Town Council keeps Erie’s $6.9 million land north of town center in planning limbo

Town Council keeps Erie’s $6.9 million land north of town center in planning limbo

In 2023, the town of Erie bought a piece of land north of historic Briggs Street for $6.9 million, against a backdrop of a vision to turn part of it into open space and part into a mixed-income neighborhood that could include affordable housing. Two years later, the Town Council’s ongoing deliberations have left the project stuck in the conceptual phase. The 46-acre piece of land lies east of Reliance Park, just across County Road 1 ½, not far f…