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E PLAN CONNEAUTVILLE BQROUGW, CRAWFORD COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

OCTOBER 1976

CONNEAUTVILLE BOROUGH PLANNING COMMISSION

FREDERICK H . LEASURE, CHAIRMAN BETTY KOVAC, V I C E CHAIRMAN ROBERT F . KENT, SECRETARY/TREASURER JOHN LASKO THORA GRAHAM WOODROW MCBRI DE HELEN STEVENS JUDY LOGAN R I C K WELKER LYNDA HOMA - r e s igned - F e b r u a r y 1 2 , 1976 ROBERT DEAN - r e s i g n e d - May 13, 1976

CONNEAUTVILLE BOROUGH COUNCIL

ROBERT T . L . GRAHAM, P R E S I D E N T S T E R L E P E N F I E L D ROBERT HAMILTON AUDLEY D . STEVENS GARY W . CLARK J A M E S FOULK M I L L I E C O L L I N S

THOMAS BUCKLEY, MAYOR RUTH I . THOMPSON, BOROUGH SECRETARY P A T R I C I A UNGER, A S S I S T A N T SECRETARY

PREPARED BY THE CONNEAUTVILLE BOROUGH PLANNING COMMISSION WITH TECHNICAL A S S I S T A N C E FROM THE S T A F F OF THE CRAWFORD COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION.

FRANK A . C I A R O C H I , P R O J E C T PLANNER, CCPC S T A F F

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COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION R T H O U S E , M E A D V I L L E , P E N N S Y L V A N I A 16335 T E L E P H O N E (814) 336-1151 EXt. 61

PLANNING DIRECTOR - EDWARD P. EDINGER

ASSOCIATE PLANNER - FRANK A . C I A R O C H I

October 14, 1976

The Rev. Freder ick H. Leasure, Chairman CONNEBUTVILLE BOROUGH PLANNING COMMISSION 905 Washington S t r e e t Conneautvi l le , Pennsylvania 16406

Dear Fred:

We are p leased t o t ransmi t t o you t h e Comprehensive Plan f o r Conneautvi l le Borough. Our staff has assembled d a t a and information on e x i s t i n g condi t ions i n Conneautvi l le , and we have expressed your va lues and ideas concerning a d e s i r a b l e f u t u r e f o r Con- n e a u t v i l l e , i n t h i s Comprehensive Plan r e p o r t . We s i n c e r e l y hope t h e Borough adopts t h i s Plan, o r a modified ve r s ion i f necessary, and u t i l i z e s t h e Plan t o guide f u t u r e growth and development i n Conneautvi l le .

The Conneautvi l le Borough Planning Commission should adopt t h i s Plan and forward i t t o Borough Council with a recommendation t h a t Council hold t h e requi red p u b l i c hear ing and adopt t h i s Plan, o r a modified ve r s ion , by r e s o l u t i o n .

We are e x c i t e d about t h e p o t e n t i a l f o r development and growth i n t h e Conneaut Val ley Area. prehensive Planning program and land use r e g u l a t i o n s . We b e l i e v e t h a t t h e implemen- t a t i o n of t h i s Plan w i l l b e t t e r prepare Conneautvi l le f o r guiding t h e growth and development t h a t i s very l i k e l y t o occur i n conjunct ion with t h e proposed U.S. S t e e l p l a n t i n Conneaut, Ohio, and t h e i n s t a l l a t i o n of c e n t r a l i z e d sewage f a c i l i t i e s i n t h e Borough. eva lua t ing it as o f t e n as i s prudent and necessary , based upon phys ica l and c u l t u r a l changes i n t h e Community.

We commend you on your approach t o guiding t h i s new development through a Com-

We are a l s o conf ident t h a t your Commission w i l l maintain t h i s P lan , r e -

I t has t r u l y been a p l easu re t o work with your Commission i n t h e p repa ra t ion of t h i s Plan. zoning ordinance f o r t h e Borough and i n t h e coord ina t ion of your planning program with our County Planning Commission's a c t i v i t i e s .

We look forward t o your continued cooperat ion i n t h e p repa ra t ion of a proposed

S ince re ly ,

Frank A . Ciarochi Associate Planner

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CONNEAUTVILLE BOROUGH PLANNING COMMISSION CONNEAUTV I LLE BOROUGH

CRAWFORD COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

October 14, 1976

Robert T . L . Graham, Pres ident S t e r l e Penf ie ld Robert Hamilton Audley Stevens Gary Clark James Foulk Mill ie Co l l in s

Borough Counci 1 Conneautvil l e Borough

Council :

As t h e r e s u l t of long hours o f cons idera t ion and d i scuss ion it i s our g r e a t p l easu re t o d e l i v e r t o you f o r your cons idera t ion and adopt ion t h i s Comprehensive Plan f o r our community. t h i s area began many decades ago as t h e f l o o r and surrounding r i d g e s o f t h i s p ic turesque v a l l e y were s e t t l e d by Indians , surveyors , farm- e r s and o t h e r s . Each came with dreams and d e s i r e s f o r the area. I t has been our task i n t h e preceeding months t o be accountable t o t h e implementation of t hese dreams as wel l as i n t e r j e c t i n g our own pro- j e c t i o n s . cedura l guide f o r t h e immediate f u t u r e and as an adequate base f o r an ever cont inuing planning e f f o r t .

The a c t u a l planning of

We as a commission feel t h i s document can se rve as a pro-

We are deeply indebted t o t h e staff of t h e Crawford County Planning Commission and t h e resources provided t o them by t h e County Commission- ers. supplemental p r o j e c t s have always been both comprehensive and respon- s i b l e i n r e l a t i o n t o our l o c a l s i t u a t i o n .

Their e f f o r t s i n t h e planning experience as well as numerous

An express ion of g r a t i t u d e i s a l s o owing t o you t h e counci l f o r your d o l l a r and personal commitments t o t h i s e f f o r t . Through your guidance and ques t ion ing we have been challenged t o be f u l l y accountable t o t h e t o t a l popula t ion of our Borough.

A s planning can never be s t a t i c o r complete we recommend t h a t t h i s document 's recommendations and information be made a c c e s s i b l e t o t h e peo- p l e of t h e area f o r t h e i r comments and sugges t ions . has evolved through a series of r e g u l a r l y scheduled open pub l i c meet- ings . a r e a s of cons idera t ion addressed i n t h i s p l an .

The p l an i tself

We urge t h a t you cont inue t o encourage pub l i c d i scuss ion on a l l

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Following t h e requi red pub l i c hear ing and adequate d i scuss ion of t h e elements , we urge you t o adopt t h i s Comprehensive Plan, o r a modified ve r s ion as may evolve through pub l i c debate . charged with a cont inuing comprehensive look t o t h e f u t u r e , we f u l l y in t end t o remain accountable t o f u r t h e r planning and development of our Borough. use c o n t r o l s t o implement proposa ls and recommendations set f o r t h i n t h i s comprehensive p lan . of proposed zoning r egu la t ions .

As an ongoing commission

The next t a s k of t h e commission w i l l be t o develop land

Such c o n t r o l s w i l l be p r i m a r i l y i n t h e form

I t has been s a i d , "If you f a i l t o p lan , you p l an t o fa i l !" s i n c e r e l y exc i t ed about t h i s commitment t o success .

We are

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U A B L O F C O f f T E N T S

THE PLAN: C W N I m DEVELOPMENT O B J E C T I V E S

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ALTERNATIVE LAND U S E PUNS R E J E C T E D

C C C W N I ' W FXIEXTIBS AND S E R V I C E S PLAN

HOUSING STRATEGY S W Y OF R E C W E H D E D PROGRAMS AM) P R O J E C T S

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SUGGESTED STREET PATTERNS AND SEWER E X T E N S I O N S

ALTERNATHVE SITES FOR PROPOSED M U N I C I P A L B U I L D I N G

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GENERAL C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S E S U I T A B I L I T Y O F S O I L S

BOROUGH POPULATION TRENDS 1850 - 1970

COMPARISON O F POPULATION TRENDS - CONNEAUT VALLEY AREA

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BOROUGH R E S I D E N T S 14 YEARS AND OVER BY LABOR FORCE STATUS

COUNTY R E S I D E N T S 14 YEARS AND OLDER BY LABOR FORCE STATUS

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EMPLOYED COUNTY R E S I D E N T S (14+) BY OCCUPATION AND BY S E X

EMPLOYED BOROUGH R E S I D E N T S (14+) BY I N D U S T R I A L C L A S S I F I C A T I O N

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MEAN INCOME COMPARISON - CONNEAUT VALLEY AREA

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PERSONS 149 BY INCOME CATEGORY AND BY S E X

POVERTY LEVEL DETERMINATION

EVALUATION G U I D E L I N E S FOR HOUSING C O N D I T I O N S

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TRENDS I N TOTAL A S S E S S E D VALUATION AND MILLAGE R A T E S

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PLAN SUMMARY

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This Comprehensive Plan con ta ins f a c t s on previous and e x i s t i n g cond i t ions i n Con- n e a u t v i l l e and proposes a ser ies o f o b j e c t i v e s , p o l i c i e s , p l a n s and programs t o guide f u t u r e growth i n t h e Borough. Conneautv i l le Borough Planning Commission wi th s t a f f a s s i s t a n c e from t h e Crawford County Planning Commission. f i c i a l l y set t h i s p l a n i n motion a s a p o s i t i v e in f luence on t h e f u t u r e growth and development o f Conneautv i l le Borough.

The Plan, as summarized below, was formulated by t h e

Adoption of t h i s document by Borough Counci l , w i l l o f -

The two most important e lements of t h i s Comprehensive Plan are t h e Land Use Plan and t h e Community F a c i l i t i e s and Se rv ices Plan. The Land Use Plan expresses t h e o b j e c t i v e s f o r f u t u r e land development i n t h e Borough and t h e F a c i l i t i e s and Se rv ices Plan i d e n t i f i e s p r o j e c t s and programs needed t o s t r eng then t h e community and t o accommodate new development. The implementation of bo th of t h e s e p l an elements i n combination would improve t h e community as well a s a s s i s t Conneautv i l le i n a t t r a c t - i ng new growth and development.

Overall, t h e Land Use Plan promotes a d e s i r a b l e combination o f land uses f o r e x i s t - i ng and f u t u r e development i n t h e Borough. The Land Use Plan f o r Conneautv i l le ex- p r e s s e s t h e fol lowing key o b j e c t i v e s :

To promote t h e development o f a "downtown" community focus by concent ra t ing and encouraging commercial and p u b l i c uses i n a commercial co re a rea .

To accommodate e x i s t i n g i n d u s t r y and t o provide adequate a r e a f o r f u t u r e i n d u s t r i a l growth and expansion.

To r e spec t t h e n a t u r a l c h a r a c t e r of t h e p a t t e r n s of s t ream v a l l e y s t h a t t r a n s e c t t h e Borough, d i scouraging development i n hazardous a r e a s such as s t e e p s lopes (25% o r g r o a t e r ) and f lood prone a r e a s .

To encourage t h e development o f new r e s i d e n t i a l neighborhoods i n a r e a s t h a t a re c u r r e n t l y vacant and t o promote compatible land uses i n and ad jacen t t o t h e s e r e s i d e n t i a l a r e a s .

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The Comprehensive Plan f o r Conneautv i l le recommends t h a t t h e Borough implement t h e Land Use Plan by enac t ing and enforc ing a Borough Zoning Ordinance t h a t r e f l ec t s t h e p o l i c i e s e s t a b l i s h e d i n t h e Land Use Plan. Borough coord ina te with t h e Crawford County Planning Commission i n t h e admin i s t r a - t i o n o f t h e Crawford County Subdivis ion Regulat ions t o ensure t h a t t h e p o l i c i e s o f t h i s p l an a re considered i n Crawford County Planning Commission subd iv i s ion reviews and approvals f o r Conneautv i l le .

I t i s a l s o recommended t h a t t h e

Major recommendations made i n t h e Community F a c i l i t i e s and Se rv ices Plan inc lude : * The employment of a Borough Manager t o provide e x p e r t i s e i n municipal manage-

ment p r a c t i c e s , grantsmanship and g ran t admin i s t r a t ion , zoning and o t h e r o r - dinance a d m i n i s t r a t i o n , and community f a c i l i t i e s and s e r v i c e s coord ina t ion . The manager would work under t h e d i r e c t i o n o f Borough Council and t h e Mayor and would be d i r e c t l y r e spons ib l e t o Counci l . advocated i n t h i s recommendation.

The cons t ruc t ion o f a municipal bu i ld ing t o conso l ida t e and c e n t r a l i z e Borough func t ions and s e r v i c e s .

The cont inued development o f t h e Lord Mason Memorial Park t o provide i m -

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proved recreation facilities and services to all Borough residents. The employment of an assistant Borough Policeman to provide improved police protection within the Borough. The continued development and expansion of the Valley View Subdivision to provide the opportunity for new housing starts and to serve as an example of the quality of neighborhood development desired within the Borough.

* The initiation of a Housing Rehabilitation and Neighborhood Improvements Program to upgrade the quality of existing housing in Conneautville.

* The development of a promotional compaign to attract new commercial and light industrial development to Conneautville. This recommendation involves close coordination with the Crawford County Industrial Development Author- ity and the Meadville Area Industrial Commission. The Borough should initi- ate a project involving the establishment of an Industrial Park.

insure that necessary community improvements are accomplished economically and efficiently.

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* The establishment of a capital improvements programming process in order to

The combined effort to implement both the Land Use Plan and the Facilities and Ser- vices Plan would enable the Borough to improve its position as a good place to live which in turn will attract new development and boost the attractiveness of the Bor- ough to both life-long residents and new arrivals.

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BACKGROUND FOR PLANNING

INTRODUCTION

The primary f u n c t i o n s o f a plaririing program a r e t o p repa re a gene ra l p l a n f o r t h e f u t u r e development of t h e community and t o o u t l i n e t h e proper a c t i o n s t o c a r r y ou t t h e p l an . This process invo lves t h e formulat ion o f a series o f goa l s and o b j e c t i v e s t o be used as a long range guide f o r t h e f u t u r e growth and development of t h e commu- n i t y . d e n t s have about t h e i r community. Surveys and ana lyses of e x i s t i n g cond i t ions i n t h e community a l s o i n f l u e n c e t h e goa l s and o b j e c t i v e s formulated. A Comprehensive Plan i s a p u b l i c expres s ion , i nc lud ing p l a n maps and t e x t u a l exp lana t ions , o f t h e commu- n i t y ' s goa l s and o b j e c t i v e s f o r f u t u r e growth and development. I t i nc ludes a s tudy of t h e community, how and when i t was f i r s t s e t t l e d , major f a c t o r s i n f luenc ing t h e p a s t growth and development, i d e n t i f y i n g problems, desc r ib ing and ana lyz ing e x i s t i n g cond i t ions and formulat ing a p l an f o r t h e f u t u r e of t h e community.

These goa l s and o b j e c t i v e s should be based upon i d e a s and va lues t h a t resi-

One of t h e key elements of a Comprehensive Plan is t h e Land Use Plan, which expresses goa l s and o b j e c t i v e s t o guide t h e phys ica l development of land wi th in t h e community. The Land Use Plan d i s p l a y s t h e d e s i r a b l e p a t t e r n f o r t h e use o f a l l land wi th in t h e community. A l l o t h e r elements o f a Comprehensive Plan, i . e . t r a n s p o r t a t i o n , commu- n i t y f a c i l i t i e s , r e c r e a t i o n , e t c . , must r e l a t e i n some way t o t h e land i n t h e commu- n i t y and t h e r e f o r e , t h e Land Use Plan i s a f o c a l po in t f o r t h e s e o t h e r elements. I t i s important t o understand t h a t t h e Land Use Plan and t h e Comprehensive Plan do -- not r e g u l a t e development. This plan never t a k e s t h e form o r appearance of an ordinance. Should t h e Borough decide t o accept t h e recommendations i n t h e Comprehensive Plan, i t does s o by r e s o l u t i o n , r e s o l v i n g t o adopt t h e p l a n as a guide f o r f u t u r e municipal a c t i o n s concerning development and growth i n Conneautvi l le .

The implementation of a Land Use Plan i s a d i f f i c u l t t a sk . methods o f implementing a Land Use Plan a r e :

Two of t h e most common

(1) E s t a b l i s h i n g a Zoning Ordinance t o r e g u l a t e t h e use and d e n s i t y of privately-owned land; i t a l s o r e g u l a t e s t h e he igh t and s i t i n g of bu i ld - i n g s ; a zoning ordinance may i nc lude nuisance r e g u l a t i o n s such as regu- l a t i o n s concerning t h e o n - s i t e s t o r a g e of junk and abandoned v e h i c l e s , t h e keeping of p e t s , e t c .

Es t ab l i sh ing a Subdivis ion Ordinance t o r e g u l a t e t h e formation of new p a r c e l s o f r e a l es ta te , inc lud ing new s t r e e t s and o t h e r p u b l i c improvements.

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The Comprehensive Plan s e r v e s a s a b a s i s f o r both o f t h e s e land use c o n t r o l s . The Plan provides d i r e c t i o n and meaning f o r t h e a d m i n i s t r a t i o n of t h e s e o rd inances , by providing a p o l i c y guide f o r developmental d e c i s i o n s a f f e c t i n g t h e growth of t h e community.

HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

Alexander Power surveyed t h e o r i g i n a l p l a t i n 1814 f o r what i s today known as Conneaut- v i l l e Borough. f irst known as Powerstown, but l a t e r was named Conneautvi l le , based upon t h e Seneca

The v i l l a g e t h a t Power carved out of t h e Conneaut Creek Val ley was a t

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Indian name "KONNEYAUT" meaning "the snow p l a c e . " gan i n 1816 when W i l l i a m Douglas and Henry C h r i s t i e e r e c t e d log c a b i n s on l o t s t h e y ; purchased from Power. After t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n o f t h e s e s t r u c t u r e s , l o t s were bough t " r a p i d l y and a v i l l a g e was born. By 1828, n e a r l y every t r ac t of land was occupied by two o r more families.

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Early development t h a t s t imu la t ed t h e v i l l a g e ' s growth i s o u t l i n e d below:

- 1815 Richard Dibble opened t h e f i r s t gene ra l s t o r e , s e l l i n g goods and merchandise. l e f t t h e area soon a f t e r s t a r t i n g h i s general s t o r e .

who came from New York.

P e t e r Benway opened a shoemaker shop.

Power took over t h i s v i l l a g e f u n c t i o n when Dibble

- P r i o r t o 1818, t h e v i l l a g e had i t s f i r s t l o c a l phys i c i an i n D r . B. B. Wood

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Joseph P r a t t became t h e f i r s t town blacksmith. F ranc i s McGuire s t a r t e d t h e f irst tannery.

The f irst Post O f f i c e was e s t a b l i s h e d f o r t h e Conneaut Va l l ey Area and Alexander Power was o f f i c i a l l y appointed Postmaster. i n t h i s p o s i t i o n u n t i l 1824 when William Power, t h e second of 5 c h i l d r e n by Alexander and Mary Power, assumed t h e d u t i e s o f Pos t -

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A frame School house was e r e c t e d on t h e west corner o f Water and Center S t r e e t s .

