Erie City Code Enforcement Responds to Vacant Eyesore Lot in Burton

 Erie City Code Enforcement Responds to Vacant Eyesore Lot in Burton

Article Written: January 29, 2023 at 12:45 PM

The Vacant Lot located in the 1800 block of East 26th Street has been considered an eyesore by neighbors.
East 26th Street & Downing Avenue
Burton
Erie, Pennsylvania
A vacant lot in one East Erie neighborhood has been causing concern to neighbors in the area for rodent infestations and oil leaks from the abandoned vehicles parked on the lot. The 1800 block of East 26th Street in Burton has remained somewhat undeveloped besides a few houses and townhouses built in 2001 by Donald Crenshaw of Royal Homes Construction, the company well known for building homes around Burton as well as the Parade Street Commons in East Erie in 2019, but it appears Mr. Crenshaw doesn't take very good care of lots he owns. "Look around, this is disgusting, it doesn't help the fact that people also dump old furniture and tires on the lot and all around 26th Street." says Kathleen Kirby who lives behind the vacant lot on Woodlawn Avenue in Burton. "It would be nice if Crenshaw built houses on the lot instead of just letting it sit, he obviously has enough money for the vehicles and trailers he dumps, i'm pretty sure this lot is the reason I've been having a problem with rats coming in my house this year." says Rhonda Wilcox who also lives behind the vacant lot on Woodlawn Avenue in Burton. Rhonda isn't the only one who mentioned about a rat problem in their house, other neighbors along Woodlawn Avenue as well as Downing Avenue in Burton also told us they've been having problems with rats coming in their house which they believe is coming from the abandoned trailers on the vacant lot. Erie City Code Enforcement was made aware of the eyesore lot by neighbors. Steve Yurkewicz, a code enforcement officer of Erie City Code Enforcement released a statement about the lot on Wednesday. "Unfortunately, there is nothing I can do about this. Mr. Crenshaw filed an appeal with the zoning hearing board and he is now permitted to park the vehicles on the lot." Many residents in Burton were upset as the City of Erie can't do anything about the eyesore lot. "We are just gonna have to let it sit and keep buying rat traps until Crenshaw gets rid of the junk on the lot, which I doubt will ever happen since it's already been sitting there for eight years." says Rhonda Wilcox of East Erie. Donald Crenshaw could not be reached for comment and didn't respond to our voicemails. An employee did answer the phone at the Royal Homes office at 1854 East 26th Street in Burton, when we asked them about the vacant lot they hung up the phone.

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