May 20, 2020
Conneaut Lake Revitalization Project to continue
The Conneaut Lake Community Development Committee (CLCDC) is pleased to announce that Phase 2 of the Conneaut Lake revitalization project is now scheduled to begin in September with work to be done between 2nd and 3rd Streets consistent with Phase 1 work completed last year between 1st and 2nd Streets. Initial work will be on sidewalks, curbs, and landscaping.
Please refer to the May 20, 2020 Meadville Tribune article in the “Media Coverage” tab of this website.
April 13, 2020
Revitalization project on hold
The Conneaut Lake revitalization Phase 2 project to improve Water Street between Second and Third streets with lighting, sidewalks and pavement has bee put on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The PennDOT project was halted by PennDOT.
It is not clear when the project will be restarted.
Please refer to the April 11, 2020 Meadville Tribune article in the “Media Coverage” tab of this website.
February 23, 2020
Plans for Phase 2 of Conneaut Lake revitalization to be reviewed in a public meeting
Plans for the next phase of a revitalization project in downtown Conneaut Lake will be discussed at a Town Hall Meeting, date to be announced. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation officials will review the project.
Phase 2 of the revitalization project is focused on Water Street from Second to Fourth streets.
The Conneaut Lake Community Development Committee is hoping to obtain another grant from PennDOT for $275,000 for work on the project. The grant would include a 20 percent match from the borough.
Refer to Meadville Tribune article February 22, 2020 in the Media coverage section of this website.
January 25, 2020
Plans for Phase 2 of Revitalization completed
With Phase One of the Conneaut Lake Revitalization Project completed, focus has turned to Phase Two, to include work on Water Street from Second Street to Third Street.
Phase Two design plans have been on public display in the Conneaut Lake Borough Town Hall for the past week. The plans address improvements to sidewalks, street, intersections, and lighting to match the Phase One work recently completed on Water Street from First Street through Second Street.
Timing will depend on a bid process and plan finalization, with a target for work to begin in 2020.
A new playground for Fireman’s Beach is expected to be completed by the end of August. The playground is designed for smaller children. It will be placed near the beach, and close to the concession stand, and will occupy an area of 35 feet by 60 feet. It will include a 12 inch wood chip base and a small plastic surrounding wall. The construction will be done professionally.
Please refer to the July 18, 2019 Meadville Tribune article in the “Media Coverage” tab of this website.
May 23, 2019
Conneaut Lake voters approve retail sale of alcohol
Election Day, Tuesday, May 21, will likely prove to be a great day for the economic development of Conneaut Lake. With a green light now on for alcohol sales in the borough, it is expected that new business will come to the borough, likely in the form of a new restaurant or club.
Please refer to the May 23, 2019 Meadville Tribune article in the “Media Coverage” tab of this website.
Conneaut Lake celebrates completion of revitalization project’s first phase
During the April Conneaut Lake Borough Council meeting, it was announced that the $3 million Phase I of the revitalization project at Conneaut Lake is now complete and the project came in under budget.
The entire Phase I was funded without a borough tax increase.
Removal of telephone poles and underground wiring are the only details yet to be completed. That work has been paid for in full but the actual work has been delayed as Windstream is in bankruptcy, however, this work is expected to be completed soon.
The new streetscape and beach facilities will attract new investments and visitors to Conneaut Lake. Significant revenue will be generated for the borough through the new boat dock rentals. Hundreds of thousands of dollars were saved by the borough in necessary infrastructure maintenance which has been addressed by the Phase I work.
Please see the April 16, 2019 Meadville Tribune article in the “Media Coverage” tab of this website.
November 29, 2018
Conneaut Lake revitalization 1st Phase nearly complete
Construction, which began in the Spring to revitalize Fireman’s Beach and one block of Water Street, 1st Street through 2nd Street, is 97% complete. Remaining is the removal of overhead utility lines and supporting poles on Water Street this week. New lines are now underground. Work on Fireman’s Beach is complete including docks, launch, parking, landscaping, and promenade connecting the beach to Ice House Park..
The project is ending on budget and although 90% of the $3.5million overall costs were covered by funds raised through several government grants, 10% was paid through funds raised by CLCDC from numerous donations from the community and from Conneaut Lake Borough funds. The broad participation by the citizens and businesses of our community was a key factor in the successful completion of the project. Thanks to all those who so generously donated.
Plans in the next year are for a new playground to be placed at Fireman’s Beach.
Phase 2 is planned to begin in 2020 and will focus on Water Street, 2nd Street through 4th Street, with improvements planned similar to those completed in Phase 1.
Fund raising for Phase 2 is currently underway. CLCDC has already secured a $475,000 government grant. Donations from local sources will again be critical and can be made easily on newconneautlake.com.
Please refer to the November 20, 2018 Meadville Tribune article in the “Media Coverage” tab of this website.
July 1, 2018
Fireman’s Beach project nearly complete
The new boat launch and the swimming beach are open for business. The parking lot is paved, the sidewalks are in, and over 2,000 plantings have been added. With over 95 percent of the work complete, Fireman’s Beach is looking great and functioning better than ever.
Work left to be done over the next week includes installation of railings at steps along the sidewalk, a new sign at the beach entrance, a locking entry gate, parking lines, and bumper stops.
June 20, 2018
Conneaut Lake Borough Council takes action to increase safety along Water Street
During the Borough Council meeting June 13, a motion was passed eliminating parallel parking on the south side of Water Street in the revitalization project area, between First Street and Second Street.
Water Street has always had very narrow lanes when parked vehicles have lined both sides of the street and there have been numerous incidents of rear view mirrors being clipped-off, parked vehicles being side-swiped and near misses involving vehicle occupants. As major routes 6, 18 and 322 pass through the town, a limiting of vehicle size and volume has never been an option.
Borough Council action will result in the lowering of the risk of vehicle damage and personal injury. Although nine parking places will be eliminated, eight more will be created behind the buildings on the north side of Water Street.
For more detail, please refer to the “Media Coverage” tab of this website.
June 9, 2018
The Fireman’s Beach revitalization project is expected to be completed by June 22.
Please refer to the June 7, 2018 Meadville Tribune “Crawford West” headline article in the “Media Coverage” tab of this website.
May 11, 2018
New sidewalk and curb work progressing along north side of Water St. and really looking nice.
New boat launch ramp on Fireman’s Beach now in position in the water at the new location at south end of the beach property.
New sidewalk and promenade installation work on Fireman’s Beach moving forward. Beach work still expected to be complete Memorial Day.