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was t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n o f E r i e and Beaver Canal. dreamed about t h e c a n a l . In 1838 c o n s t r u c t i o n began and i n 1844 two b o a t s , "Queen o f t h e West" and t h e "R. S. Reed" made t h e f irst run on t h e c a n a l . The c o n s t r u c t i o n o f t h e canal provided a t r a n s p o r t a t i o n f a c i l i t y t h a t a t t r a c t e d growth and p r o s p e r i t y t o t h e a r e a . In 1844, Conneautvi l le became t h e t h i r d l a r g e s t area i n Crawford County. About t h i s time (1844) Conneautvi l le was inco rpora t ed as a Borough by t h e a c t i o n o f t h e S t a t e L e g i s l a t u r e .

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The cana l ope ra t ion l a s t e d u n t i l 1871, when storm damages h a l t e d ope ra t ion . and P i t t s b u r g h Ra i l road , which owned c o n t r o l l i n g i n t e r e s t i n t h e Canal, doomed t h e waterway. The P i t t s b u r g h and Lake Erie Railroad was under c o n s t r u c t i o n i n t h e area j u s t west o f Conneautvi l le i n 1868. By 1888, t h e P i t t s b u r g h Shenango and Lake Erie Ra i l road completed p l a n s t o c o n s t r u c t a l i n e on t h e towpath of t h e o l d cana l r o u t e . S h o r t l y a f t e r 1893, t h e name of t h e Ra i l road was changed t o t h e Bessemer and Lake Erie Ra i l road , and as we know today, t h e Bessemer became a main t r a n s p o r t a t i o n l i n k f o r t h e exchange o f i r o n o r e and c o a l between P i t t s b u r g h and t h e lake p o r t a t Conneaut, Ohio.

The Erie

I In 1899, Conneautvi l le was f irst v i s i t e d by t h e t r a n s p o r t a t i o n of t h e f u t u r e - t h e automobile. Paved s t ree t c o n s t r u c t i o n began i n 1907; today approximately 95% of t h e Borough's s t reets

This f irst automobile passed through town a t 25 miles p e r hour.

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I n d u s t r i a l and commercial development began with g r a i n and lumber m i l l i n g during t h e e a r l y development o f t h e v i l l age : t h e economy of Conneautvi l le .

These - indus t r i e s s t i l l p l a y an important r o l e i n In t h e e a r l y 1 9 0 0 ' ~ ~ Penn F u r n i t u r e organized i n Con-

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n e a u t v i l l e as a p a r t o f t h e R . F.. Wilcox Lumber Company.. Around t h i s same time, Conneautvi l le i n s t a l l e d a c e n t r a l i z e d water system., In 1918, Burke Electric con- s t r u c t e d a b u i l d i n g and began operations. . This b u i l d i n g is now a p a r t of t h e Ohio Rubber o p e r a t i o n s which opened i t s Conneautvi l le branch i n 1944. Borough's l a r g e s t manufacturing p l a n t . The t h i r d major manufacturing ope ra t ion i n Conneautvi l le i s t h e Snyder Chair Company on High S t r e e t . Conneautvi l le today i s t h e Conneautvi l le Nursing Home.

Ohio Rubber i s t h e

Another major employer i n

The growth of Conneautvi l le has been t i e d i n a major way with i t s t r a n s p o r t a t i o n o p p o r t u n i t i e s . Hopefully, t h e combination of good highways, r a i l r o a d access, cen- t r a l i z e d water and sewer systems and a good l abor f o r c e can accommodate t h e needs o f t oday ' s i n d u s t r i a l developers and Conneautvi l le can con t inue t o a t t r a c t new growth and p r o s p e r i t y .

BASE MAPPING

A v i t a l t o o l f o r t h e p r e p a r a t i o n of a Comprehensive Plan is a good base map, which i l l u s t r a t e s t h e boundaries of municipal j u r i s d i c t i o n , s treets, r a i l r o a d l i n e s and s t reams. va r ious ana lyses and i d e a s . i l y f o r t h i s planning program. munity c a l l e d Conneautvi l le f o r which ideas and d a t a are p resen ted i n t h i s p l an . The d a t a i l l u s t r a t e d on Map 1 inc ludes a l t e r n a t e names of va r ious streets wi th in t h e Borough and a r e f e r e n c e on t h e boundary l i n e d e s c r i p t i o n developed i n o r d e r t o approximate t h e gene ra l l o c a t i o n o f t h e i n d e f i n i t e no r the rn boundary l i n e of t h e Borough.

The Base Map i s u t i l i z e d i n a planning program t o g r a p h i c a l l y d i s p l a y The Base Map i l l u s t r a t e d on Map 1 was developed primar-

Th i s Base Map s e r v e s as t h e "skeleton" o f t h e com-

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PHYSIOGRAPHIC FEATURES

TOPOGRAPHY

Conneautvi l le Borough encompasses an a r e a o f approximately 735 acres loca ted along t h e v a l l e y o f Conneaut Creek. l y along t h e v a l l e y f l o o r , where t h e topography is g e n e r a l l y l e v e l . E leva t ions va ry s l i g h t l y , r i s i n g from 940 t o 950 f e e t . p l a t e a u s and reach e l e v a t i o n s up t o 1050 feet . d e n s i t y o f development t h a t has occured on t h e v a l l e y f l o o r . Borough is shown on Map 2 . are a l s o i d e n t i f i e d on t h i s map.

Development i n t h e Borough has been concentrated main-

The h i g h e r e l e v a t i o n s i n t h e Borough e x i s t as The p l a t e a u s have n o t experienced t h e

The topography o f t h e S teep s lope (25% s l o p e o r g r e a t e r ) and f lood prone areas

WATER COURSES

Conneaut Creek b i s e c t s Conneautvi l le and flows from south t o n o r t h . Two t r i b u t a r i e s of Conneaut Creek f u r t h e r d i v i d e t h e Borough and become s i g n i f i c a n t n a t u r a l b a r r i e r s . Thatcher Run f eeds Conneaut Creek from t h e east s e c t i o n of t h e Borough and branches along t h e n o r t h and south s i d e s of Cussewago Road. flow through r a v i n e s which act a s phys ica l b a r r i e r s between development areas. r a v i n e s have s t e e p s l o p e s and o u t l i n e areas s u b j e c t t o f lood ing . The western t r i b u - t a r y of Conneaut Creek branches i n t o two streams, F o s t e r Run t o t h e n o r t h and Meyler Run t o t h e sou th .

Both branches of Thatcher Run These

Flooding c o n d i t i o n s along t h e s e t r i b u t a r i e s i s n o t o f a s e r i o u s

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n a t u r e , however, t h e y flow through sha rp r a v i n e s l o p e s . f e e d s Conneaut Creek from t h e e a s t i n t h e northernmost s e c t i o n o f t h e Borough. Sec- t i o n s o f t h i s stream con ta in small a r e a s of s t e e p slopes., Flood problems along t h i s stream are n o t s eve re .

A small unnamed t r i b u t a r y

FLOODING CONDITIONS

In August, 1974, Conneautvi l le was o f f i c i a l l y i d e n t i f i e d by t h e Federal Insurance Ad- m i n i s t r a t i o n (FIA) a s a f lood prone community, and a f lood hazard boundary map was prepared f o r t h e Borough. Accordingly, t h e Borough Council a p p l i e d f o r t h e Flood In- surance Program i n Apr i l o f 1975 and was c e r t i f i e d by FIA as a q u a l i f y i n g municipal- i t y t h e fol lowing month. The Flood Insurance Program p rov ides t h e oppor tun i ty f o r l o c a l r e s i d e n t s t o purchase f lood insurance a t subs id i zed r a t e s . In o r d e r t o p a r t i c - i p a t e i n t h i s program, t h e l o c a l mun ic ipa l i t y must g r a d u a l l y adopt and en fo rce f lood p l a i n management r e g u l a t i o n s . Perhaps t h e most important element o f t h e Flood Insur- ance Program i s t h e i d e n t i f i c a t i o n o f t h e Flood Prone Area. In Apr i l 1974, t h e C r a w - f o r d County Planning Commission s t a f f a s s i s t e d Conneautvi l le Borough Council i n t h e p r e p a r a t i o n of a Flood Prone Area Appeal Map. The appeal was made on t h e b a s i s of t e c h n i c a l d a t a provided by t h e U . S . Department of Agr i cu l tu re - S o i l Conservation Se rv ice . i n t h e i r u u b l i c a t i o n . Crawford Countv Interim S o i l Survev Reuort. Informa- I

t i o n was a l s o ob ta ined from t h e U . S. Army Corps of Engineer 's Report o f Floods 24 J u l y and 3 August 1967 Conneau tv i l l e , Pa. The s o i l d a t a is exp la ined i n ano the r s e c t i o n o f t h i s p l a n . General ly , t h e f lood prone s o i l s a r e P h i l o (#305A1) and Holly (#306, #307A1).

The Corps of Engineers d a t a has been updated by t h e 1971 p u b l i c a t i o n : Reconnaissance Report on Conneaut Creek. According t o t h i s Corps of Engineers r e p o r t , Conneautvi l le has experienced a t l e a s t 6 seve re f l o o d s . These seve re f loods occurred i n June 1937, J u l y 1941, June 1947, October 1954, J u l y 1967 and August 1967. The Corps a t t r i b u t e d t h e cause o f t h e October 1954 and t h e August 1967 f l o o d s t o highwater flows i n Con- neaut Creek. The o t h e r f o u r f l o o d s were caused by high flows i n Thatcher Run and probably on a t l e a s t one occasion high water i n Conneaut Creek. Adding t o t h e high water problems, t h e Corps r e p o r t r e v e a l s t h a t t h e Conneaut Creek channel i s badly shoaled, and t h e banks and s h o a l s a r e covered wi th h igh , dense g r a s s and bushes. Also 3 b r i d g e s which c r o s s Conneaut Creek have c o n s t r i c t i v e openings. The channel s i z e of Thatcher Run v a r i e s and none o f t h e c u l v e r t s t h e stream passes through a r e adequate, e s p e c i a l l y i n t h e p o r t i o n t h a t pas ses under t h e bus iness d i s t r i c t between Water and Walnut S t r e e t s .

In i t s r e p o r t s , t h e Corps i n v e s t i g a t e d t h r e e a l t e r n a t i v e p l a n s f o r improvement t h a t would provide f l o o d p r o t e c t i o n i n Conneau tv i l l e :

1. Construct ion of a dam and r e s e r v o i r on t h e south branch of Thatcher Run and e n l a r g e t h e c u l v e r t under Cussewago Road. 1 was $606,000 and est imated annual o p e r a t i n g c o s t s were $38,800. ( A l l c o s t s l i s t e d i n t h i s s e c t i o n were based on January 1971 p r i c e l e v e l s . )

Improve t h e most r e s t r i c t i v e p o r t i o n s of t h e e x i s t i n g Thatcher Run c u l v e r t through t h e Borough. both t h e n o r t h and south branches and t h e enlargement , removal or improvement o f s e v e r a l s t r u c t u r e s . The e s t ima ted c o s t of Plan 2 was $534,000' and est imated annual c o s t s of $30,900.

The est imated c o s t of Plan

2 . Included i n t h i s p l an were channel improvements on

3. Divert both t h e n o r t h and sou th Branches of Thatcher Run around Conneaut-

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. CONMEAUmb~ BOUMDARY DEVELOPMENT

T I E BOWDBSIY LINE OF THE B W G H OF CONXEAUTVILLE, BnMG AN INDEFINITE LINE, '8% CONSTRUCTED BY U W G THE TAX ASSESSMENT KEY W AS A BASE, EXCEPT FOR THE NORTHEAST BOUNDARY THE NORTHEAST BOUNDMY WAS CONSTRUCTED WITH REFERENCE TO ORDIMME NU%8EW B?. ON FILE IN THE CRAWFORD COUNTY CLERK OF QUARTER SESSIONS NO. 105 NOV. TERM 1950, AND ORDINANCE NO 69 ON FILE WITH CONNEAUTVILLE BOROUGH COUNCIL. OTHER NOTES ON CONNEAUTVILLE BOUNDARY DEVELOPMENT ARE ON FILE WITH CRAWFORD COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION.

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L E N D i;t' .:;>; EXCESSIVE SLOPE 25% OR GREATER WZ% FLOOD PRONE AREA

v i l l e , avoiding t h e e x i s t i n g r e s t r i c t i v e c u l v e r t and channel. Estimated t o t a l cos t $1,104,000 and est imated annual charges of $63,700.

Based upon a cos t -bene f i t a n a l y s i s , t h e Corps concluded t h a t a j u s t i f i a b l e p lan f o r p r o t e c t i o n cannot be developed and recommended t h a t permanent f lood con t ro l work f o r Conneaut Creek a t Conneautvi l le should not be considered f u r t h e r a t t h i s time (1971). The Corps f u r t h e r recommended t h a t the Borough be urged t o adopt f lood p l a i n management r egu la t ions r e s t r i c t i n g f u t u r e growth i n t h e a r e a s sub jec t t o poss ib l e inunda- t i o n .

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The d e l i n e a t i o n of f lood prone areas on Map 2 was based upon t h e U. S. Army Corps i n - formation a s well as s o i l s information from the S o i l Conservation Serv ice .

SOIL CONDITIONS

This element of background information provides a general ana lys i s of t h e cha rac t e r - i s t i c s of t he s o i l s i n Conneautvi l le , inc luding t h e s u i t a b i l i t y of s o i l s for c e r t a i n types of uses . Map 3 , t h e General S o i l s Analysis Map, i l l u s t r a t e s t h e var ious types and general l oca t ion of s o i l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n s t h a t have been i d e n t i f i e d wi th in the Borough. prev ious s e c t i o n on f looding condi t ions .

The mapping of s o i l s provides a valuable d a t a source , as i l l u s t r a t e d i n t h e

The general c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s of t h e s o i l types i n Conneautvi l le a r e shown on Table 1. For example, t he Bracevi l le s o i l s a r e moderately slow i n terms of permeabi l i ty and have a depth t o seasonal high water t a b l e of 1% t o 2 f e e t . general i n d i c a t i o n s of t h e s u i t a b i l i t y of a s o i l type f o r c e r t a i n uses of t h e land. These i n d i c a t i o n s a r e c l a s s i f i e d as fol lows:

"GOOD" i n d i c a t e s t h a t t h e s o i l i s d e f i n i t e l y s u i t a b l e f o r t h e p a r t i c u l a r use.

"FAIR" i n d i c a t e s t h a t t h e s o i l may be s u i t a b l e f o r t h e p a r t i c u l a r use but may

"POOR" i n d i c a t e s t h a t t h e s o i l i s not s u i t a b l e €or t h e p a r t i c u l a r use .

Table 1 a l s o conta ins

r e q u i r e s p e c i a l cons ide ra t ions .

Using t h e Lord-Mason Memorial Park s i t e a s an example, t he s o i l s information pro- v ides t h e fol lowing a n a l y s i s : The S h e f f i e l d S i l t Loam S o i l s a r e somewhat poorly drained and have a seasonal high water t a b l e a t o r near t he su r face . These s o i l s are not s u i t a b l e f o r any of t h e uses l i s t e d on t h e t a b l e .

I t should be poin ted out t h a t t h e "FAIR" ca tegory under s u i t a b i l i t y f o r on-lot sewage d i sposa l r e f e r s t o s o i l s which may be s u i t a b l e f o r a l t e r n a t e sewage d isposa l systems. The "GOOD" category i s s u i t a b l e f o r conventional s e p t i c tank systems.

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CONNEAUTVILLE GENERAL SOILS ANALYSIS

SCALE 8 " * 1 0 0 0 '

SOURCE: U. S. DEPT. OF AGRICUTURE SO1 L CONSERVATION SERVICE INTERIM SOIL SURVEY - CRAWFORO COUNTV

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TABLE 1

GENERAL C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S AND S U I T A B I L I T Y OF S O I L S

MAPPING DEPTH TO SEASONAL S U I T A B I L I T Y FOR H I G H WATER 'I'ABLE ON-LOT SEWAGE DITELLINGS WITH LOCAL ROADS

S O I L S NUFtBERS PERMEAARJLITY ( I N F E E T ) TOFSOI!. D I S P O S A L BASEMENTS AND STREETS _- ..------I_----

BRACEVILLE 7681 KODEXATFLY 1 .5 -2 F A I R FA 1 R POOR F A I R ___---_._-------- SLOW

C,L~BR I DGE 2 2 OD:! mmuvr E LY 229132 SLOW 1-2 FAIK F A I R F A I R F A I R 2 6 5 C 2 2 6 5 D 2 2 6 6 C 2 2 6 6 D 2 2 8 5 D 2

CANADICE 2 4 3 A 1 VERY SLOP! 0 POOR POOR POOR POOR

CAhT.ADE.4 2 4 2 A 1 SLO!J 1 - i . 5 F A I R POCR POOR F A I R -_---.

ChlXANGO 2 7 7 E 2 VEdY 5 + POOR GOOD GOOD GOOD 2 7 7 2 2 RAPID - ---

HAVE,\; 1 7 3 1 ILtPID TO 4 t o 5 + F A I R GOOD GOOD GOOD 2 7 4 A 1 W R Y LIPID

t IOL L Y 3 0 6 A 1 SLSlV' TO AT SURFACE POOR POOR POOR POOR 3 0 7 A 1 VERY SLOW

3 9 5 A 1 MODERATELY 1.5-2 S U W E C T GOOD GOOD POOR POOR __- -_

SLOW TO FLOODING P H I LO

PLATEA 2 3 6 B 2 VkRY SLOW 0.5-1.5 F A I R POOR POOR F A I R -A _-_-__--.--- -

2 3 6 C 2 --

RED HOOK 74A1 SLOK 7 4 B 1

AT SURFACE F A I R POOR POOR F A I R

-- S C I O 2 7 5 A 1 MODERATELi' 1 .5-2 GOOD F A I R F A l R F A I R

s LOW

S H E F F I E L D 236.M VERY SLOW 0 2 3 7 A 1 2 3 7 B 2

POOR POOR POOR POOR

VEEWGO 2 2 9 0 2 SLUN 0.5-1.5 F A I R POOR POOR F A I R 2 2 3 c 2 23582 2 8 5 C 2

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POPULATION TRENDS

Conneautvi l le Borough has experienced f l u c t u a t i n g t r ends i n t o t a l popula t ion s i n c e i t s incorpora t ion as a Borough i n 1844. c r e a s e (1880 t o 1890) t o a 22.5% inc rease (1850 t o 1860). As shown on Table 2 , t h e Borough experienced s i g n i f i c a n t i nc reases , 20% o r g r e a t e r , i n t o t a l popula t ion i n t h e 1850 - 1860, 1890 - 1900, and 1940 - 1950 decades. The g r e a t e s t numerical i n - c r ease occured i n 1950, when t h e Borough's t o t a l popula t ion increased by 212 people , a ' 22% inc rease . f o r t he Borough. The t o t a l popula t ion of Conneautvi l le has dwindled s i n c e 1950 t o a 1970 t o t a l of 1,032. The o v e r a l l change from 1850 t o 1970 i s an inc rease of 245 o r 31.1%.

