City of Erie, asks for maintenance language
Summary
The Erie Redevelopment Authority approved Resolution 08-2026 to convey four Phase 1 East Bayfront Greenway parcels to the City of Erie, subject to revised resolution language requiring maintenance; staff will circulate the revised wording for email review.
The Erie Redevelopment Authority voted to approve Resolution 08-2026 authorizing conveyance of four parcels associated with the East Bayfront Greenway Trail Phase 1 to the City of Erie, subject to the board’s review of revised resolution language that would add a condition requiring proper maintenance.
Aaron, the authority’s executive director, explained that work on the Phase 1 park was wrapping up, a punch inspection was expected this week, and the authority needed to convey four parcels to the city so City Council could adopt an ordinance to accept and designate them as a city park. Aaron identified the parcels in the transcript as 436 East Street, 434 East7 Street, 432 East E7 Street, and 431 East E6 Street.
A board member raised concerns about long-term maintenance, saying it “didn't seem like there was a lot of enthusiasm by public works” to add the parcels to its maintenance list and asking whether the transfer could include an express maintenance condition. The board discussed possible remedies if maintenance obligations were not met, including a reversionary interest, and agreed to add language intended to give the requirement more enforceability.
“Is there any express condition or restriction that they have to be used for a public purpose or is it just a matter of transferring them to the city?” a board member asked. Aaron replied that the transfer would be an authorized conveyance and that “the city will handle the designation of the park,” while staff and legal counsel said they would try to add stronger maintenance language to the resolution.
The board moved and seconded approval of Resolution 08-2026 “subject to our approval of the revised language” and the motion carried. Aaron said he would draft the revised language, circulate it to the board, and accept email review so the board did not need to reconvene.
Next steps: staff will circulate the revised resolution language for email approval; the City of Erie will need to adopt the corresponding ordinance and formally designate the parcels as parkland before maintenance responsibility shifts to the city.
