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OCTOBER 4 - OCTOBER 10, 2019
VOLUME 4 ISSUE 40
CAR. TR. MKTG MAIL US POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 244 BRADFORD, PA
L I L V E G SP RIN TIMES
The official newspaper of the Town of Concord, and the Village of Springville. Serving Springville, the surrounding communities and Springville-Griffith Institute Central Schools
Community members demand Erie County fix Zoar Valley, Trevett and Groth roads
By Kellen M. Quigley
Tensions were high in the Morton’s Corners Volunteer Fire Company hall as nearly 100 community members in the audience demanded Erie County fix its roads in the town of Concord. Erie County Legislator John Mills teamed up with Fire Chief Steve Bugary and the fire company to host a community meeting to discuss the poor condition of Zoar Valley, Trevett and Groth Roads with William Geary, Commissioner of the Erie County Department of Public Works. Daniel J. Neaverth, Jr., Commissioner of the county’s Department of Homeland Security & Emergency Services, Erie County Comptroller Stefan I. Mychajliw Jr. and Peter Anderson, Press Secretary to Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz, also attended
the meeting. “It’s bad,” said Mills of Zoar Valley Road in his opening comments. “It’s been bad for the 14 years I have been your legislator.” Mills said the Zoar Valley area is a destination for people across the country to come to Erie County, and right now there isn’t a safe road into the valley in Concord. “The Commissioner tells me hopefully next year we’re going to be starting construction on Trevett Road, and that’s wonderful,” he said. “But we’re not getting the bang for our buck.” Recent milling and paving on Groth Road was also not enough, Mills said, as no drainage work was planned, which is the root of the problem in that area. “We have got to get a plan in place with the administration and DPW to fix this work,”
he said. “It’s a terrible road and we should be embarrassed to have these roads in Erie County.” Many people in attendance said after over a decade of problems and the road being closed for two years, waiting until next year is not good enough. “I don’t want to be back here in another year 50 percent madder,” one said. “If you say Trevett’s going to be 2020, say it, put it in writing, put it on the website. We’ll hold you accountable.” Photo by Kellen M. Quigley Fire Chief Bugary Erie County Legislator John Mills addressed a packed Morton’s Corners Volunteer Fire Company hall as dozens of community members demand the county fix Zoar said he’s been reaching Valley, Trevett and Grotte roads in the town of Concord out to local officials for nearly two years to fix “Trevett Road is a Commissioner Geary Groth Road. and reopen the roads big shortcut for our fire said there have been “We have to address with little progress. He company,” he said. “We plans in the works to fix every option that’s out said the effect it has on started this whole process the roads since 2018 with there available to us,” he the fire department and to get Trevett Road fixed, construction expected said. “The do-nothing ambulances getting to and now we’re bringing on the roads in 2020. option has been taking people in trouble is lifeon Groth Road and Zoar He said it’s about $1.2 place for the past 20 threatening, taking 17 Valley Road. It seems million to fix the 450 feet years. It’s unacceptable. minutes to get to a recent like I spend more time on of Trevett Road that’s The options we’re fire that could have been these roads than I do with closed and $400,000 to reached in a few minutes looking at is something had the roads been open. my family.” do preliminary work on See Roads page 5
Springville Pharmacy Springville Field and Stream hoping to offer hometown feel community trout pond and service to customers renovation project kicks off
Photo Submitted Photo by Kellen M. Quigley Springville Pharmacy recently opened on East Main Street in the village. Pharmacist Ken Andrus (pictured) and owners Charlie and Barb Roberts are hoping to provide a hometown feel and service to its customers.
By Kellen M. Quigley With years of experience in the business, owners Charlie and Barb Roberts are hoping to make
Springville Pharmacy the go-to hometown pharmacy in the village, offering a personal feel and service. Recently opened at 13 East Main St. in the former
Don Chelle Salon, the Springville Pharmacy will be having its official grand opening Wednesday, Oct. 16. See Pharmacy page 4
Since 1937 the Springville Community Trout Pond has been a recreational, environmental, historical and social asset to the Springville community. Most importantly, the pond has been a favorite fishing hole for ages 3 to 103. The 3.8-acre property formerly housed a 6,000 fish hatchery which played
a role stocking Brook Trout, Rainbow Trout and Salmon within regional streams and creeks. After suffering extensive damage from a 100-year flood event in 1998, the pond’s fish habitat and the hatchery have been compromised and the public’s ability to enjoy fishing has been limited.
The pond and property have continued to gradually decline, and now a new partnership is looking to turn that around. The Springville Field and Stream Club is collaborating with Green Springville to kick off a Springville Community Trout Pond Renovation See Field & Stream page 2
A Look Back: The Travels of Edgar Spaulding – Part 7 By Jolene Hawkins
Looking back, we finish the journal written by Edgar Spaulding when he took his family (including the cat) on a trip to Florida in 1926. He is beginning to tell us about the campground he is at and the neighbors around him… Next to the mobile salesman from Michigan is a Methodist minister from Massachusetts on a
vacation. Back of me is a barber from Buffalo, down here for health and to buy a little Real Estate, etc. Across the street and near the fence is a hotel man from Vermont and the owner of a sub-division. Right by him a sheet metal worker from Northeast, Pa. Next is a car porter from Michigan and a road builder from Texas. Directly back of me, but on the other street is an outfit from Auburn, New York, owner of four lots of real estate to sell, etc., while next to him is a Vermonter who is a member of the DeLand Police force. Does this sound as if tin canners
were bums? Our living expenses run about $15 per week for the three of us plus the cat and the campground rent. On the road from $5 to $6 per day. Board and room here is a third rate hotel, cost $20 per week, which may explain to some extent the popularity of the tourist campground. The weather so far this winter has not been up to the advertisements; there being much rain and cold with a few good days in between. On four mornings, ice has formed in our water pail beside the door. Many campers do without heat, but a stove of some kind is a great help. To be absolutely fair, I will state that for the last ten days (this is winter,
early February) the sun has shown every day and the weather could be described as perfect. I can not agree with those who write up north saying there is no boom in real estate. They are certainly using boom methods of salesmanship, with free dinners, free rides, male quartets, bands and dance orchestras. In this small city, there are 60 real estate offices. Would you say there is not a boom? A conservative estimate places the number of building lots for sale in Florida at 61,000,000. Do you think that half of the whole United States is going to move down here? Would you call that See A Look Back page 2