These t r ends have ranged from a 19% de-

The 1950 populat ion of 1177 a l s o r ep resen te s t h e peak popula t ion

TABLE 2

BOROUGH POPULATION TRENDS 1850 - 1970

TOTAL D I F F E R E N C E FROM PREVIOUS DECADE YEAR POPU LAT ION NUMERICAL PER CENT

1850 ~

787

1860 964 + 177 + 22.5

1870 1,000 + 36 + 3.7

5 .9 , - 1880 94 1 - 59

1890 757 - 184 - 19.5

920 + 16.3 + 21.5

1910 867 - 53 - 5.8

1920 969 + 102 + 11.8

1930 927 - 42 c 4.3

1940 965 + 38 + 4 . 1

1950 1,177 + 212 + 22.0 /

1960 1,100 - 77 - 6.5

1970 1,032 - 68 - 6.2

SOURCE: U.S. CENSUS

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Table 3 provides a comparison of popula t ion t r ends (1940 t o 1970) f o r Conneautvi l le , t h e Conneaut Val ley Area and Crawford County. n e a u t v i l l e ' s growth, 22%, was s i g n i f i c a n t l y h ighe r than o t h e r m u n i c i p a l i t i e s i n t h e Northwestern a r e a o f t h e County, and more than doubled t h e County growth r a t e of 10.2%. However, dur ing t h e fol lowing two decades 1950 - 1960 and 1960 - 1970, Con- n e a u t v i l l e reversed i t s s tanding among i t s neighboring m u n i c i p a l i t i e s with decreases i n popula t ion of 6.5% and 6.2% r e s p e c t i v e l y . The ne t changes over t h e 30 year p e r i - od amounted t o inc reases of 6.9% f o r Conneautv i l le , 6.3% f o r t h e Conneaut Val ley Area, and 13.5% f o r Crawford County.

During t h e 1940 - 1950 decade, Con-

TABLE 3

COMPARISON OF POPULATION TRENDS CONNEAUT VALLEY AREA 1940 - 1970

MUN I C I PAL I T Y NET % OR 1940 1950 % CHANGE 1960 % CHANGE 1970 % CHANGE CHANGE

AREA POPULATION POPULATION 40 - 50 POPULATION 50 - 60 POPULATION 60 - 70 40 - 70

COWEAUTVILLE 965 1,177 + 22.0 1,100 - 6.5 1,032 - 6.2 + 6.9

SPRINGBORO 570 611 + 7.2 583 - 4 . 6 584 ' + 0.2 + 2.5

BEAVER TWP. 740 759 + 2.6 800 + 5.4 775 - 3.1 + 4 . 7

CONKEAUT TWP . 1,208 . 1,235 + 2.2 1,295 + 4.9 1,321 + 2.0 + 9.3

S P R I N G TWP. 1,296 1,362 + 5 . 1 1,325 - 2.7 1,287 - 2.9 - 0.7 ~~~ ~~

SUbBlERHI LL TWP . 830 939 + 13.1 910 - 3.1 963 + 5.8 + 16.0

CONNEAUT VALLEY AREA* 5,609 6,083 + 8.5 6,013 - 1.2 5,963 - 0.8 + 6.3

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CRAWFOilD COUNTY 71,644 78,948 + 10.2 77,956 - 1.3 81,342 + 4.3 + 13.5

SOURCE: U.S. CENSUS

* Conneaut Val ley Area inc ludes : Conneautvi l le and Springboro Boroughs, and Beaver, Conneaut, Spr ing , and Summerhill Townships

Table 4 conta ins a breakdown o f t h e 1970 populat ion of Conneautvi l le by age grouping and by sex .

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AGE GROUP

TABLE 4

ATION - DISTRIBUTIOI

MALE

BY AGE AND SE:

FEMALE TOTAL

0 - 5 46 55 101

5 - 14

15 - 24

25 - 34

35 - 44

114

81

48

50

102

81

53

56

'216

162

101

106

45 - 54 57 61 118

55 - 64 45 53 98

65 + 47 83 130

TOTALS 488 544 1,032

SOURCE: U.S. CENSUS

This information can be shown g raph ica l ly i n t he form o f a b a r graph c a l l e d a ."pop- u l a t i o n pyramid." t h a t a normal popula t ion d i s t r i b u t i o n represented t h i s way would form a pyramid shape, wide a t t h e bottom and narrow a t t h e top . through 1970 are shown on Chart 5.

The b a r graphs i n Conneautv i l le ' s case do no t e x a c t l y form pyramids. a t t h i s d a t a can provide some va luab le i n s i g h t s on t h e composition of t h e Borough's popula t ion . For example, i n 1970, 9.8% o f t h e Borough's popula t ion was i n t h e p re - school age b racke t , 29.4% were school age, 48.2% were i n t h e working age, non depen- dent ca tegory and 12.5% were aged. Some genera l observa t ions of t hese pryamids f o l -

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Populat ion pryamids f o r t h e years 1940

A c l o s e look

low:

- In t h e age group 5-14, a 26.3% inc rease occurred from 1950 - 1970. This ca tegory i s a p a r t o f t h e school age grouping.

c ludes school age as well as young family groupings. I - The age group 15-24 increased by 31.7% from 1960 t o 1970. This ca t egory i n -

I - The number o f people 65 and o l d e r decreased by 43.5% from 1950 t o 1970. The Methodist Nursing Home change over may have some bear ing on t h i s s t a t i s - t i c .

POPULATION FORECASTS I There are many va r ious methods t h a t can be used t o estimate f u t u r e popula t ion . For t h e purposes o f t h i s s tudy, t h e a r i t h m e t i c ex t r apo la t ion and t h e l i n e a r r eg res s ion methods were ca l cu la t ed and compared with t h e p r o r a t i o n of p r o j e c t i o n s made i n t h e County Comprehensive Plan (cohart s u r v i v a l method) and i n t h e Northwest Crawford County Sewage F e a s i b i l i t y Study.

I A b r i e f explana t ion o f t h e s e methods fo l lows:

1. Ar i thmet ic Ext rapola t ion : This method involves a c a l c u l a t i o n of a previous

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1940 A&=

06+

U S - 6 4

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66- 64

48-54

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6-14

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MALE FEk

10 5 8 5 no us POPULATION

FEM 1970

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PERCENTAGE O F B O R O U G H POPULATION 15 8 0 5 0 5 10 15 15 1 0 s 0 5 1 0 85

SOURCE: U.S. CENSUS CHART 5

populat ion t r end and p r o j e c t i n g t h i s t r end i n t o f u t u r e yea r s . s ions

A.

Two ver- of t h e a r i t h m e t i c ex t r apo la t ion were computed f o r Conneautvi l le :

The 1960 - 1970 growth r a t e was p ro jec t ed t o t h e year 2000. Since Conneautv i l le ' s populat ion decreased by 68 during t h e 60-70 decade, t h e growth ra te was a -6.2%, and t h e p r o j e c t i o n revea ls a dec l in ing popula t ion . The c a l c u l a t i o n s provided t h e fol lowing p ro jec t ion :

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1960 1970 1980 1990 2000

1,100 1,032 98 6 9 08 852

B. An average growth r a t e from 1940 t o 1970 was p ro jec t ed t o t h e yea r 2000. 1940 - 70 is t h e incorpora t ion of t h e 1940 - 50 decade, a major growth pe r iod f o r Conneautvi l le . The 22% growth ra te of t h e 1940 - 50 decade more than o f f s e t t h e 6.5% and 6.2% decreases experienced i n t h e following two decades, and t h e growth r a t e f o r t h e t h r e e decades averaged a 3.08% inc rease . The p r o j e c t i o n of t h i s average growth r a t e provides a moderately inc reas ing popula t ion t r end i n t h e f u t u r e :

The b a s i c advantage of p r o j e c t i n g t h e average growth ra te from

1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000

965 1177 1100 1032 1064 1097 1131

2. P ro ra t ion O f P ro jec t ions Made In County Comprehensive Plan: This method i s a simple c a l c u l a t i o n o f Conneautv i l le ' s sha re of t he County's popula- t i o n i n prev ious yea r s and applying t h i s propora t ion t o the County's pro- j e c t e d popula t ions . Again, two vers ions were cons idered:

A. Prora t e Conneautv i l le ' s sha re o f t h e t o t a l County popula t ion p ro jec - t i o n s . From 1940 t o 1970, Conneautv i l le ' s popula t ion comprised an average o f 1.38% of t h e County popula t ion . Applying t h i s 1.38% t o t h e County p r o j e c t i o n :

1980 1990 2000

County's p ro j ec t ed popula t ion 86,700 94,000 101,000

Conneautvi l le (1.38%) 1,196 1,297 1,394 The p r o j e c t i o n s made i n t h e County Plan included a p r o r a t i o n o f t h e County's p ro j ec t ed popula t ion i n t o sub areas of t he County. t o 1970 Conneau tv i l l e ' s populat ion comprised 18% of t h e Conneautvi l le sub area.

B. From 1940

Applying t h i s 18% t o t h e sub area p r o j e c t i o n s :

1980 1990 2000

Conneautvi l le Sub Area Pro jec ted Populat ion 6,240 6,670 6,970

Conneaut v i 1 l e (18%) 1,123 1,200 1,254 3. Linear Regression:

l i n e t h a t "best f i ts" previous popula t ion t r e n d s and then p r o j e c t i n g t h i s l i n e s t r a i g h t i n t o t h e f u t u r e . p ro j ec t i on s :

This method involves t h e development o f a s t r a i g h t

This c a l c u l a t i o n provided t h e fol lowing

1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000

Best f i t l i n e 1050 1062 1075 1087 1100 1122 1124

Actual Populat ion 965 1177 1100 1032 NA NA NA

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4 . Prora t ion of Pro jec t ion Made i n Sewage F e a s i b i l i t y Study: The Northwest Crawford County Sewage F e a s i b i l i t y Study p ro jec t ed Conneautv i l le ' s popu- l a t i o n t o reach 1,238 by t h e year 2010. Assuming an even d i s t r i b u t i o n of t h i s i n c r e a s e over t h e next 30 yea r s , t h e fol lowing f o r e c a s t r e p r e - s e n t s a p ro ra t ed ve r s ion of t h i s p ro jec t ion :

1970 1980 1990 2000

1032 1083 1134 1185

5. Midway Forecas t : This method u t i l i z e s t h e average of t h e h igh and low p r o j e c t i o n s . Assuming t h a t t h e p r o j e c t i o n of t h e average growth ra te (see l . B above) is considered a r e a l i s t i c low p ro jec t ion and t h a t t h e p r o r a t i o n of t h e Conneautvi l le Sub Area (see 2 . B above) i s considered t h e r e a l i s t i c high p r o j e c t i o n , t he following mid way Forecast was calcu la t ed :

1980 1990 2000

1,093 1,148 1,192

S W Y OF FORECASTS

For comparison purposes , Table 6 and Chart 7 provide summaries of t h e above ex- p la ined f o r e c a s t s . only method t h a t f o r e c a s t s a d e c l i n e i n .the f u t u r e populat ion of t h e Borough. h ighes t i nc rease i n Borough popula t ion a r e f o r e c a s t by t h e p r o r a t i o n of Conneaut-

The a r i t h m e t i c ex t r apo la t ion of t h e 60-70 growth r a t e i s t h e The

! v i l l e ' s sha re of: t h e t o t a l County's p ro j ec t ed popula t ion .

TABLE 6

SUMMARY OF FORECASTS

METHOD FORECAST 3980 1990 2000

~ ~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ _ _ _ ~ ~ _ _ _

l . A . Ari thmetic Ext rapola t ion (60 - 70 r a t e ) 968 908 852

l . B . Ari thmetic Ext rapola t ion (40 - 70 ave. r a t e ) 1,064 1,097 1 ,131

2.A. P ro ra t e from County p ro jec t ed populat ion 1,196 1,297 1,394

2.B. P ro ra t e from Sub Area p ro jec t ed popula t ion 1 , 1 2 3 1,200 1,254

3. Linear Regression (Best F i t Line) 1,100 1 , 1 1 2 1,124

~ 4 . Prora t e from Sewage F e a s i b i l i t y Study 1,083 1,134 1,185

5. Mid Way 1,093 1,148 1,192

I t i s important t o no te t h a t t h e s e f o r e c a s t s do not inc lude any assessments of a n t i c i p a t e d o r probable impacts of t h e U.S. S t e e l F a c i l i t y , proposed f o r Conneaut, Ohio. Un t i l such assessments can be made, t h e s e f o r e c a s t s must s e r v e as modest e s t ima tes of f u t u r e popula t ion i n Conneautvi l le . n ing s tudy , t h e l i n e a r r eg res s ion has been s e l e c t e d as t h e most rea l i s t ic f o r e c a s t of f u t u r e Borough popula t ion .

For t h e purposes of t h i s plan-

19 ..

1400

CON NEAUTVILLE POPULATION PROJECTIONS

SUMMARY GRAPH

PRORATED COUNTY . *COMPREHENSIVE PLAN

PRORATED SEWAGE

I\ J BEST FIT LINE CLINEAR REGRESSION)

.. . I \ \ \ \ \

900 . .

'\ ARITHMETIC €)ITRAWLATION '- C I 960 - I 970 GROWTH RATE

0 0 a 0 a 0

94

0 (I) OI.

0 t- 0

800 ' 0 b - -

JAN 1976 CCPC STAFF

CHART 7

- 0 (0 0

0 ur Q - II, - t

YEARS

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

This element o f t h e Comprehensive Plan p rov ides a review of t h e labor f o r c e o f t h e Borough and a d e t a i l e d a n a l y s i s o f employed r e s i d e n t s by occupation groups, indus- t r i a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n s , incomes and poverty l e v e l comparisons. The primary d a t a source f o r t h i s a n a l y s i s i s t h e 1970 census, which was based on 1969 cond i t ions .

THE LABOR FORCE

The l abor f o r c e o f , a community g e n e r a l l y i n c l u d e s persons 14 y e a r s of age o r o l d e r , c l a s s i f i e d as employed or unemployed, ( l e s s members o f t h e Armed Forces f o r t h e C i v i l i a n Labor Force) . Persons 14 yea r s and o l d e r not included i n t h e l abor f o r c e are t h o s e who work less than 15 hours p e r week, t h i s ca t egory g e n e r a l l y inc ludes s t u d e n t s , housewives, r e t i r e d pe r sons , inmates, d i s a b l e d and mental ly i l l pe r sons , e t c .

Using t h e d a t a on Table 8 , t h e t o t a l l abo r f o r c e f o r Conneautvi l le was 389 (362 employed and 27 unemployed). were unemployed. r a t h e r a percentage of a l l r e s i d e n t s 14+ who were unemployed when t h e census was taken.. view would r e v e a l less op tomis t i c cond i t ions . Unemployment i n t h e Meadville Labor Market (Western Crawford County) i nc reased from 3.5% i n 1974 t o 10.2% on October of 1975. As o f March 1976, unemployment i n t h e Meadville Market Area inc reased t o 13.6%. However, t h e unemployment r a t e has t ape red t o an average of 10.6% f o r t h e t h r e e month pe r iod of June, J u l y and August, 1976. Table 8 a l s o provides d a t a on women i n t h e l abor f o r c e . There were 110 females i n t h e labor f o r c e , 105 o f which were employed only 5 were unemployed (unemployment ra te f o r females 4 .54%) . 202 females were l i s t e d i n t h e "other" ca t egory and no t included i n t h e l abor f o r c e .

50.34% of persons 14 and o l d e r were employed and 3.75% This percentage does n o t r e p r e s e n t t h e unemployment ra te , bu t

The unemployment r a t e a t t h a t time was 6.94%. Perhaps a more c u r r e n t re-

TABLE 8

BOROUGH RESIDENTS 14 YEARS AND OVER BY LABOR FORCE STATUS

I N SERVICE EMPLOYED UNEMPLOYED INMATE SCHOOL OTHER TOTAL

MALE 0 257 22 0 37 43 359

FEMALE 0 105 5 0 48 202 360

TOTAL 0 362 27 0 85 245 719

% OF TOTAL 0 50.34% 3.75% 0 11.82% 34.07% 100%

SOURCE: U.S. Census - 1970

For comparison purposes , Table 9 provides t h e same d a t a f o r Crawford County. haps t h e most comparable item i s t h e percentage o f . t h e t o t a l s by category.

Per- I t i s

2 1

i n t e r e s t i n g t o n o t e t h e s imi la r i ty i n t h e s e percentages , e s p e c i a l l y i n t h e employed, school and o t h e r c a t e g o r i e s . time t h e census was taken . unemployed females, 14 yea r s and o l d e r .

I The County unemployment rate was 3,63% a t t h e There were 10,625 employed females i n t h e County and 483

TABLE 9

CRAWFORD,COUNTY 14 YEARS AND OLDER BY LABOR FORCE STATUS

MALE

FEMALE

TOTAL

8 I N SERVICE EMPLOYED UNEMPLOYED INMATE SCHOOL OTHER TOTAL

20 20,183 636 320 3,360 6,946 28,735

00 10,625 483 528 3,659 16,042 31,337

20 30 , 808 1,119 848 7,289 19,988 60,072

1.41% 12.13% 33.27% 100.00%

'I % OF TOTAL 0.03% 51.28% 1.86%


EMPLOYED PERSONS BY OCCUPATION

Table 10 provides an a n a l y s i s of employed persons by occupat ion and by sex . on t h e t a b l e , o p e r a t i v e s comprise t h e l a r g e s t group (28.72%) o f t o t a l employed resi- den t s . The o p e r a t i v e s grouping i n c l u d e s a wide v a r i e t y o f employed persons inc lud - ing : a s b e s t o s and i n s u l a t i o n workers, assemblers , b l a s t e r s and powdermen, b o t t l i n g and canning o p e r a t i v e s , surveying chainman, rodmen, and a m e n , manufacturing check- ers, examiners, and i n s p e c t o r s , dressmakers , furnacemen, garage workers and gas s t a t i o n a t t e n d a n t s , laundry and d ry c l ean ing o p e r a t i v e s , meat c u t t e r s and bu tche r s , welders , e t c . Managers and a d m i n i s t r a t o r s was t h e second l a r g e s t group wi th 15.74% of employed r e s i d e n t s . T ranspor t a t ion equipment o p e r a t o r s r ep resen ted t h e smallest group and no r e s i d e n t s were employed as farmers o r farm l a b o r e r s .

A s shown

I I

Table 10 a l s o provides a breakdown by sex . c a t i o n , were a m a j o r i t y i n t h e s e r v i c e s ca tegory , and c o n s t i t u t e d approximately 30% o f t h e o p e r a t i v e s c l a s s i f i c a t i o n . are a l s o i d e n t i f i e d . l a b o r e r s i n t h e Borough.

Females dominated t h e c le r ica l c l a s s i f i -

Experienced unemployed persons 16 yea r s and o l d e r For example, t h e r e were 10 experienced unemployed non-farm I

EMPLOY ED AND

TABLE 10

BOROUGH RESIDENTS (14 y r s . + ) BY OCCUPATION AND BY SEX EXPERIENCED UNEMPLOYED PERSONS 16 YRS. AND OLDER

PROF. E TECHNICAL

MANAGERS E ADMINIS.

SALES

I SEX

MALE FEMALE TOTAL % OF TOTAL EXPER. UNEMPL.

28 9 37 10.22% 0

1 48 9 57 15.74% (INCL. I N PROF.)

9 0 9 2.48% 0

22

TABLE 10 CONTINUED

SEX MALE FEMALE TOTAL % OF TOTAL EXPER. UNEMPL.

CLERICAL

CRAFTSMEN-FOREMEN

OPERATIVES

TRANSP . EQUIP. OPERATORS

LABORERS (Except Farm)

FARM LABORERS

FARMERS & FARM MGRS.

