DCNR buys access at Elk Creek
DCNR buys access at Elk Creek
By Deborah Weisberg
Southwest Correspondent
Erie, Pa. - In this city's red- hot waterfront real estate market, the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has landed a cool deal.
Its offer to buy the popular Elk Creek access area on Lake Erie's largest steelhead stream from Girard Township for $400,000 was approved unanimously by the township's three supervisors Jan. 22. It is less than half the township's appraised value of $1,060,000.
The 81-acre parcel is sandwiched between Erie Bluffs State Park and a 49-acre parcel owned by the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission, and will become part of the 540-acre state park.
Although there are no contingencies in the sales agreement, Supervisor Sandy Anderson said the township will urge DCNR to move ahead with improvements to the property. “They talked about a better boat launch, about better access to the lake,†said Anderson. “We want to be sure these things happen.â€