Burton Neighborhood News

 New Improvements Coming To East Erie's McClelland Park Article Written: May 22, 2021 at 1:53 PM. Planned Map For McClelland Park in East Erie's Eastlawn Hills Neighborhood There is brand new improvements coming to one of East Erie's Hidden Gems, McClelland Park. The park which is located off of East 26th Street in Eastlawn Hills has went through lots of changes including last year, a playground was added and more trails were added, well this year, there is plans for a boardwalk to be placed over McDannell Run (a stream that runs through McClelland Park) as well as more trails are being planned to be added to connect to 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th and 30th Streets making more easier access into the park. These changes are planned to be finished by the end of the summer or possibly in Fall of 2021.

 Volunteers Clean Up Illegal Dumping Hotspots in Burton Heights Article Written: May 20, 2021 at 8:54 AM. Volunteers that were hired from the House of Mercy in Burton as well as extra volunteers from the Burton Neighborhood Watch Team helped out today to clean up the garbage in the illegal dumping hotspot areas in the Burton and Burton Heights neighborhoods of East Erie. "It feels good to help the neighborhood out and make it a lot cleaner and safer for the community." says Jackson Miller of East Erie, a volunteer at House of Mercy Erie. House of Mercy is also asking for more volunteers to help out the process, if you would like to volunteer you can go to the House of Mercy office at 2005 Woodlawn Avenue in Burton or call (814) 898-0167. The Burton Neighborhood Watch Team Offices are located at 2302 Downing Avenue in Burton and if you would like to volunteer for them you are required to go to the office.

 Man Shot & Killed in Burton, Suspect Still Wanted Article Written: May 19, 2021 at 9:30 PM. Tonight, an East Erie neighborhood is under a lot of spot light for a shooting that happened at around 8:21 PM. Erie County 911 received tons of calls reporting on what was first thought to be a drive by shooting on the corner of Downing Avenue & Woodlawn Avenue in Burton, but when police arrived to the scene, they found a man who was shot in the chest 9 times and was reported dead on the scene. The man was identified as 22 year old Giovanni Summers of East Erie. Most witnesses in the 1800 block of Woodlawn Avenue reported that Giovanni was sitting on his porch at 1803 Woodlawn Avenue when he got up to go down Downing when a white car pulled up and shot Giovanni multiple times before pulling off southbound on Downing towards East 27th Street in Burton Heights. Erie Police found multiple shell casing all a long the corner of Woodlawn & Downing and had the street blocked off while the

 Abandoned Burton Elementary School Put Up For Sale Once Again Article Written: May 14, 2021 at 8:19 AM. Burton Elementary School Listing (Howard Hanna) The Abandoned Burton Elementary School at 1660 Buffalo Road in Burton, was put up for sale once again this month. The school was shut down in 2012 and was put up for sale in 2017 by the Erie School District, it was then bought and the building was not used for anything but storage, the building would have its grass mowed and it would get boarded up when more windows got broken. Then in May, 2021, it was put up for sale once again for a price of $389,000. It appears that the lot is a lot more valuable than the school building is, so there is also a possibility if the building gets bought, that it will be demolished. As of right now, there is still no plans for the old elementary school since the building is for sale but we will keep you updated on what happens.

 Gangs Becoming an Issue For A Small East Erie Neighborhood Article Written: May 6, 2021 at 10:31 AM. Map of the Burton Neighborhood in Erie, Pennsylvania The Burton Neighborhood in East Erie has seen a significant increase in gang activity in the past year. Areas like the 1700 Block of Linwood Avenue, 1800-1900 Blocks of Woodlawn Avenue and the 1800-1900 Blocks of Glendale Avenue in Burton has been having many issues with crime and gang related fights and shootings. Burton is not the only neighborhood in Erie that has a gang problem. Little Italy in the West Side of Erie also has a problem with gangs in the West 18th & Chestnut Street block. The Saint Mary & Central City neighborhoods in East Erie has also been having a gang problem that Erie Police is trying to take care of, but the crime in Burton has increased a lot mostly during the start of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Areas like Broad Street near the Perry Plaza in Burton Heights has been experiencing way more robberies and sh