SERVICES (Except Pvt. Hsld,)

PRIVATE HSHLD. WORKERS

OCCUPATION NOT REPORTED

TOTAL EMPLOY ED


0 29 29

46 3 49

72 32 104

3 0 3

45 8 53

0 0 0

0 0 0

8.01% 0

13.53% 8

28.72% 0

0.82% (INCL. I N OPER.)

14.64% 10

0.00% 0

0.00% ( I N C L . IN FM. LAB.)

6 15 21 5.80% 0

0 0 0 0.00% 9

4 0 4 ( DCATED) (N/A)

257 105 362 100.00% 27

Again f o r comparison purposes , Table 11 provides t h e same d a t a f o r Crawford County. Operatives aga in was t h e l a r g e s t occupat ion group wi th 21.29% of t h e t o t a l employed persons i n t h e County. Craftsmen-foremen was t h e second h ighes t ca tegory with 17.8, The c l e r i c a l ca tegory is dominated by female employees and t h e women employees are q u i t e ev ident i n t h e ope ra t ives and s e r v i c e s occupat ions .

There were 1027 unemployed persons (16+) who had exper ience i n some c a t e g o r i e s ; 342 o f t h e s e had exper iences as ope ra t ives ; 196 had exper ience as craftsmen-foremen and 187 as non-farm l a b o r e r s .

TABLE 11

EMPLOYED COUNTY RESIDENTS (14+) BY OCCUPATION AND BY SEX AND EXPERIENCED UNEMPLOYED PERSONS 16 YEARS AND OLDER

SEX MALE FEMALE TOTAL % OF TOTAL EXPER. UNEMPL.

PROF. & TECHNICAL 1949 1543 3492 11.33%

MANAGERS & ADMINIS. 1799 345 2144 6.95%

SALES 990 792 1782 5.78%

CLERICAL 999 2922 3921 12.72%

CRAFTSMEN-FOREMEN 5230 267 5497 17.84%

OPERATIVES 4519 2041 6560 21.29%

TRANSP. EQUIP. OPERATORS 1049 71 1120 3.63%

49

(INCL. I N PROF.)

59

58

196

342

( INCL. I N OPER.)

%.

23

TABLE 11 CONTINUED

I I

SEX MALE FEMALE TOTAL % OF TOTAL EXPER. UNEMPL .

I 1

(N/A) I

LABORERS (Except Farm) 1374 140 1514 4.91% 187

FARM LABORERS 357 36 393 1.27% 17

FARMERS & FARM MGRS. 765 42 8 07 2.61% ( INCL. I N FM. LAB.)

SERVICES (Except Pvt. Hsld.) 1147 2007 3154 10.23% 101

PRIVATE HSHLD. WORKERS 5 419 424 1.37% 18

OCCUPATION NOT REPORTED 793 509 1302 (ALLOCATED)

TOTAL EMPLOYED 20183 10625 30808 100.00% 1027

SOURCE: U . S . Census - 1970 I EMPLOYED PERSONS BY INDUSTRIAL C L A S S I F I C A T I O N

A c a t e g o r i z a t i o n o f employed Borough r e s i d e n t s , 14 yea r s and o l d e r , by major indus- t r i a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n and by sex i s provided i n Table 12. i s t h e l a r g e s t ca tegory with 68 employed i n du rab le goods and 8 2 i n non-durable goods, f o r a combined t o t a l o f 150 employees o r 41.4% o f a l l employed r e s i d e n t s . Wholesale and r e t a i l t r a d e i s t h e second l a r g e s t ca tegory w i t h 103 employees or 28.45% of a l l employed r e s i d e n t s .

1 A s shown, manufacturing

Again, t h e d a t a i s broken down by sex .

TABLE 12

EMPLOYED BOROUGH RESIDENTS (14+) BY INDUSTRIAL C L A S S I F I C A T I O N

AGRIC. & FORESTRY

MINING

CONSTRUCTION

MANUFACTURING - DURABLE

MANUFACTURING - NON-DURABLE

TRANSPORTATION

WHOLESALE & RETAIL TRADE

F . I . R . E .

BUSINESS & REPAIR SERVICE

PERSONAL SERVICE

ENTERTAINMENT & REC. SERV.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

SEX MALE FEMALE TOTAL % OF TOTAL

0 0 0 0.00%

5 0 5 1.38%

2 1 0 2 1 5.80%

53 15 68 18.78%

59 23 82 22.65%

1 2 0 1 2 3.31%

66 37 103 28.45%

0 0 0 0.00%

0 0 0 0.00%

7

0

34

5 1 2 3.31%

0 0 0.00%

21 55 15.19% h €-- I-

24

I I 1 I I I

II I I I 1 I I I I I B I I

TABLE 12 CONTINUED


PUBLIC SERVICE 0 4 4 1.10%

INDUSTRY NOT REPORTED 4 0 4 (ALLOCATED)

TOTAL EMPLOYED 257 105 362 100.00%


Table 13 provides t h e same d a t a f o r Crawford County. Again, t h e manufacturing ca tegory (durable and non-durable goods combined) i s t h e l a r g e s t ca tegory compris- i n g 39.81% of a l l employed r e s i d e n t s of t h e County. i n d u s t r i a l a c t i v i t y i n t h e County as it is one o f Conneautvvi l le ' s s t r e n g t s P ro fes s iona l services i s t h e second h ighes t ca tegory i n t h e County with 16.55% of a l l employed r e s i d e n t s .

rimary Manufacturing is t h e

TABLE 13

EMPLOYED COUNTY RESIDENTS (14+) BY INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION


AGRIC. G FORESTRY

M I N I N G

CONSTRUCTION

MANUFACTURING - DURABLE

MANUFACTURING - NON-DURABLE

TRANSPORTATION

WHOLESALE 6 RETAIL TRADE

F . I . R . E .

BUSINESS & REPAIR SERVICE

PERSONAL SERVICE

ENTERTRINMENT & REC. SERV.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

PUBLIC SERVICE

INDUSTRY NOT REPORTED

TOTAL EMPLOYED

1202 94

64 0

1584 67

6808 2075

2329 1056

1936 223

2820 2120

410 382

344 82

312 772

127 79

1719 3381

528 294

723 515

20183 10625

1296

64

1651

8883

3385

2159

4940

792

426

1084

206

5100

822

1238

308 08

4.20%

0.20%

5.35%

28.83%

10.98%

7 .OO%

16.03% .

2.57%

1.38%

3.51%

0.66%

16.55%

2.66%

(ALLOCATED)

100.00%


25

INCOME

A u n i t of comparison fo r income i s mean income. I t i s c a l c u l a t e d by d i v i d i n g t h e 1 I

aggrega te income by t h e a p p r o p r i a t e numbers of families o r u n r e l a t e d i n d i v i d u a l s . Table 14 compares t h e mean incomes o f t h e Conneaut Val ley m u n i c i p a l i t i e s with mean incomes i n t h e County. A s shown on Table 14, mean income i n Conneautvi l le is ve ry c l o s e t o mean income County-wide. S u r p r i s i n g l y , Beaver Township h a s t h e h i g h e s t mean income i n t h e Conneaut Val ley area. Conneautvi l le r anks 2nd i n f ami ly mean income and 3rd i n t o t a l mean income.

TABLE 14

MEAN INCOME COMPARISON - CONNEAUT VALLEY AREA

I 1 I

MEAN INCOME

UNRELATED MUNICIPALITY FAMILY I ND I V I DUAL TOTAL

CONNEAUTV I LLE $ 9,225 $ 2,646 $ 7,653

SPRING BORO 7,570 2,588 6,913

BEAVER TWP.

CONNEAUT TWP . SPRING TWP.

9,724 6,798 9,412

8 ,380 2,105 7,715

8,269 3,147 7,308

SUMMERHILL TWP . 8,333

CRAWFORD COUNTY 9 ,323

SOURCE: U . S . Census - 1970

2,796 6,972

2,617 7,580

E I

Table 15 p rov ides a breakdown of f ami ly and u n r e l a t e d i n d i v i d u a l s income by income ranges. A s shown on Table 15, 19.46% of income r e c e i v e r s i n Conneautvi l le earned less than $2,000 i n 1969, only 6 families earned more than $25,000, and 104 families (30.76% of income r e c e i v e r s ) earned between $8,000 and $12,000. u a l s were l i m i t e d t o incomes less than $7,000 i n 1969.

Unrelated i n d i v i d -

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1 I I 1 1 I t I 1 I I I I I I I I I 1

TABLE 15

FAMILY AND UNRELATED INDIVIDUALS BY INCOME RANGES (IN DOLLARS) CONNEAUTVILLE BOROUGH

HOUSEHOLD STATUS UNREL .

FAMILY I N D I V . TOTAL % OF TOTAL

Less than 2,000

2,000 - 2,999

3,000 - 3,999

4,000 - 4,999

5,000 - 5,999

6,000 - 6,999

7,000 - 7,999

8,000 - 9,999

10,000 - 11,999

12,000 - 14,999

15,000 - 24,999

25,000 - 49,999

50,000 AND OVER

TOTAL

17

0

23

0

2 1

5

39

49

55

2 1

22

6

0

258

49

0

6

15

0

11

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

81

66

0

29

15

2 1

16

39

49

55

2 1

2 2

6

0

339

19.46%

0.00%

8.55%

4.42%

6.19%

4.71%

11.50%

14.45%

16.22%

6.19%

6.48%

1.76%

0.00%

100.00%


Table 16 provides an a n a l y s i s of incomes rece ived by persons 14 yea r s and over ( r a t h e r than families and un re l a t ed i n d i v i d u a l s ) , by income ca t egory and by sex . Again, t h e l a r g e s t grouping o f income r e c e i v e r s i s t h e lowest income ca tegory , 23.78% of persons 14 yea r s and o l d e r r ece ive no income a t a l l . groups o f income r e c e i v e r s are i n c a t e g o r i e s o f income less than $2,000 p e r year : 20.62% earn from $1,000 t o $2,000; and 14.78% earn less than $1,000. On t h e o t h e r end o f t h e scale, on ly 10 persons (1.82% of r e s i d e n t s 14 yea r s o r o l d e r ) earned over $15,000 and no i n d i v i d u a l i n Conneautvi l le earned more than $25,000. 16 a l s o provides p e r c a p i t a income; t h e o v e r a l l income p e r c a p i t a was $4,680.

The nex t two l a r g e s t

Table

27

TABLE 16

PERSONS 14+ BY INCOME CATEGORY AND BY SEX CONNEAUTV I LLE


NO INCOME Less than 1,000

1,000 - 1,999

2,000 - 2,999

3,000 - 3,999

4,000 - 4,999

5,000 - 5,999

6,000 - 6,999

7,000 - 7,999

8,000 - 9,999

10,000 - 14,999

15,000 - 24,999

25,000 AND OVER

24

17

34

42

17

16

24

32

38

62

43

10

0

147

64

79

5

19

21

16

5

4

0

0

0

0

171

81

113

47

36

37

40

37

4 2

62

43

10

0

TOTAL WITH INCOME 335 213 548

PER CAPITAL INCOME 6,303 2,126 4,680


23.78%

14.78%

20.62%

8.57%

6.56%

6.75%

7.29%

6.75%

7.66%

11.31%

7.84%

1.82%

0 .OO% 100.00%

NA

The 1970 Census a l s o p rov ides o t h e r d a t a p e r t i n e n t t o income and employment. o f t h i s d a t a i s summarized below:

Some

1. Families and u n r e l a t e d i n d i v i d u a l s i n Conneau tv i l l e :

518 ea rn wages o r s a l a r i e s (mean income o f $7,185)

11% a r e self-employed (mean income of $7,555)

19% a r e on S o c i a l S e c u r i t y o r Rai l road Retirement (mean income of $1,454)

19% r e c e i v e o t h e r income (mean income o f $1,630)

2 . According t o t h e 1970 Census, t h e r e were 236 f a m i l i e s w i th incomes above t h e pove r ty l e v e l and 2 2 families (8.5% of a l l f a m i l i e s ) with incomes below t h e pove r ty l e v e l . determining poverty l e v e l i s shown on Table 17.

The Chart used by t h e Bureau o f t h e Census f o r

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TABLE 17

POVERTY LEVEL. DETERMINATION TABLE

SIZE OF FAMILY TOI'AI. - ~~~

A l l Unre l a t ed I n d i v i d u a l s

Under 65 Years 65 Years and Over

A l l Fami l i e s

2 Persons

Head Under 65 Years

Head 65 Years and Over

3 Persons

4 Persons

5 Persons

6 Persons

7 o r More Persons

$1,834

1,888

1,749

3,3$8

2,364

2,441

2,194

2,905

3,721

4,386

4,921

6,034

NON-FAKM

bl:IiE F D I A L E TOT;\L HEN) HEAD

1,840 1,923 1,792

1,893 1,974 1,826

1,757 1 ,773 1,751

3,410 3,451 3,032

2,383 2,394 2,370

2,458 2,473 2,373

2,215 2,217 2,232

2,924 2,937 2 ,S .X

3,745 3,745 3,725

4,415 4,418 4,377

4,953 4,962 4,917

6.101 6,116 5,952

FARM

MALE FE?L\LE TOTAL I E N ) HEAD -- 1,569 1,607 1,512

1,641 1,678 1,552

1,498 1,508 1,457

2,954 2,955 2,757

2,012 2 , 0 i 7 1,951

2.003 2,100 1,983

1,882 , 1 , 8 8 3 1,861

2,460 2.485 2,395

5,:C,5 3,197 5,159

3,789 5,770 3,761

4,244 4,245 4,205

5,182 5,185 5,129

For a d e t a i l e d "l'overty U e f i n i t i o c , " see t h e C h a r a c t e r i s t i c s "

Bureau o f Census p u b l i c a t i c n "General S o c i a l and Economic

EMPLOYMENT INDICATORS

A genera l d e s c r i p t i o n o f employment i s provided i n t h e fol lowing informat ion on major employers i n t h e Conneautv i l le a r e a . Also inc luded i s a l i s t i n g o f self-employed r e s i d e n t s and r e s i d e n t employers.

The l a r g e s t employer i n t h e Conneautv i l le area i s t h e Ohio Rubber P l a n t , employing 286 people (55 Borough r e s i d e n t s ) i n 1975. S ince 1974 a gradual reduct ion i n employment a t t h i s P l a n t h a s occurred . Ohio Rubber o f f i c i a l s i n d i c a t e t h a t t h i s i s a tem- p o r a r y r e d u c t i o n i n employment caused by t h e removal o f t h e Hose Div is ion from t h e Conneautv i l le P l a n t . Once t h e Hose Div is ion has moved o u t , t h e r e w i l l be room t o expand t h e t i r e manufacturing o p e r a t i o n as well as t h e p o s s i b i l i t y o f manufactur ing new products a t t h e Conneautv i l le P l a n t . a 15% i n c r e a s e over t h e 1975 employment l e v e l by 1978 a t t h e Conneautv i l le P l a n t .

Ohio Rubber management p r o j e c t s a t least

The Conneautv i l le Nursing Home i s a 58 bed f a c i l i t y and employed a s t a f f o f 86 i n 1975. The Home h a s revea led p l a n s t o expand t o a 112 bed f a c i l i t y , i n c l u d i n g a new b u i l d i n g l o c a t e d i n Summerhill Township, a d j a c e n t t o t h e Borough boundary along t h e n o r t h s i d e of PA. 198 east . T h i s expansion would double t h e s ta f f c u r r e n t l y employed by t h e Conneautv i l le Nursing Home.

Other major employers i n t h e Conneautv i l le a r e a inc lude : t r i c t , which employed 38 Conneautv i l le r e s i d e n t s i n 1975; t h e Commonwealth o f Penn- s y l v a n i a employed 2 1 Borough r e s i d e n t s i n 1975; Penn F u r n i t u r e and Snyder Chai r , each employed 7 Borough r e s i d e n t s i n 1975, and both o f t h e s e firms have i n d i c a t e d t h a t f u t u r e expansion c o n s i d e r a t i o n s a r e p o s s i b l e and t h a t such expansion would i n - crease employment.

t h e Conneaut School Dis-

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The fo l lowing i ist c o n t a i n s o t h e r employers of Conneautv i l le r e s i d e n t s i n t h e Con- n e a u t v i l l e a r e a , i nc lud ing self-.employed r e s i d e n t s :

Adkins Candy Arendash Ear th Moving Equipment Askey Building Cont rac t ing B i l i c h ' s Tavern Bradley CB Radio S a l e s D r . B r i s t o l - Dent i s t B u t t e r f i e l d Plumbing Campbell 's Caps & Cabine ts Campbell 's Red & White S t o r e Chuck's Ashland Gas S t a t i o n Clark ' s Barber Shop C l e a r Channel Cable TV C o l e ' s Lawn Mower S a l e s & S e r v i c e Conneaut Val ley Medical Assoc. Conneau tv i l l e Borough Conneautv i l le Cemetery Assoc. Conn e a u t v i 11 e Cour ie r Conneautv i l le Farmer 's Exchange Conneautv i l le Garage Chevrolet S a l e s Conneautv i l le Hardware S h i r l e y Dean Insurance Agency Farance Jewe le r Shop Farmer 's Nat iona l Bank Faust C l i n i c (Ch i rop ra t i c ) F r a n ' s Beauty Shop Gibson 's Gunsmith L . A . Glessman, Inc . Robert Graham & Sons Pont iac S a l e s

D r . Danilo Gu;, izon Gladys Beauty Stiop H i l d r e t h Cleaners Newman ' s App 1 i anc e J Market Kardosh Ashland O i l Dealer Koehler Ford S a l e s Lawrence Insurance Agency Master Feed & Grain Mehalko - S t r o u t Real ty O f f i c e Merr i t Laundromat Nat iona l Fuel Gas Corp. Newt ' s Tavern Penf i e ld J a n i t o r i a l Se rv ice P h i l son Lumber Richmond's Barber Shop Samuel 's Golden Dawn Shamrock Res taurant Skat Gas S t a t i o n S o b i e s k i ' s Car Wash The S t a t i o n Break I ce Cream Bar S teven ' s Pharmacy Va l l ey Bui lders & Supply Val ley Department S t o r e Warner's Bowling Alley White Funeral Home Williams Used F u r n i t u r e Woodring De tec t ive Agency

An o p t i m i s t i c view t h a t i nc reased employment w i l l be forthcoming is ev iden t i n t h e p l a n s f o r expansion of major employment c e n t e r s i n t h e Conneautv i l le a r e a . The r e c e n t announcement t h a t U . S. S t e e l i s proposing a s tee l manufactur ing p l a n t i n Conneaut, Ohio, i s welcomed news and s u b s t a n t i a t e s t h e b e l i e f t h a t employment con- d i t i o n s w i l l improve s i g n i f i c a n t l y i n t h e n e a r f u t u r e .

HOUSING CONDITIONS

The gene ra l cond i t ion and a v a i l a b i l i t y of housing i n a'community ref lects t o some e x t e n t t h e a b i l i t y o f t h e community t o a t t r a c t new r e s i d e n t s . through commercial and i n d u s t r i a l expansion and development a r e v i t a l a s p e c t s o f community growth. However, good housing cond i t ions and sound neighborhoods pro- v ide t h e a t t r a c t i o n t o encourage employees t o r e s i d e i n t h e community. t i o n p rov ides informat ion and ana lyses o f t h e gene ra l cond i t ion and a v a i l a b i l i t y of housing i n Conneautv i l le .

