City of Erie Organizations Awarded $23 Million from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development’s Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP)
The City of Erie is pleased to be recognized as a model city for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in our award of RACP funds to be allocated from the Commonwealth to the following organizations:
- Bayfront Place Market House: $1 million of $3.5m request
- Berry Global Group Warehouse and Distribution: $2 million of $2 million request
- Erie Center for Arts & Technology (ECAT) Wayne Campus Improvements: $500,000 of $751,675 request
- Erie County Community College: $10 million of $10 million request
- Erie Zoo Otter Exhibit: $500k of $1.5 million request
- Liberty Park Infrastructure Development: $2.5 million of $4,069,000 million request
- Mercyhurst University Athletic and Academic Facilities: $2 million of $2 million request
- UPMC Park Clubhouse: $1.5 million of $1.5 million request
- UMPC Park Upgrades III: With another $3 million earmarked this year that was initially announced August 13, 2018 as part of a phased $12 million multi-year grant for improvements to UPMC Park, the investment in the City of Erie totals $23 million in this round.
“Any funding that is invested directly back into our community is vital when we talk about transforming Erie,” said Mayor Joe Schember. Outside dollars, including from the state, really give our economy a boost. These funds are derived from our tax dollars, and it’s important for us to apply for our fair share so we can put those dollars to work on our community priorities. Otherwise, these funds will be earmarked for projects in one of the other counties in Pennsylvania. Transformation doesn’t happen overnight, but we can go further faster if we leverage resources. When these projects are completed in conjunction with the private dollars currently being invested, I have the utmost faith that Erie will thrive. Since July 2019, there have been investments of $84,167,406 in residential and commercial projects. COVID-19 slowed us down a bit, but it did not lessen our resolve. I look forward to seeing the progress of these projects in the future.”
Schember continues, “I am also thrilled to see the Community College fully funded. I firmly believe that the location should be somewhere on Erie’s Eastside, and I urge the board to consider how transformational that could be for Erie.”
For more information on the Department of Community and Economic Development and the full announcement of the City of Erie’s RACP awards, please visit:
https://www.budget.pa.gov/Programs/RACP/Pages/Main%20Page.aspx
