Millions of dollars have been awarded by the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) to Erie County infrastructure projects. 

Roughly half of the total grants awarded went to projects in the City of Erie, with the largest project being improvements to the disinfection system of the Erie wastewater treatment plant. 

The $1 million grant will be used to rehabilitate the plant's chlorine gas disinfection system. 

Other grants approved include: 

  • $500,000 to the City of Erie to install four traffic signals along State Street
  • $1,000,000 to the City of Erie for improvements to the Erie Wastewater Treatment Plant Disinfection System
  • $1,000,000 to the Erie City Water Authority for a water system expansion and consolidation project located in Greene Township.
  • $966,260 to the Fairview Township Water Authority for a sanitary sewer line installation project along Canal Road, Lakeview Ave., Rupert Drive and Jacob Lane
  • $986,310 to Lake City Borough to upgrade and replace waterlines on Rice Avenue
  • $500,000 to the City of Erie to fund traffic, pedestrian and cyclist improvements to State Street
  • $450,000 to the City of Erie for a complete street construction project on East Lake Road
  • $437,182 to the Borough of Edinboro for the construction of a new maintenance building for the Edinboro Wastewater Plant
  • $350,000 to the Municipal Authority of the Borough of Union City for improvements to the borough’s water distribution system
  • $335,205 to Albion Borough to complete restoration of the Albion Area Public Library
  • $325,000 to the City of Erie to purchase a new Erie Bomb Squad Regional Response vehicle
  • $142,234 to the City of Erie to purchase a new vehicle for the City of Erie Fire Department Dive Team
  • $108,514 to Waterford Borough to purchase a new self-contained leaf vacuum, replacing a failing 25-year-old unit
  • $94,367 to the Borough of Edinboro for a downtown streetscape project
  • $94,109 to the Borough of Wesleyville to buy a new front loader tractor for the Public Works Department
  • $44,980 to the Borough of Edinboro to renovate and modernize the community room in the borough building

Crawford County also received the following grants: 

  • $30,000 Blooming Valley Borough 
  • $150,000 The Economic Progress Alliance 
  • $50,000 Meadville City 
  • $150,000 North & South Shenango Joint Municipal Authority 
  • $100,000 Pine Township 
  • $680,940 Springboro Borough 
  • $58,744 Titusville Redevelopment Authority 

The grants were awarded by the Commonwealth Financing Authority under its Local Share Account Program.