The 1970 Census r e p o r t e d a t o t a l o f 356 housing u n i t s i n Conneautv i l le Borough, 331 occupied u n i t s and 25 vacant u n i t s . The Census d a t a a l s o r e v e a l s t h a t 329 u n i t s (or 92.4% of a l l u n i t s ) were cons t ruc t ed p r i o r t o 1940, l eav ing only 27 u n i t s b u i l t

Increased employment

This s e c -

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s i n c e 1940. s t r u c t e d from 1960 t o 1970 and on ly 24 u n i t s were b u i l t from 1940 1965. However, t h e t r e n d f o r new housing starts i n Conneautv i l le h a s changed somewhat s i n c e t h e 1970 Census. velopment have a f f e c t e d t h i s t r e n d . The va lues of owner occupied housing u n i t s re- p o r t e d i n t h e 1970 Census r e f l e c t t o some e x t e n t t h e l ack o f new housing starts and t h e age of housing u n i t s i n t h e Borough. was $10,524 i n 1970. less than $7,500, and only 1 2 u n i t s were valued over $20,000. A comparison o f mean market va lue o f owner occup ied 'un i t s shows Crawford County a t $14,780, Spr ing Town- s h i p a t $8,719, and Springboro a t $7,845. The median r e n t f o r t ennan t s i n Conneaut- v i l l e was $65/month i n 1970, and on ly 3 u n i t s were r e n t i n g over $100/month.

In f a c t , on ly 5 owner occupied and 3 r e n t e r occupied u n i t s were con-

The new housing starts a long Cussewago Road and i n t h e Val ley V i e w De-

The mean va lue f o r owner occupied u n i t s Approximately 37.5% o f owner occupied u n i t s were valued a t

Other 1970 Census housing d a t a is summarized below:

- There were 11 mobile homes i n the Borough i n 1970, 5 o f which were owner occupied and 6 were r e n t e r occupied.

77.7% of a l l u n i t s had basements and 15 u n i t s had "other" types of founda- t i o n s .

occupied u n i t s and 1.36 i n r e n t e r occupied u n i t s .

fami ly u n i t s .

of t h e County's t o t a l housing s tock , i nc lud ing seasonal u n i t s , o r 1 .3% of t h e C o u n t y ' s ' t o t a l yea r round u n i t s .

3.04 persons and t h e average number o f rooms p e r u n i t i s 6.56.

-

- The o v e r a l l median number o f persons p e r u n i t was 2 .53 , 3.04 i n owner

- O f t h e 25 vacant u n i t s 15 were s i n g l e fami ly u n i t s , 10 were m u l t i p l e

- T o t a l housing u n i t s i n Conneautv i l le (356) comprises approximately 1.14%

- For owner occupied u n i t s i n Conneautv i l le , t h e average housdhold s i z e i s

SURVEY OF HOUSING CONDITIONS

A f i e l d survey o f housing cond i t ions was conducted i n June 1976, t o provide a gener- a l i n d i c a t i o n o f t h e q u a l i t y of housing i n t h e Borough. an i n d i v i d u a l eva lua t ion o f t h e e x t e r i o r cond i t ion of a l l s t r u c t u r e s . The survey r e s u l t s should be cons idered only as a genera l i n d i c a t i o n of o v e r a l l housing con- d i t i o n s . u a t e i n d i v i d u a l u n i t s were not t o t a l l y a p p l i c a b l e i n a l l s i t u a t i o n s , as expla ined below. Without i n t e r i o r i n s p e c t i o n s by b u i l d i n g s p e c i a l i s t s it is n o t p o s s i b l e t o develop an accu ra t e survey of housing c o n d i t i o n s .

The survey was based upon

Evalua t ions were s u b j e c t i v e i n n a t u r e and t h e g u i d e l i n e s used t o eva l -

Table 18 provides an o u t l i n e example o f t h e g u i d e l i n e s used t o e v a l u a t e housing cond i t ions i n Conneautv i l le . A s shown on Table 18 , t h r e e s t r u c t u r a l e lements were reviewed i n t h e eva lua t ion p rocess o f each u n i t : t h e foundat ion , e x t e r i o r walls inc lud ing door s -and windows, and t h e roo f . S t r u c t u r e s were c l a s s i f i e d i n t o t h r e e c a t e g o r i e s : (1) Sound (GOOD); (2) D e t e r i o r a t i n g (FAIR); and (3) Delapidated (POOR).

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TABLE 18

EVALUATION GUIDELINES FOR HOUSING CONDITIONS

E X A M P L E S I

STRUCTURAL ELEMENT SOUND DETERIORATING DILAPIDATED (GOOD) (FAIR) (POOR)

FOUNDATION SOLID, SUPPORTS CRACKED MASONRY SEVERE FRACTURES ' ALL PARTS OF BLDG. JOINTS OR CRUMBLING

MASONRY

CRACKED MASONRY, DEFINITE LEAN OR LOOSE SIDING, BUCKLE, FRACTURED SLIGHT LEAN, OR CRUMBLING MASON- WARPED WOOD, R Y , ROTTEN OR WARP- CHIPPED OR PEEL- ED WOOD, MISSING

EXTERIOR WALLS SOLID SURFACE WINDOWS 6 DOORS NO LEANING

ING PAINT SIDING, HOLES

ROOF STABLE SURFACE MISSING OR WORN DEFINITE SAG, HOLES NO SAGGING SHINGLES OR TILES, NO SHINGLES OR

SLIGHT SAGGING TILES

SOURCE: CCPC S t a f f

The f u n c t i o n o f t h e s e g u i d e l i n e s i s t o provide a measuring device i n d i c a t i n g t h e degree o f soundness o r d e f i c i e n c y of a l l housing u n i t s . If any o f t h e s t r u c t u r a l elements was r a t e d "d i l ap ida ted" , t h e e n t i r e s t r u c t u r e was cons idered " d i l a p i d a t - ed ." One excep t ion t o t h e r u l e was b u i l t i n t o t h e e v a l u a t i o n p r o c e s s , i nvo lv ing a "d i l ap ida ted" r a t i n g f o r a r o o f . S ince roo f replacement i s no t an imposs ib le task and s i n c e economic c o n s i d e r a t i o n s of roo f replacement ve r sus demol i t ion were no t a p a r t o f t h i s e v a l u a t i o n , r o o f s r a t e d as d i l a p i d a t e d were c l a s s i f i e d under t h e de- t e r i o r a t i n g ca t egory .

D i l ap ida ted housing should b e i n t e r p r e t e d t o i n c l u d e t h e a b s o l u t e worst dwe l l ings , where demol i t ion is a p p a r e n t l y t h e on ly l o g i c a l s o l u t i o n . D e t e r i o r a t i n g housing i n c l u d e s a wide range o f housing d e f i c i e n c i e s and such housing could move, i n time, i n two d i r e c t i o n s depending upon f u t u r e maintenance e f f o r t s . u n i t s cannot remain i n t h e d e t e r i o r a t i n g ca tegory i n t h e f u t u r e unless major main- t enance r e p a i r s a re made, such as roo f replacement. Other u n i t s may be p l aced i n t h e sound ca t egory by minor maintenance r e p a i r s , such as r e p l a c i n g warped o r miss- i n g s i d i n g and p a i n t i n g t h e s t r u c t u r e . The "sound" ca t egory i s in t ended t o i d e n t i f y housing c o n d i t i o n s needing very minor maintenance.

For example, many

GENERAL OBSERVATIONS

Housing c o n d i t i o n s i n gene ra l a r e i n t h e " d e t e r i o r a t i n g " ca t egory . This i s a pos- i t i v e and hopefu l f i n d i n g . p r i v a t e e f f o r t housing c o n d i t i o n s can be improved. d i l a p i d a t e d , 224 u n i t s were r a t e d sound and 1 4 2 u n i t s were r a t e d d e t e r i o r a t i n g . D e t e r i o r a t i n g s t r u c t u r e s f o r t h e most p a r t a r e concen t r a t ed i n t h e o l d e r s e c t i o n s

I t means t h a t through modest p u b l i c e f f o r t and g r e a t Only 2 housing u n i t s were r a t e d

3 2

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o r t h e "va l l ey f l o o r " area o f t h e Borough. t h e genera l v i c i n i t y of West S t r e e t . i s t h e i d e n t i f i c a t i o n o f t h e need f o r a housing r e h a b i l i t a t i o n program i n both con- c e n t r a t e d and s c a t t e r e d a r e a s o f t h e Borough. t a i l i n a subsequent s e c t i o n o f t h i s Plan.

A s p e c i f i c concen t r a t ion i s noted i n The major obse rva t ion taken from t h i s d a t a

Housing needs are addressed i n de-

HOUSING CONDITIONS I N THE CONNEAUT VALLEY AREA

Table 19 p rov ides an a n a l y s i s of b a s i c d a t a on housing cond i t ions f o r t h e Conneaut Val ley Area. The source o f t h i s d a t a i s a combination o f 1970 Census material and f i e l d surveys conducted i n t h e p r e p a r a t i o n o f t h e Crawford County Comprehensive P lan . d i f f e r e n t from t h e g u i d e l i n e s used i n t h e Borough survey .

I t should be noted t h a t t h e g u i d e l i n e s used i n t h e County-wide survey were

HOUSING SUPPLY To ta l # of Uni t s

Y r . Round Uni t s

Seasonal Uni t s

Tota l

For Rent

For Sa le

Other

% Vacant

% Avai lab le

De te r io ra t ing %

Approx. #

Dilapida ted %

Approx. #

YEAR ROUND VACANT UNITS

CONDITION OF HOUSING

TABLE 19

AVAILABILITY AND CONDITION OF HOUSING 1970

L O C A L M U N I C I P A L I T I E S

BEAVER COXNEAUT CONNEAUT- SPRING SPRING- SUMMER- CONNEAUT CRAWFORD TWP . TWP . V I L L E TWP. BORO H I L L TWP. VALLEY AREA COUNTY

232

232

0

33

2

4

27

14.2

3.87

66.8

155

22.0

51

517 36 1

443 361

74 0

81 2 2

1 1

9 9

71 1 2

18 .3 6.1

2.26 2.77

53.5 27.6

237 100

27.9 8.9

124 32

4 14

407

7

35

0 4

31

8.6

.98

47 ..a 191

11.8

48

182 294

181 29 1

1 3

2 28

0 3

0 2

2 23

1.1 9.6

0 1.72

22.0 41.0

40 119

11.5 19.1

21 56

SOURCE: THIS DATA EXTRACTED FROM CRAWFORD COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND IS BASED ON 1970 CENSUS AND A FIELD SURVEY OF HOUSING CONDITIONS I N THE COUNTY.

2,000

1,915

85

201

7

28

166

10.5

1.83

44.0

842

17.3

332

31,110

27,834

3,276

2,390

515

218

1,657

8 . 6

2.63

25.2

7,014

10.9

3,033

A s shown on Table 19, almost 9% of a l l housing u n i t s i n Conneautv i l le were consid- e red t o be "d i l ap ida ted" i n t h e county-wide survey . 27.6% of t h e t o t a l u n i t s were r a t e d " d e t e r i o r a t i n g . " can t and only 21.77% were a v a i l a b l e f o r s a l e o r r e n t .

Approximately 100 u n i t s o r 6 .1% o f a l l u n i t s were va-

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I n comparison wi th sur rounding m u n i c i p a l i t i e s , Conneautv i l le has t h e lowest p e r c e n t - age o f d i l a p i d a t e d housing, 2nd lowest number of d i l a p i d a t e d u n i t s . D e t e r i o r a t i n g housing comparisons w i t h i n t h e Conneaut Val ley Area show t h a t 27.6% o f Conneaut- v i l l e ' s housing u n i t s were r a t e d d e t e r i o r a t i n g . I t is a l s o i n t e r e s t i n g t o n o t e t h e s i m i l a r i t y i n t h e s e pe rcen tages between Conneautv i l le and t h e County.

THE MOBILE HOME IN CONNEAUTVILLE

According t o t h e 1970 Census, t h e r e were 11 mobile homes i n Conneautv i l le Borough. Today t h e r e are approximately 20. I t can and should be assumed t h a t t h e i n s t a l l a - t i o n o f c e n t r a l i z e d sewage f a c i l i t i e s w i l l p robably s t i m u l a t e inc reased i n t e r e s t i n p l a c i n g mobile homes as wel l a s o t h e r t y p e s of housing u n i t s i n Conneau tv i l l e . Th i s s e c t i o n i s provided t o i d e n t i f y how t h e mobile home r e l a t e s t o housing and development i n Conneau tv i l l e .

The mobile home has c r e a t e d a nea r r evo lu t ion i n housing. I n f l a t i o n a r y t r e n d s i n cons t ruc t ion , l abo r and m a t e r i a l s have forced low and maderate income f a m i l i e s t o seek e i t h e r o l d e r housing u n i t s o r mobile homes. The mobile home has become a t t r a c - i v e t o young f a m i l i e s a s w e l l a s s e n i o r c i t i z e n s because o f t h e low c o s t . Most com- mun i t i e s i n ou r S t a t e were no t prepared t o r e g u l a t e t h e mobile home and t o make s u r e t h e mobile home blended i n wi th i t s envi rons i n a d e s i r a b l e manner. Unfo r tuna te ly , Conneau tv i l l e was one of t h o s e communities t h a t were not ready f o r t h e t r a n s i t i o n t o mobile home development.

Mobile home development i n communities without r e g u l a t i o n s has i n many c a s e s c r e a t e d problems t h a t should be cons idered i n any p lanning program. Some o f t h e major problems o f un regu la t ed mobile hoine development a re d i scussed below:

- Real va lue o f t h e mobile home does not a p p r e c i a t e a t t h e same r a t e as con- ven t iona l housing v a l u e s , and i n many c a s e s , t h i s va lue a c t u a l l y depre- c i a t e s over t ime, much l i k e t h e v a l u e o f automobiles . According t o one s tudy e n t i t l e d Mobile Homes - A Pennsylvania Indus t ry i n Review, prepared by P o r t f o l i o Assoc ia tes , Inc . , f o r t h e Pennsylvania Department of Communi - t y Affairs, "mobile home f inanc ing has been modeled a f t e r automobile f i - nancing r a t h e r t han l i k e mortgages f o r convent iona l housing." The d i s - t i n c t i o n between f inanc ing arrangements f o r mobile homes and convent iona l housing appears t o b e based upon a dua l s t anda rd o f f u t u r e va lue p r o j e c - t ion .

I a 1 I

- A r e l a t e d problem t o t h e p rope r ty va lue problem i s t h e t a x base d i f f e r - ence . A s t h e mobile home ages , t h e d e p r e c i a t i o n o f t h e u n i t i s e v e n t u a l l y r e f l e c t e d i n a lower a s ses sed v a l u a t i o n o f t h e u n i t , r e s u l t i n g i n lower taxes r e tu rned from mobile home development over t h e y e a r s . hand, t h e convent iona l u n i t i n c r e a s e s i n v a l u e , a s s e s s e d v a l u a t i o n i n - c r e a s e s over t h e yea r s and h ighe r t a x e s a r e r e tu rned from t h e s e u n i t s . To compound t h e problem, both u n i t s have access t o a l l community f a c i l i - t i e s and s e r v i c e s supported by t h e taxes r e t u r n e d , wh i l e one u n i t con- t i n u e s t o i n c r e a s e i n t a x burden and t h e o t h e r u n i t ' s burden dec reases . A survey o f e x i s t i n g assessments f o r b u i l d i n g s only was conducted i n Con- n e a u t v i l l e . The r e s u l t s r e v e a l t h a t t h e average mobile home assessment was $1054, compared t o t h e convent iona l u n i t average assessment of $2,064. Map 4 shows t h e average assessment f o r a l l r e s i d e n t i a l b u i l d i n g s w i t h i n s e l e c t e d neighborhoods i n Conneautv i l le .

On t h e o t h e r

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CONNEAUTVI LLE RES1 DE NTIAL

ASSESSMENT VALUES

NOTE THE ASSESSMENTS SHOWN ARE AVER- Rf5SlDENTlAL ST R UCTURE ASSESSMWTS FOR T H E PARTICULAR NElGH5ORH 000 AREAS IDENTI FIEO. THESE AVERAGE ASSESSMENTS REFLECT B U I L D I N G ASSESSMENTS ONLY AND 00 NOT LNCLUOE ASSESSMENTS OF LAND.

, MARKET VALUE. REFER TO THE FISCAL ANALYSIS 4ECTIONozF T?l%E . THE CRAWFORD COUNTY ASS€SSMENT RATIO IS 30%

REPORT F O R A TAX COMPUTATION EXAMPLE BASED UPON ASSESSED VALUE.

LEGEND - AREA BOUNDARY LINE

FIGURES REPRESENT AVERAGE ASSESSMENT FOR BUILDINGS

SOURCE: CRAWFORO COUNTY SCALE I " = 1000' STAFF ASSESSMENT RECORDS CCPC

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- D u a l s t anda rds o f c o n s t r u c t i o n a l s o r e s u l t i n t h e awkward placement o f mobile homes w i t h i n communities t h a t do n o t have land use and b u i l d i n g r e g u l a t i o n s . In many cases mobile homes have been p laced on loose ly s t acked conc re t e b locks formed i n t o p i e r s o r j a c k s . Some communities have s u c c e s s f u l l y r e g u l a t e d t h e placement o f mobile homes t o e l i m i n a t e t h e dua l s t anda rd o f c o n s t r u c t i o n . These communities r e q u i r e permanent f r o s t f ree foundat ions ( inc lud ing s l a b s o r p i e r s ) , anchoring and s k i r t i n g o f t h e mobile home. mobile homes, and create a more s t a b l e and convent iona l environment around t h e u n i t . a t t r a c t i v e housing u n i t . However, t h e t y p i c a l a t t r a c t i o n of t h e mobile home has been an economic r a t h e r than an a e s t h e t i c one.

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Standa rds of t h i s t ype can promote b e t t e r s i t i n g o f

I t i s p o s s i b l e t o make t h e mobile home an ex t remely

In conc lus ion , t h e l o c a t i o n and placement o f t h e mobile home should be r e g u l a t e d i n o r d e r t o (1) p r o t e c t p r o p e r t y va lues and t h e i n t e g r i t y o f e s t a b l i s h e d and de- ve loping convent iona l housing neighborhoods, ( 2 ) promote the r e -e s t ab l i shmen t o f i n c r e a s i n g p rope r ty va lue t r e n d s , new housing s tar ts and r e h a b i l i t a t i o n and renova- t i o n a c t i v i t i e s i n o l d e r neighborhoods o f convent iona l hous ing , ( 3 ) prov ide s u i t - a b l e s i tes i n a l t e r n a t i v e l o c a t i o n s f o r mobile home placement , and (4) promote b e t t e r s i t i n g and placement o f mobile homes. These c o n s i d e r a t i o n s should be address - ed i n t h e formula t ion o f t h e land u s e p l a n and proposed zoning ord inance .

COMMUNITY FAC I LIT I ES AND SERV ICES I I I I I I I I I

Community f a c i l i t i e s and s e r v i c e s a re p a r t o f modern c i v i l i z e d l i v i n g . They a re sha red by a l l t h e r e s i d e n t s of t h e community. These s e r v i c e s - water system, sewage d i s p o s a l system, p a r k s , f i r e p r o t e c t i o n , e t c . , a re g e n e r a l l y provided a t t h e community level a s a matter of convenience and economy. each r e s i d e n t less t o b u i l d one b i g p u b l i c swimming pool than it would c o s t each r e s i d e n t t o b u i l d h i s own small p r i v a t e pool . An a n a l y s i s o f e x i s t i n g f a c i l i t i e s and s e r v i c e s i s designed t o de te rmine t h e adequacy o f e x i s t i n g f a c i l i t i e s and ser- v i c e s and t o i d e n t i f y community needs f o r f a c i l i t i e s and s e r v i c e s . Conneautv i l le p rov ides a broad base of f a c i l i t i e s and s e r v i c e s t o i t s r e s i d e n t s . The n a r a r t i v e below p rov ides an exp lana t ion o f t h e s e community programs and a c t i v i t i e s .

CENTRALIZED WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM

The Borough owns and o p e r a t e s a municipal water supply system t h a t provides s e r v i c e t o some 360 customers . The source of supply f o r t h i s system i n c l u d e s 2 wells r a t e d a t 250 g a l l o n s p e r minute (gpm). Water s t o r a g e i s provided by a 473,000 g a l l o n s t andp ipe tank l o c a t e d on t h e eas t s i d e of Prospec t S t r e e t . The d i s t r i b u t i o n sys - tem ranges from 4" t o 6" mains and d a t e s back t o 1889. Recent improvements t o t h e water supply system inc lude t h e i n s t a l l a t i o n o f t h e well , c h l o r i n a t o r and pumping equipment on West S t r e e t and an 8" t r ansmiss ion l i n e t h a t connec ts t h e two wells and t h e s t o r a g e t ank . t h e Borough Water System. Curren t d a i l y water consumption ranges from 80,000 t o 100,000 g a l l o n s . An emergency in t e rconnec t ion i s made with t h e Ohio Rubber P l a n t , which ma in ta ins a s e p a r a t e sou rce and supply o f water f o r i t s i n d u s t r i a l water needs . Drinking water a t t h e Ohio Rubber P lan t is provided by t h e Borough Water System. The c u r r e n t schedule f o r t h e water s e r v i c e i s shown on Table 20 .

For example, i t would c o s t

The Community F a c i l i t i e s map shows t h e gene ra l l ayout of

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From a l l i n d i c a t i o n s , water supply i s ample f o r p r e s e n t consumption. f u t u r e i n d u s t r i a l and o t h e r high-volume u s e r s of water may be r equ i r ed t o provide t h e i r own i n d i v i d u a l supply. t i o n a c t i v i t i e s can be accommodated. should be monitored and remedied when cond i t ions r e q u i r e such a c t i o n .

However,

Future r e s i d e n t i a l and small volume water consump- Problems, such as s i l t a t i o n and low pressure

TABLE 20

CONNEAUTVILLE BOROUGH WATER S Y S T J 3 RATE SCHEDULE

GALLONS

Up t o 5,000

6,000

7,000

8,000

9,000

10,000

11,000

12,000

13,000

14,000

15,000

16,000

17,000

18,000

19,000

20,000

21,000

22,000

23.000

24,000

25,000

25,000 - 50,000 304 per/1000 g a l .

over 50,000 25# per/1000 g a l .

NET - GROSS

7.35 7.00

8 .00 7.65

8 .70 8.30

9.35 8.95

10.05 9.60

10.75 10.25

11.40 10.90

12.10 11.55

12.50 12.20

13.45 12.85

14.15 13.50

14.55 13.90

15.00 14.30

15.40 14.70

15.85 15.10

16.25 15.50

16.65 15.90

17.10 16.30

17.50 16.70

17.95 17.10

18.35 17.60

Whenever one meter s e r v e s more than one r e s idence , a minimum charge of $7.00 s h a l l be l e v i e d f o r each r e s idence served and i f t h e number of g a l l o n s used i s more than t h e minimum of 5,000 g a l l o n s f o r each r e s idence , t h e p r e v a i l i n g rates s h a l l apply t o t h e excess . no t pa id i n 30 days .

A pena l ty of 5% s h a l l be added t o b i l l s

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SEWAGE DISPOSAL

E x i s t i n g sewage d i s o s a l i s accomplished by i n d i v i d u a l o n - l o t d i s p o s a l f a c i l i t i e s . However, a c e n t r a l i z e d community-wide sewage c o l l e c t i o n and t r ea tmen t f a c i l i t y i s c u r r e n t l y under c o n s t r u c t i o n . wi th Springboro Borough and Spr ing Township, under t h e coord ina t ion and admin i s t r a - t i o n o f t h e Northwest Crawford County Sewer Au thor i ty . Financing was made p o s s i b l e through t h e fo l lowing sources :

This p r o j e c t i s be ing c a r r i e d ou t i n conjunct ion

U . S. ENRIVONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY $ 2,414,320

FEDERAL APPALACHIA REGIONAL COMMISSION $ 149,705

TOTAL GRANTS $ 2,564,025 GRANT (ARC-214)

I n i t i a l l o c a l c o n t r i b u t i o n (This i s t o be f inanced by Farmers Home Adminis t ra t ion who w i l l p rovide a loan gua ran tee p e r m i t t i n g a lower i n t e r e s t r a t e t o t h e Au thor i ty ; i t w i l l be r epa id through a $400 t a p i n fee p e r equ iva len t dwel l ing u n i t . ) $ 244,000

To be f inanced by long term loan $ 670,000

OTHER UTILITIES

- E l e c t r i c i t y is provided i n Conneautv i l le by t h e Pennsylvania Electr ic Company (Penelec) . Conneautv i l le area can be accommodated wi th e lectr ical power from Penelec.

Gas i s provided i n Conneau tv i l l e by t h e Nat iona l Fue l Gas Corpora t ion . e n t s e r v i c e and supply is adequate and f u t u r e development i n t h e Conneautv i l le area can be accommodated i f t h e p r e s e n t moritorium on new gas customer ser- v i c e i s l i f t e d .

- Telephone s e r v i c e s a re provided by Mid-Penn Telephone Corpora t ion . P resen t s e r v i c e s a r e adequate and p l a n s f o r improved s e r v i c e are i n p rogres s . development i n t h e Borough can be accommodated with te lephone s e r v i c e .

p rov ides c a b l e TV s e r v i c e s t o s u b s c r i b e r s i n t h e Conneautv i l le area. Future development can be s e r v i c e d by t h i s f i r m .

S e r v i c e s are p r e s e n t l y adequate and f u t u r e development i n t h e

- Pres-

Future

- Cable TV, t h e Clear Channel Cable TV Corporat ion o f K i t t ann ing , Pennsylvania ,

SOLID WASTE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL

The c o l l e c t i o n of s o l i d waste i s accommodated through a n agreement between Borough Council and t h e Robert Henry Refuse C o l l e c t i o n f i r m o f L i n e s v i l l e . This f i r m pro- v i d e s c o l l e c t i o n o f 2 bags once a week, and t r a n s p o r t t o d i s p o s a l a t t h e McGuffin- town l a n d f i l l j u s t n o r t h of Meadvi l le . $4.00 p e r month p e r r e s i d e n t i a l unit . The Borough c o l l e c t e d r e s i d e n t i a l charges and p a i d $11,037.95 f o r t h i s s e r v i c e i n 1974. change when a County S o l i d Waste Author i ty S o l i d Waste Disposal F a c i l i t y i s p laced i n o p e r a t i o n .

The charge f o r t h i s s e r v i c e i s approximately

Disposal method and s i t e w i l l probably

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L E G E B WATER LINES -

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0 STAND PIPE WATER STORAGE TANK WATER HYDRANT

-e- SEWAGE COLLECTION LINE 11.19 12" SEWAGE INTERCEPTOR LINE

SEWAGE FORCED MAIN o SEWAGf PUMPING STATION A MAINTENPNCE BUlLDlNG A MEDICAL CENTER A PARKING LOT A POST OFFICE A LIBRARY A FIRE HALL A LORD - MASON MEMORIAL PARK

PROPOSED F A C I L I T I E S

PROPOSED MUNICIPAL BUILDING PROPOSED LIBRARY S I T E IMPROVEMENT PROPOSED PARKING L O T PROPOSED LORD - MASON MEMORIAL PARK IMPROVEMENTS PROPOSED M A I N T E N A N C E BUILDING AND SITE P L A N

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MEMORIAL WRN. AN0 SUGGESTED STREET PKTTERNS 8 SEWER EXTENSONS

BUILDING. GENERAL SITE KIN LomuIson

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PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Included i n t h e Conneaut School Dist r ic t , Conneautv i l le is served by t h e Conneaut Val ley Elementary and High school f a c i l i t i e s loca ted along Route 18 j u s t no r th of t h e Borough. These fac i l i t i es provide t h e b a s i c educa t iona l programs as well as s p e c i a l educa t ion , mental r e t a r d a t i o n , l ea rn ing d i s a b i l i t y and reading s e r v i c e s . According t o t h e School D i s t r i c t ' s long range p l ans , t h e s e f a c i l i t i e s w i l l meet f u t u r e needs. with add i t ions t o t h e s e e x i s t i n g f a c i l i t i e s . However, t h e School District is cur - r e n t l y updat ing t h e i r long range p l an .

Any f u t u r e need f o r increased l a r g e r f a c i l i t i e s would be accommodated

Exis t ing f a c i l i t i e s a r e analysed as fo l lows:

Current S i t e Condition

Elementary K-6 23 700 10 1961 good

High School 7-12 14 560 27 1953 good

Grades Classrooms Enrollment Acreage and Age

Addit ional f a c i l i t i e s :

- Elementary School: Standard playground, mult i -purpose room, baske tba l l ,

- High School: Gynasium sepa ra t e from c a f e t e r i a , f o o t b a l l f i e l d , l i b r a r y ,

1 i b r a r y

shop f a c i l i t y

Needs: More classroom space i n both f a c i l i t i e s .

High school needs a l a r g e r l i b r a r y space and could use an add i t iona l shop f a c i l i t y .

Indoor r e c r e a t i o n f a c i l i t i e s a r e i n cons tan t use, and a d d i t i o n a l f a c i l i t i e s should be considered.

POLICE PROTECTION

The Borough employs a f u l l time p o l i c e o f f i c e r , who maintains h i s o f f i c e a t h i s res idence and i s a v a i l a b l e 24 hours a day. a u x i l i a r y f o r c e o f 11 vo lun tee r s , under t h e f i r e - p o l i c e cooperat ion program with t h e Fellows Club Volunteer F i r e Department. h i c l e , as a p a t r o l car , and equipment inc ludes a s i r e n , p u b l i c address system, f l a s h i n g l i g h t s and two-way r a d i o . The ch ie f maintains two-way r a d i o communications with t h e county s h e r i f f ' s o f f i c e . Backup a s s i s t a n c e i s a l s o a v a i l a b l e from t h e Pennsylvania S t a t e Pol ice . p o l i c e p ro tec t ion . The need f o r a p o l i c e o f f i c e (space need) i s ev ident as t h e Borough pays r e n t f o r t h e use o f t h e c h i e f ' s r e s idence as an o f f i c e . A manpower need i s a l s o i d e n t i f i e d i n terms of a t l e a s t one a d d i t i o n a l policeman t o provide backup a s s i s t a n c e as needed and t o maintain p o l i c e p r o t e c t i o n 24 hours p e r day.

Support manpower i s provided by an

The p o l i c e ch ie f u t i l i z e s h i s personal ve-

In 1974, t h e Borough a l loca ted a $12,472.73 budget f o r

F I RE PROTECT I ON

The Conneautvi l le Fellows Club Volunteer Fire Department c u r r e n t l y maintains an a c t i v e member l i s t of 30 volunteer firemen and provides f i r e p r o t e c t i o n s e r v i c e s t o t h e Conneautvi l le area. The Department cons t ruc ted a new f i r e h a l l i n 1975, loca ted d i r e c t l y behind t h e pos t o f f i c e . The fol lowing f i r e p r o t e c t i o n equipment

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i s provided:

1 Pumper Truck (1,000 g a l . ) with a 300 ga l lon s t o r a g e compartment

1 Grass Fi re Vehicle , equipped with 4 wheel d r i v e and a 300 ga l lon water

1 Equipment Van ( a i r packs, f irst a i d , oxygen, e t c . )

1 Combination Tanker/Pumper with a 1,000 ga l lon water s t o r a g e compartment

The Department a l s o has a v a i l a b l e s p e c i a l equipment, such as p o r t a b l e 350

s t o r a g e compartment

and a 750 ga l lon pe r minute (gpm) pump

gpm pump, a smoke e j e c t o r , and an emergency power u n i t (110 o r 220 v o l t ) .

Conneautvi l le Borough provides some f i n a n c i a l support f o r t h i s s e r v i c e . In 1974, t h e Borough provided $3,385.38, $2,135.38 i n c o n t r i b u t i o n s and $1,250 t0ward.s the purchase of p rope r ty . and i n 1976, 3 m i l l s w i l l be a l l o c a t e d f o r t h i s s e r v i c e . Present s e r v i c e and equipment appears t o be adequate. Pe r iod ic eva lua t ions of f i r e hydrant cond i t ions should be considered i n an e f f o r t t o maximize p r o t e c t i o n wi th in t h e Borough.

The Borough s e t a s i d e 2 m i l l s f o r f i r e p r o t e c t i o n i n 1975

AMBULANCE SERVICE

Ambulance s e r v i c e i n t h e Conneautvi l le Area i s c u r r e n t l y provided by t h e Fellows Club Volunteer F i re Department i n conjunct ion with t h e Meadville Area Ambulance Serv ice . ambulance f o r l o c a l emergency use t o t h e Fellows Club Volunteer F i re Department, who ope ra t e s t h i s s e r v i c e through t r a i n e d vo lun tee r s . Non-emergency s e r v i c e i s provided d i r e c t l y by t h e Meadville Ambulance Serv ice . can be provided by Albion Volunteer Ambulance Serv ice and/or Meadville Area Ambu- lance Serv ice .

In September 1976, t h e Meadville Area Ambulance Se rv ice provided an

Emergency backup a s s i s t a n c e

THE CONNEAUT VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER

A s shown on t h e Community Fac i l i t i e s Map, t h e Conneaut Val ley Medical Center i s loca ted on Washington S t r e e t . This f a c i l i t y can accommodate 2 f u l l time phys ic ians and was cons t ruc t ed i n 1963, through t h e a s s i s t a n c e of t h e Sears Foundation and l o c a l i nd iv idua l s tock purchases . The f a c i l i t y is i n e x c e l l e n t cond i t ion ; however, s e r v i c e s have not been provided s i n c e t h e depa r tu re o f D r . Homa i n Apr i l o f 1976. The Board of D i rec to r s f o r t h e C l i n i c i s c u r r e n t l y seeking the s e r v i c e s of a phy- s i c i a n ( s ) t o p r a c t i c e i n Conneautvi l le and lease t h e C l i n i c f a c i l i t y . i s a l s o coord ina t ing i t s e f f o r t with t h e Community Health Serv ices of Crawford County. January , 1977.

The Board

I t i s a n t i c i p a t e d t h a t a phys ic ian w i l l be i n r e s idence i n t h e Center by

LIBRARY SERVICES

As shown on t h e F a c i l i t i e s Map, t h e Stone Memorial Library i s loca ted i n t h e c e n t e r of Conneautvi l le Borough, a long t h e east s i d e of Water S t r e e t a t t h e i n t e r s e c t i o n with Main S t r e e t . Townships as well as t h e Borough, and t h e s e r v i c e popula t ion i s es t imated t o be 2063. Board. The l i b r a r y i s f i n a n c i a l l y supported by a Trus t Fund, S t a t e aid, Borough a i d

The s e r v i c e area f o r t h i s f a c i l i t y i nc ludes Beaver and Spring

Operation of t h e l i b r a r y began i n 1904 and i s governed by a 7 member Library

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and l o c a l fund r a i s i n g a c t i v i t i e s . In 1973, t h e budget t o t a l e d $2,149.00 which included t h e add i t ion of 240 books and t h e f a c i l t y served 895 a d u l t and 234 c h i l - dren card ho lde r s . Cur ren t ly , 3,295 adu l t books and 1,285 ch i ld ren books a r e housed i n t h e 70 year o ld + s t r u c t u r e owned by t h e L b ra ry Board. b r a r y i s l imi t ed t o one l i b r a r i a n and hours of opera t ion (12% hrs./wk.) a re as fol lows: Tuesday and Thursday 2 : O O t o 5:30 p.m., Fr iday 6:30 t o 8:30 p.m., and Saturday 9:00 a.m. t o 1:00 p.m. This l i b r a r y p a r t i c i p a t e s i n t h e Er i e District Library System. c i l i t y i s not good. u a t e t h e condi t ion of t h i s bu i ld ing .

S t a f f f o r t h e li-

A space need i s i d e n t i f i e d , as t h e phys ica l condi t ion of t h i s fa- The s t r u c t u r e should be inspec ted by someone q u a l i f i e d t o eva l -

LORD-MASON MEMORIAL PARK

Located i n t h e c e n t r a l po r t ion of t he Borough, t h e Lord-Mason Memorial Pa rk i s a tremendous asset t o t h e community. Exis t ing f a c i l i t i e s a t t h i s park inc lude a l i t t l e league baseba l l f i e l d , two t e n n i s c o u r t s , two p i c n i c s h e l t e r s , e i g h t p i c n i c t a b l e s , charcoa l g r i l l s , a dr inking founta in and a l a r g e open space a r e a . The baseba l l f a c i l i t y i s supplemented with a backstop, b l eache r s , screened dugouts, and o u t f i e l d fencing. f o r n igh t use. ing t o accommodate win te r i c e ska t ing . Some f a c i l i t i e s have been provided through c i v i c p r o j e c t s of t h e Conneaut Val ley Jun io r Women's Club. The r ecen t a d d i t i o n of p i c n i c f a c i l i t i e s was provided by a Pennsylvania Department of Community Affairs gran t i n conjunct ion with t h e Mercer County Consortium Se rv ice , I n c . , who provided t h e labor t o i n s t a l l f a c i l i t i e s . The Conneautvi l le Planning Commission i s seeking funds from a l l sources t o f u r t h e r develop f a c i l i t i e s a t t h i s P a r k . Map 11 i l l u s - t r a t e s a genera l ized s i t e p lan f o r t h e f u t u r e development of t h i s f a c i l i t y .

The t e n n i s c o u r t s are fenced and supplemented with l i g h t s The b lacktop su r face of t he t e n n i s c o u r t s inc ludes e x t e r i o r curb-

CONNEAUT VALLEY RECREATION ASSOCIATION PARK

Located along t h e east s i d e of Conneaut Creek , j u s t south of Conneautvi l le , t h i s Pa rk provides a v a r i e t y of r e c r e a t i o n f a c i l i t i e s f o r t he r e s i d e n t s of t h e Conneaut Valley Area. F a c i l i t i e s provided i n t h i s Park inc lude : 1 baske tba l l cou r t ; 2 pe r - manent p a v i l i o n s with 4 p i c n i c t a b l e s i n s t a l l e d i n each pav i l ion ; 2 swing sets; 2 s l i d e s ; 6 t e e t o r todders ; 1 monkey b a r s e t ; 1 spinning wheel; 1 s o f t b a l l f i e l d and 2 horseshoe p i t s . The f a c i l i t y a l s o inc ludes a beach-wading pool area i n Conneaut Creek with a d iv ing board and 2 s l i d e s . water q u a l i t y permi ts . high b a c t e r i a counts . Recreat ion Associat ion and has rece ived f i n a n c i a l support from t h e United Fund. Conneaut School District provides playground superv is ion s e r v i c e s , and the Conneaut Val ley Recreat ion Associat ion provides bussing s e r v i c e s . c i l i t y bu t problems a r e ev iden t : b a s i s dur ing swimming season; (2) Very poor access e x i s t s i n t o t h e Park with r a i l - road tracks and a stream c ross ing posing problems.

However, swimming i s permit ted only when PennDER has monitored Conneaut Creek and found occas iona l

The f a c i l i t y i s owned and operated by t h e Conneaut Val ley

This is a well kept fa- Water q u a l i t y must be monitored on a d a i l y (1)

CHURCHES I N CONNEAUTVILLE

The churches i n Conneautvi l le are involved i n a wide range of community s e r v i c e s , through t h e i r e f f o r t s t o guide t h e s p i r i t u a l l i f e of t h e community. churches i n t h e Borough: t h e Church of C h r i s t and S t . Peter ' s Ca tho l i c Church.

There a r e four t h e Conneaut Val ley Methodist Church, t h e Bap t i s t Church,

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HIGHWAYS

A network o f highways t h a t provides f o r t h e s a f e , convenient and e f f i c i e n t vehicu- l a r access and movement of peoples goods and s e r v i c e s wi th in and around a community is a major asset t o development wi th in the community. This s e c t i o n takes a look a t t h e network o f s t reets se rv ing t h e Conneautvi l le Area.

A review o f r eg iona l highway f a c i l i t i e s is necessary t o provide an eva lua t ion o f access t o and from Conneautv i l le . Map 6 , t h e Regional Highway C l a s s i f i c a t i o n Map, provides t h e func t iona l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n and average d a i l y t r a f f i c volumes o f highways i n t h e Conneaut Val ley Area. The Funct ional Highway C l a s s i f i c a t i o n System i s u t i - l i z e d by PennDOT i n compliance with Federal DOT r e g u l a t i o n s . System i s based upon t h e theory t h a t some roads are more important than o t h e r s because o f t h e i r h igher t r a f f i c volumes and t h e connection they make t o a c t i v i t y c e n t e r s . c l a s s i f i c a t i o n s :

This C l a s s i f i c a t i o n

The Funct ional C l a s s i f i c a t i o n System uses t h e fo l lowing h i e ra rchy of road

P r i n c i p a l A r t e r i a l s - Connect urban areas o f 25,000 t o 50,000, o r over , popu- l a t i o n and in te rconnec t such urban areas throughout t h e S t a t e and between s ta tes . I n t e r s t a t e highways a r e p a r t o f t h i s ca tegory .

Minor Arterials - Connect urban areas genera t ing heavy t r a f f i c loads, and provide in t e rcoun ty and i n t r a s t a t e s e r v i c e .

1 1 1 I D I 1 I I I I

Major Co l l ec to r s - General ly a re o f i n t r acoun ty r a t h e r than s t a t ewide impor- t ance . Provide s e r v i c e t o a county seat o r l a r g e r areas of s e t t l emen t and areas of t r a f f i c genera t ion no t d i r e c t l y served by t h e h igher systems.

Minor C o l l e c t o r s - Col l ec t t r a f f i c from l o c a l roads and f eed i t t o t h e h igher road systems. reasonable d i s t a n c e of a c o l l e c t o r road.

Locals - Serve p r i m a r i l y t o provide access t o ad jacen t land. Inc ludes a l l roads c l a s s i f i e d no h igher than minor c o l l e c t o r s .

Should be spaced so t h a t a l l developed a r e a s are wi th in a

I I I I I I

I t should be noted t h a t minor c o l l e c t o r s and l o c a l roads are not e l i g i b l e f o r Fed- eral DOT funds.

A s shown on Map 6 , PA. Routes 18 and 198 east are t h e only Minor Arterials shown i n t h e Conneautvi l le area. PA. 18 has been des igna ted a minor a r t e r i a l and PA. 198 has been des igna ted a major c o l l e c t o r by PennDOT. The Crawford County Planning Commission advocates a minor a r t e r i a l des igna t ion f o r PA. 198. r i a l s a r e shown. 1-79, a P r i n c i p a l A r t e r i a l , is loca ted approximately 10 miles east o f Conneautv i l le , with a grade separa ted in te rchange wi th PA. 198. Average Daily T r a f f i c (ADT) on PA. Route 18 ranges from 1800 t o 4400 i n t h e Conneautvi l le Area. In t h e Borough o f Conneautv i l le , t h e o v e r a l l average ADT f o r PA. 18 i s 3475. The ADT f o r PA. Route 198 east o f Conneautvi l le i s 750.

Major Co l l ec to r Routes i n t h e Conneautvi l le area i d e n t i f i e d on t h e Regional Classi- f i c a t i o n Map inc lude :

No p r i n c i p a l arte-

- L . R . 20038 (New L i n e s v i l l e Road) which connects Conneautvi l le with L i n e s v i l l e

- L . R . 20040 (PA. 198 west, Fos t e r Road) from Conneautvi l le west t o t h e Ohio

( v i a L . R . 20043). ADT along t h i s r o u t e ranges from 900 t o 1200.

l i n e . ADT a long L . R . 20040 ranges from 400 t o 700.

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I I I

I 1

I 1 I

BEAC TOWN!

Das6,

L E G E N D o n m n L 3 MINOR ARTERIAL 0 0 m m 0 m m MAJOR COLLECTOR 8oooooo@ MINOR COLLECTOR

7 5 0 ~ ~ ~ NUMERICAL INDICATION 0 OF 1973 ADT ADT MEANS AVERAGE DAILY TRAFFIC

- L.R. 20052 from Springboro e a s t t o PA. 98. ADT along t h i s rou te ranges from 550 t o 1200.

Minor Col lec tors se rv ing t h e Conneautvil le Area are:

- L . R . 20050, Cussewago Road, which extends e a s t e r l y from Conneautvil le t o connect with L .R . 20051 a t Thatcher 's Corners i n Spring Township. ADT along t h i s rou te ranges from 350 t o 2000.

along t h i s rou te ranges from 600 t o 2300.

neau tv i l l e . The 1973 ADT f o r t h i s rou te was 650.

- L.R. 20041, which connects Springboro with the v i l l a g e of Beaver Center. ADT

- L.R . 20122, which connects Beaver Center with PA. Route 18 j u s t nor th of Con-

The above mentioned roads form the regional network of highways f o r vehicu lar c i r - cu l a t ion i n and out o f t he Conneautvil le Area. In t e rna l c i r c u l a t i o n of t r a f f i c within Conneautvil le Borough i s reviewed on Map 7 , t h e Borough Highway Clas s i f i ca - t i o n Map. Using the Functional Class i f ica ton System, PA. Routes 18 and 198 a r e t h e Minor A r t e r i a l s se rv ing t h e Borough. west (Foster Road) and t h e New Linesvi l le Road. These c l a s s i f i c a t i o n s are the same as t h e Regional C las s i f i ca t ions . However, minor c o l l e c t o r s within the Borough have been expanded t o amplify the i n t e r n a l c i r c u l a t i o n network i n Conneautvil le. shown on Map 7 , Cussewago Road, Washington, Main and Je f f e r son S t r e e t s a r e i d e n t i - f i e d as minor c o l l e c t o r s . minor c o l l e c t o r c l a s s i f i c a t i o n does not increase any p o s s i b i l i t i e s f o r increased funding, as minor c o l l e c t o r s a r e not e l i g i b l e f o r Federal DOT funds. f i e d on Map 7 a r e f u t u r e minor c o l l e c t o r s - Sherrnansville Road, Prospect Avenue, a proposed loop road i n the E l e c t r i c Heights a rea and Parkway Drive, a suggested extension t h a t would provide a second 'access t o Valley View from Spring Township Road 801. These highways a r e proposed as f u t u r e minor c o l l e c t o r s on the b a s i s of pro jec ted development as shown on the Land Use Plan. f o r undeveloped land a r e shown on the Suggested S t r e e t Pa t t e rn and U t i l i t y Exten- s ions Map.

Major c o l l e c t o r s i n the Borough a r e PA. 198

A s

I t should be noted t h a t p lac ing these s t r e e t s i n the

Also i d e n t i -

Suggested s t r e e t pa t t e rns

Average Daily T r a f f i c volumes, as shown on t h e Regional Highway Clas s i f i ca t ion Map revea l one congestion a rea , which cen te r s on the in t e r sec t ion of Mulberry (PA. 198 west) and Main (PA. 18) . A s shown, the 1973 ADT f o r PA. 18 was 4400 south of t h i s i n t e r s e c t i o n and 3900 nor th , while PA. 198 had a ADT of 1700. The Golden Dawn Grocery S tore has c rea ted a t r a f f i c generat ing a t t r a c t i o n a t t h i s i n t e r s e c t i o n and some t r a f f i c cont ro l device f o r t h i s i n t e r sec t ion should be inves t iga ted and eval- uated.

One highway alignment problem i s i d e n t i f i e d along PA. 198 e a s t , as it approaches the i n t e r s e c t i o n with PA. 18. nor th s i d e of Conneautvil le Nursing Home f a c i l i t y should be inves t iga ted and eva l - ua t ed .

The realignment of t h i s highway, perhaps t o the

Table 21, provides da t a on t h e physical aspec ts of t he Borough's s t r e e t system. I t i s i n t e r e s t i n g t o note t h a t t h e average su r face width of Borough maintained s t r e e t s i s approximately 16 f e e t and the average right-of-way width is approximate- l y 47 f e e t . A s shown on Table 2 1 , t h e Borough maintains 5.84 miles of roads, (3.89 miles of bituminous sur face , 1.34 miles of hard sur face , and 0.61 miles of improved su r face ) . These f igu res do not include Cherry, Church and Strawberry Alleys and North S t r e e t . The Borough maintenance on Main S t r e e t begins a t Center S t r e e t and

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follows Main S t r e e t i n a souther ly d i r e c t i o n t o t h e Borough Line. As explained i n t h e note a t t h e bottom of t h e Table, t h e Borough is respons ib le f o r $ of the 0.14 mi les of unimproved Main S t r e e t , where t h e Borough - Spring Township Boundary f o l - lows t h e c e n t e r l i n e of t h i s s t r ee t i n the southeas te rn po r t ion of t h e Borough.

STREET NAME

TABLE 2 1

BOROUGH HIGHWAY DATA

WIDTH (FEET) TYPE OF SURFACE E LENGTH I N MILES TOTAL LENGTH I N MILES SURFACE ROW BITUMINOUS HARD UNIMPROVED

WASHINGTON ST.

HIGH ST.

SOUTH D R .

RECTORY DR.

MAPLE ST.

CHESTNUT ST.

MULBERRY ST.

SECOND ST.

PEARL ST.

POWERS D R .

PARKWAY DR.

PLATEAU DR.

MAIN ST.

STAVLEY AVE.

POND ST.

PROSPECT AVE.

SMITH ST.

CUSSEWAGO ST.

SOUTH ST.

JEFFERSON ST.

WALNUT ST.

CANAL ST.

WEST ST.

CENTER ST.

SHERMXSVILLE RD.

SHERVANSVILLE BRANCH

THBIAS ST.

GROVE ST.

GOTHIC ST.

OLD LINESVILLE RD.

KELLOGG ST. OLD DEPOT RD.

TOTALS

18

14-16

12

14

14

16

16

16

14-18

18

16

16

14-16

16

16

14

14

14-16

12-16

16

16-18

18

18

16

18

16

16

14

16

14

14

16-18

-

50

50

30 40

45

50

50

50

50

40

50

50

50

50

50

50

40

40

40

50

5 0

55

50

50

50

40

40

40

50

50

40

50

-

0.47

0.05 -

0 .04

0 .02

0.11

0.12

0.15

0.13

0.06

0.11

0.16

0.35

- -

0.20

0.05

0.08

0.44

0.09

0.21

0.22

0.24

0.38

0.06

0.06 -

-

0.09

3.89

- 0.28

0.12

0.06

0.05

-

- -

0 .21

0.02

0.15

0.04

0.03

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.06 - 0.01 -

- - -

0.05 -

0.08

0.02

1.34

0.47

0.33

0.12

0.10

0.07

0.11

0.12

0.15

0.13

0.06

0.32

0.18

0.57

0.04

0.03

0.33

0.05

0.09

0.12

0.48

0.15

0 .21

0.23

0.24

0.38

0 .06

0.06

0.11

0.05

0.29

0.08

0.11

5.84

* Js of MAIN ST. on Eas t e rn Boundary ( a c t u a l l y 0.14 mi.) - o t h e r 4 maintained by Spr ing Twp.

SOURCE : PennDOT NOTE: The Borough a l s o maintains unimproved/unpaved s t r e e t s including: Cherry,

Church and Strawberry Alleys and North S t r e e t .

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BBIEWB)PPB MAJOR COLLECTOR eceeeeee MINOR COLLECTOR

PROJECTED MINOR COLLECTORS IIIlllf (EASED ON LAND USE PLAN)

NUMERICAL INDICATION OF 1973 AOT M A N S ADT AVERAQE DAILY TRAFFIC

CRAWFORD COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA SCALE I” = 300’

PREPARE0 8 V THE CRAWFORD COUNTV PLANNING COWISSON

S t a t e maintained highways w i t h i n Conneautvi l le Borough are a l s o a p a r t o f t h e i n t e r - n a l c i r c u l a t i o n system. The S t a t e roads i n Conneautvi l le are n o t included i n t h e Borough Highway Analysis . This information was provided by PennDOT:

A summary a n a l y s i s o f S t a t e roads is provided below. 1 - PA. Route 18 i s 1.36 miles long wi th in t h e Borough and has a paved s u r f a c e

t h a t v a r i e s from 24 t o 35 fee t wi th in a right-of-way of 54 t o 83 feet i n width.

- PA. Route 198 east and west (Foster Road L.R. 20040) has a paved s u r f a c e o f 16 feet i n width, a right-of-way width of 50 fee t and i s 0.36 miles long wi th in t h e Borough limits.

- L . R . 20038 ( L i n e s v i l l e Road) i s 0.66 miles long w i t h i n t h e Borough limits and has a right-of-way width of 50 feet and a s u r f a c e width from 16 t o 20 f e e t .

- L.R . 20050 (Cussewago Road) has a s u r f a c e width of 16 t o 18 f e e t , on a 50 feet right-of-way and is 0.65 miles i n l eng th wi th in t h e Borough.

PROGRAMMED HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENTS

Highway improvements on S t a t e maintained roads are ca t egor i zed by t h e type of i m - provement and are f inanced by t h e s e improvement c a t e g o r i e s . c o n s t r u c t i o n , major r e c o n s t r u c t i o n , r e l o c a t i o n o r r edes ign are g e n e r a l l y handled through t h e 1 2 Year Highway Improvement Program. p r o j e c t s are handled through t h e PennDOT Maintenance Program.

P r o j e c t s i nvo lv ing new

Resurfacing and some widening

The 1 2 Year Highway Improvements Program i s adminis tered l o c a l l y by t h e PennDOT D i s t r i c t One Office i n F rank l in , Pa. s t r u c t i o n p r o j e c t s and smaller p r o j e c t s involving engineer ing e x p e r t i s e . r e n t 1 2 yea r program f o r Crawford County inc ludes t h e fol lowing p r o j e c t s i n t h e Conneautvi l le Area:

This program invo lves a l l major highway con- The cur-

A. P r o j e c t s w i th in t h e 1 2 y e a r funding c a p a b i l i t i e s :

1. A b r idge replacement p r o j e c t on PA. Route 18 j u s t south of Conneautvi l le Borough. e s t ima ted c o s t f o r t h i s improvement i s $210,000.

s e c t i o n wi th L . R . 20142, approximately 1 mile no r th o f Springboro. This b r idge spans a t r i b u t a r y o f Conneaut Creek and t h e e s t ima ted c o s t o f t h i s p r o j e c t is $101,000.

This b r idge spans a t r i b u t a r y o f Conneaut Creek and t h e t o t a l

2 . A b r idge replacement p r o j e c t on PA. Route 18, j u s t n o r t h o f t h e i n t e r -

B. P r o j e c t s on t h e program bu t not w i th in t h e funding range o f t h i s 1 2 year program:

1. Bridge replacement on L . R . 20122 j u s t ea$t of t h e i n t e r s e c t i o n with

2. Bridge replacement on L . R . 20142, east of t h e i n t e r s e c t i o n wi th L . R .

L .R . 20039, south of Beaver Center.

20123 ( t h e Stone Run Bridge).

C . P r o j e c t s suggested f o r t h e program bu t no t accepted by PennDOT:

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1. Realignment o f Campground Curve on PA. Route 18, j u s t n o r t h o f Conneaut- v i l l e . Th i s p r o j e c t involves approximately 0.4 miles o f PA. 18 and sugges t s t h e r eo rgan iza t ion o f t h e i n t e r s e c t i o n s of PA. 18 wi th L . R . 20122 and Township Road 801. This p r o j e c t was suggested by t h e C r a w - f o r d County Planning Commission as a s a f e t y improvement p r o j e c t .

I t should be mentioned t h a t PennDOT c a l l s upon t h e County Planning Commission t o suggest and eva lua te p r o j e c t s f o r t h e 12 Year Highway Program. Close coord ina t ion with t h e Transpor t a t ion Advisory Committee of t h e Crawford County Planning Commis- s ion i s t h e method f o r t h e Borough t o advance highway improvements i n t h e Conneaut- v i l l e Area. I t should a l s o be noted t h a t t h i s Program has been s e v e r e l y cutback due t o the f i s c a l problems c u r r e n t l y fac ing PennDOT. These cutbacks have prolonged t h e hope of completing needed highway improvements i n t h e County.

The PennDO'I' Maintenance Program inc ludes r e s u r f a c i n g , widening and gene ra l maintenance p r o j e c t s and is adminis te red by t h e PennDOT Crawford County Maintenance O f f i c e , loca ted i n Meadvi l le . i t y d e c i s i o n s on t h e s e improvements and t h e c u r r e n t maintenance program inc ludes t h e fo l lowing improvements i n t h e Conneautv i l le Area:

The County Superintendent i s p r i m a r i l y r e spons ib l e f o r p r i o r -

1. Widen and r e s u r f a c e P A . Route 18 from Conneautv i l le south t o Township Road 689 i n Summerhill 'Township. This p r o j e c t was suggested by t h e C r a w - ford County Planning Commission i n January , 1974.

L . R . 20039 i n Beaver Township. 2 . Provide a new base and r e s u r f a c e L . R . 20122 from McFayden's Corners t o

3 . Widen and r e s u r f a c e L.R. 20038 ( L i n e s v i l l e Road) from Conneautv i l le west.

FISCAL ANALYSIS

8 1 I

This s e c t i o n o f t h e Comprehensive Plan provides an a n a l y s i s o f t h e f i n a n c i a l condi- t i o n o f Conneautv i l le Borough, inc luding a review o f prev ious t r e n d s i n rece ip ts , expend i tu re s , assessed v a l u a t i o n and t a x mi l l age r a t e s . The func t ion o f t h i s sec- t i o n i s t o determine t h e f i n a n c i a l c a p a b i l i t y of t h e Borough t o main ta in e x i s t i n g programs and s e r v i c e s . The F i s c a l .4nalysis s e c t i o n w i l l serve a s a b a s i s f o r t h e p repa ra t ion o f a S i x Year Cap i t a l Improvements Program. s e c t i o n i s taken from Annual Audit G Financ ia l Reports 1970 - 1974 f o r Conneaut- v i l l e Borough.

The d a t a provided i n t h i s

Table 2 2 provides a summary o f r e c e i p t s f o r t h e pe r iod 1970 through 1974. A s shown on Table 22, t o t a l r e c e i p t s have inc reased from $50,106.90 i n 1970 t o $119,030.77 i n 1973, a 137.5% i n c r e a s e over t h e 5 year p e r i o d , o r an average annual i n c r e a s e o f I

1 27.5%.

Rece ip ts a r e g e n e r a l l y sepa ra t ed i n t o two c a t e g o r i e s , Revenue Rece ip ts (which i n - c r e a s e n e t a s s e t s without i nc reas ing debt l i a b i l i t i e s , such a s t h e r e c e i p t o f t a x e s , g r a n t s o r f i n e s ) and Non Revenue Rece ip ts (which do not a l t e r t h e n e t v a l u e , such as r e c e i p t s from t h e sa le o f p r o p e r t y , equipment o r s e c u r i t i e s ) . A s Shown on Table 2 2 , revenue r e c e i p t s have averaged 95% of t o t a l r e c e i p t s over t h e 5 y e a r p e r i o d , while non revenue r e c e i p t s averaged only 5% o f t o t a l r e c e i p t s .

I TRENDS - SELECTED REVENUE RECEIPTS:

REAL ESTATE TAX COLLECTION averaged 24% of t o t a l r e c e i p t s over t h e 5 yea r pe r iod .

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SOURCE O F R E C E I P T S

303.00

57.85

608.01

625'.27

13,869.30

8,910.60

REVENUE R E C E I P T S :

REAL ESTATE TAX

P E R C A P I T A 8

GRANTS

L I C E N S E S 4 PERMITS

INTEREST &

WAGE TAX

RENT

F I N E S

HIGHWAY S E R V I C E S

WATER S E R V I C E S

S O L I D WASTE S E R V I C E

REC R EAT I ON

S P E C I A L ASSESSMENT

OTHER

TOTAL REVENUE R E C E I P T S

NON REVENUE R E C E I P T S

TOTAL R E C E I P T S

BEGINNING BALANCE

E BALANCE TOTAL R E C E I P T S

0.3

0.1 0.7

0.7

15.0

9.6

1970

TABLE 22

SUMMARY OF RECEIPTS 1970 THRU 1974 CONNEAUTVI LLE BOROUGH

13.865.. 90

13,120.53

2,546.00

303.15

183.66

31.00

5,871.96

11,767.74

0 3

683.08

1,066.63

49,439.65

667.25

50,106.90

9,467.33

59,574.23

OF OTAL

27.7

26.2

5.1

0.6

0.4

0 . 1

l i . 7

23.5

- -

1.3

2 . 1 - 98.7

1 . 3 - -

-

1971

18,212.76

19,952.60

2,546.00

310.00

78.15

184.00

747.76

12,550.43

0 0

267.51

5,524.87

60,374.08

6,788.26

67,162.34

6,741.00

73,903.34

, OF 'OTAL

27.1

29.7

3.8

0.5

0.1

0 .3

1.1

18.7

- -

0.4

8 .2

89.9

10.0

-

- -

1972

9,884.51

5,779.10

2,444.00

407.00

34.82

93.00

2,066.59

3,670.87

7,951.18

1,582.00

0

3,474.20

7,387.27

2,570.00

9,957.27

6,855.93

6,813.20

i OF 'OTAL -

24.9

19.7

3.1

0.5

0.05

0.1

2.55

17.1

9.9

2.0

- 16.9 - 96.8

3.2 c

-

O 1 -

==I- 10,782.501 -

1974

20,953.21

23,300.17

26,079.79

162.00

1,221.77

3,631.00

233.00

13,649.29

11,037.95

0

2,863.49

3,985.55

07,117.22

11,913.55

19,030.77

7,383.49

26,414.26

L OF D T A L -

17.6

19.6

21.9

0.1

1.0

3.1

0.2

11.5

9.3 -

2 . 4

3 .3 - 90.0

10.0 - - -

IVERALL MERAGE 0 IF TOTAL

24.0

21 .o 14.0

0.5

0.3

1.0

3.0

17.8

4.0

0.4

1.0

8.0

95.0

5.0 -

-

SOURCE: Annual Audit and F inanc ia l Reports Conneautv i l le 1970 through 1974 CCPC Summarization

While r e c e i p t s i n t h i s ca tegory have s t e a d i l y inc reased over t h e 5 year pe r iod , t h i s ca tegory has dec l ined as a % of t o t a l r e c e i p t s over t h e same pe r iod . c r e a s e i n t h i s ca tegory as a % o f t o t a l r e c e i p t s i s expla ined by i n c r e a s e s i n o t h e r r e c e i p t s , s p e c i f i c a l l y g r a n t s (with Revenue Sharing beginning i n 1972), s o l i d waste ( a f t e r 1972), o t h e r revenue r e c e i p t s and t h e 1971 and 1974 non revenue r e c e i p t s . The i n c r e a s e i n Real E s t a t e Tax Rece ip t s ' can be expla ined i n a review o f t r e n d s i n t h e t o t a l a s ses sed v a l u a t i o n of t h e Borough, and mi l l age rates over t h e 5 year pe- r i o d .

The de-

A s shown on Table 23, t h e t o t a l a s ses sed v a l u a t i o n of t h e Borough inc reased from $825,750 'in 1970 t o $992,000 i n 1974, a 20% i n c r e a s e over t h e 5 yea r p e r i o d . mi l l age r a t e a l s o inc reased from 18 t o 2 1 m i l l s i n 1971 and remained a t 2 1 m i l l s

The

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through 1975. t a x y i e l d (see t h e r i g h t hand column). The 100% t a x y i e l d r e p r e s e n t s t h e a p p l i c a - t i o n o f t h e mi l l age r a t e of t h e t o t a l a s ses sed v a l u a t i o n . p l e , 18 m i l l s (1 m i l l = 1/10 o f 1 c e n t ) 0.018 x $825,750 (TOTAL ASSESSED VALUATION IN L970) = $14,863.50 (100% TAX YIELD). This computation does no t r e f l e c t r e b a t e s given f o r e a r l y t a x payments, p e n a l t i e s charged f o r de l inquen t t a x payments, nor taxes c o l l e c t e d from previous years - a s a r e s u l t , t h e s e f i g u r e s a r e no t d i r e c t l y comparable with t h e r e a l e s t a t e t a x r e c e i p t s shown on Table 2 2 .

These i n c r e a s e s are r e f l e c t e d i n t h e i n c r e a s i n g t r e n d s o f t h e 100%

Using 1970 as an exam-

TABLE 23

TRENDS IN ASSESSED VALUATION AND MILLAGE RATES CONN EAUTV I LLE BOROUGH

* YEAR ASSESSED VALUATION MILLAGE RATE 100% TAX YIELD

1970

1971

1972

1973

1974

1975

1976

$ 825,750

872 , 250

885 , 000

970 , 850

992 , 000

1,012,000

1,027,200

18

2 1

21

2 1

21

2 1

24

14,863.50

18,317.25

18 , 585.00

20 , 387.85

20,832.00

21,252.00

24,652.00

* TOTAL ASSESSED VALUATION OF CONNEAUTVILLE, BASED UPON 30% OF TRUE VALUE

SOURCE: Borough Tax C o l l e c t o r Reports

Table 23 a l s o p rov ides t r e n d s f o r 1975 and 1976. The mi l l age ra te i n 1976 i n - c r eased t o 24 m i l l s and a s ses sed v a l u a t i o n cont inued t o i n c r e a s e (3.5% over t h e two yea r p e r i o d ) . The average i n c r e a s e i n a s s e s s e d v a l u a t i o n was 4.2% annual ly from 1970 through 1976.

Current s t a t e law l i m i t s t h e r e a l es ta te t a x mi l l age r a t e f o r Boroughs t o 30 m i l l s , 6 m i l l s over Conneau tv i l l e ' s c u r r e n t mi l l age r a t e . Inc reas ing t h e mi l l age ra te t o 30 m i l l s would i n c r e a s e 100% t a x y i e l d f i g u r e f o r 1976 by $6,163.20.

PER CAPITA AND WAGE TAX COLLECTION

Th i s category r e f l e c t s t h e revenue generated from t h e c o l l e c t i o n of t h e $5.00 p e r capi ta t a x app l i ed t o r e s i d e n t s 18 yea r s and o l d e r , t h e 0.5% wage t ax app l i ed t o a l l r e s i d e n t s , and t h e 1% wage t a x a p p l i e d t o non r e s i d e n t s working wi th in t h e Borough when not calimed by o t h e r t a x i n g d i s t r i c t s . As shown on Table 22, t h e r e c e i p t s f o r t h i s ca t egory f l u c t u a t e from $7,890.60 i n 1973 t o $23,300.17 i n 1974 and'averaged 19.9% of t o t a l r e c e i p t s over t h e 5 year pe r iod . t h i s ca t egory i s caused by a number o f f a c t o r s , such as:

non r e s i d e n t wage taxes can be claimed by o t h e r t a x i n g d i s t r i c t s . c o l l e c t e d by t h e Borough, t h e s e r e c e i p t s a r e he ld i n a r e se rve account i n t h e event t h a t o t h e r d i s t r i c t s claim such funds.

The f l u c t u a t i o n i n

- When

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- i n 1973, school and borough a u d i t o r s made changes i n t h e wage t a x d i s - t r i b u t i o n procedures between t h e Borough and t h e school d i s t r i c t .

21 t o 18.

changes i n wages and employment c o n s t a n t l y cause changes i n t h i s category.

- 1972-1973, a change i n p e r c a p i t a t a x c o l l e c t i o n , lowering t h e age from

-

GRANTS

This ca t egory inc ludes r e c e i p t s o f g r a n t s from t h e County, S t a t e and Federal Gov- ernments. The most s i g n i f i c a n t change involves revenue sha r ing funds causing t h e major i n c r e a s e s i n g r a n t s i n 1973 and 1974. Liquid f u e l s funds, included i n t h i s ca t egory , averaged approximately $2,480 pe r y e a r . Revenue s h a r i n g g r a n t s r ece ived t o t a l e d $27,903 i n 1973 and $15,720 i n 1974.

LICENSES, PERMITS, INTERESTS, RENTS AND FINES

These c a t e g o r i e s a r e s e l f explanatory and combined they comprise an annual average of approximately 1.8% of t o t a l r e c e i p t s over t h e 5 year pe r iod . Receipt t r e n d s i n t h e s e c a t e g o r i e s remained r e l a t i v e l y c o n s t a n t , with except ions i n 1974 o f h ighe r r e c e i p t s than normal i n i n t e r e s t s , r e n t s and f i n e s .

DEPARTMENTAL EARNINGS

Departmental ea rn ings do no t appear as a s i n g l e category i n t h e summary of r e c e i p t s , bu t r a t h e r a s i n d i v i d u a l c a t e g o r i e s of highway, water, s o l i d waste and r e c r e a t i o n s e r v i c e s . Departmental ea rn ings inc lude payments by an i n d i v i d u a l o r agency made i n r e t u r n f o r s p e c i f i c s e r v i c e s performed by any municipal o f f i c i a l o r employee. A s a t o t a l , departmental earnings have averaged 25.2% of t o t a l r e c e i p t s over t h e 5 year pe r iod .

Highway Se rv ices

This category r e p r e s e n t s r e c e i p t s from assessments f o r paving, curbing and grading s e r v i c e s performed by t h e Borough. Highway s e r v i c e s r e c e i p t s have ranged from $233 i n 1974 t o $5,871.96 i n 1970 and have averaged 3% of t o t a l r e c e i p t s over t h e 5 yea r pe r iod . A s explained above, l i q u i d f u e l s funds a r e included i n t h e g r a n t s category and not i n t h e highway s e r v i c e s category.

Water Se rv ices

This category inc ludes r e c e i p t s from t h e Borough's water system customer use f e e s . Water s e r v i c e r e c e i p t s averaged 17.8% of t o t a l r e c e i p t s over t h e 5 yea r pe r iod . The amount o f water s e r v i c e r e c e i p t s remains r e l a t i v e l y c o n s t a n t ove r t h e 5 yea r p e r i o d : however, t h e % of t o t a l r e c e i p t s d e c l i n e g radua l ly over t h e same pe r iod .

S o l i d Waste

In 1972, Conneautvi l le Borough began a municipal garbage c o l l e c t i o n and dispos- a l c o n t r a c t and a l s o began c o l l e c t i n g f e e s f o r t h i s s e r v i c e t o pay t h e contrac- t o r . Receipts f o r s o l i d waste s e r v i c e averaged 9.6% over t h e t h r e e year p e r i o d 1972 through 1974.

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Recreat ion

In 1972, t h e Conneaut Val ley J u n i o r Women's Club donated funds f o r t h e i n s t a l - l a t i o n of fencing around t h e t e n n i s c o u r t s a t Lord Mason Memorial P a r k . The Borough r ece ived $1,582 and pa id t h e same amount f o r t h e i n s t a l l a t i o n of t h i s fence.

SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS E LIENS

Th i s ca t egory i n c l u d e s s p e c i a l assessments and l i e n s a s s o c i a t e d wi th t h e c o l l e c t i o n of funds t o pay f o r c o n s t r u c t i o n o f a sewer system o r o t h e r b e n e f i t s . 1971 t h e s e assessments were made under t h e gene ra l funds, i n 1973 and 1974 under t h e water fund. annual l y .

In 1970 and

Over t h e 5 yea r p e r i o d , t h i s category averaged 1% of t o t a l r e c e i p t s

OTHER REVENUE RECEIPTS

This ca t egory i n c l u d e s a range o f revenue r e c e i p t s , i nc lud ing r e funds , phone t o l l payments, escrow accounts , p e n a l t i e s c o l l e c t e d on water and garbage fees, e t c . In 1972, t h e h i g h e s t yea r i n r e c e i p t s under t h i s ca t egory , most of t h e r e c e i p t s were l i s t e d under a j u s t i c e department funds and included funds from t h e s t a t e t r e a s u r e r , j u s t i c e v i o l a t i o n s and t h e f i r s t revenue sha r ing funds. averaged 8% of t o t a l r e c e i p t s over t h e 5 yea r p e r i o d .

As shown, t h i s ca t egory

TRENDS I N EXPENDITURES

Very similar t o t h e t r e n d s i n t o t a l r e c e i p t s , t o t a l expend i tu re s have inc reased markedly over t h e 1970 through 1974 p e r i o d . To ta l expendi tures inc reased from $52,833.23 i n 1970 t o $116,387.34 i n 1974, a 120.3% i n c r e a s e over 5 yea r s o r a 30.1% average annual i n c r e a s e .

A s shown on Table 2 4 , expend i tu re s a re sepa ra t ed i n t o 2 groupsings, Governmental and Non Governmenta. i n g governmental s e r v i c e s , i nc lud ing c o s t s of o p e r a t i o n and maintenance, c a p i t a l improvements o r purchases and i n t e r e s t on funds borrowed f o r such purposes . Non Governmental expendi tures are no t r e l a t e d t o t h e b a s i c o p e r a t i o n of Borough government, such as t h e purchase o f c e r t i f i c a t e s , payment of p r i n c i p a l on d e b t s . shown on Table 24, governmental expendi tures averaged 91.7% o f t o t a l expendi tures over t h e 5 yea r p e r i o d , while non governmental expendi tures averaged 8.3% lowing n a r r a t i v e p rov ides an a n a l y s i s o f governmental expend i tu re s :

Governmental expend i tu re s cover t h e a c t u a l c o s t o f perform-

As

The f o l -

ADMINISTRATION

This category inc ludes s a l a r i e s and wages, m a t e r i a l s and s u p p l i e s , te lephone, p o s t - age and o t h e r general expenses incu r red i n t h e a d m i n i s t r a t i o n of Borough government- a l a c t i v i t i e s . A s shown on Table 2 4 , a d m i n i s t r a t i o n averaged 3.2% of annual t o t a l expend i tu re s , over t h e 5 y e a r p e r i o d .

TAX COLLECTION

The expense involved i n c o l l e c t i n g t a x e s (commissions, sa la r ies , materials and s u p p l i e s , e t c . ) i s r e f l e c t e d i n t h i s ca t egory . A s shown on t h e summary o f expendi- tu res , t a x c o l l e c t i o n averaged 2.5% o f annual t o t a l expend i tu re s over t h e 1970-1974 p e r i o d .

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PURPOSE OF EXPENDITURES

GOVERMlENTAL :

ADMlNlSTRATION

TAX COLLECTION

1971

1,469.81

1,891.79

482.03

5,130.91

1,803.91

0

4,758.42.

MUNICIPAL BLDGS.

P O L I C E PROTEC- T I O N

F I R E PROTECTION

BLDG. REG./ PLANNING

% OF TOTAL

2.6

3.3

0.8

9.0

3.2

8.3 HEALTH E

S AN I TAT ION

STREET L I G H T S

H I GWAY S

LIBRARY

PARKS E REC REAT ION

WATER S E R V I C E S

I h T E R E S T

MISC. TOTAL GOVERN-

MENTAL EXP.

NON GOVERNMEN- T.4L EXP.

TOTAL EXP.

ENDING BALANCE

TOTAL. EXP. E B A W C E

6,629,03

100.00

240.00

2,760.22

509.25

496.76

1,717.91

5,329.50

7,047.41

6,855.93

3,903.34

TABLE 24

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURES 1970 THRU 1974 CON'NEAUTVI LLE BOROUGH

29.2

0.2

0.4

22.4

0.9

0.9

90.7

9.3 - -

-

1970

1,990.70

1,495.63

451.47

4,717.50

2,529.76

0

20.00

4,236.87

!0,832.38

100.00

297.50

11,154.01

481.35

773.56 -- 19,080.73

3,752.50

;2,833.23

6,741.00

i9,574.23

OF OTAL -

3.8

2.8

0.8

8.9

4.8

-

0.04

8:02

39.43

0.2

0.6

21.11

0.9

1.5

92.9

7.1 - -

1972

2,484.56

1,762.86

161.40

5,154.60

2,110.45

2,556.35

7,951.15

5,793.78

2,709.03

200.00

1,867 .OO

0,526.33

726.67

2,927.05

16,911 .26

1,682.00

8,593.26

8,219.94

16,813.20

i OF 'OTAL -

3.2

2.2

0.2

6.6

2.7

3.2

19 .1

7.4

16.2

0.2

2.4

13.4

0.9

16.4 -

85.1

14.9 - - -

1973

4,278.21

1,758.42

156.87

6,047.26

1,952.63

0

34,902.60

6,187.55

21,712.28

210.00

611.94

10,743.42

672.69

6,165.15

95,399.01

8,000 .OO

03,399.01

7,383.49

10,782.50

OF 'OTAL -

4.1

1.7

0.1

5.9

1.9

-

33.8

6.0

21.0

0.2

0.6

10.4

0.6

6.0 - 92.3

7.7 - - -

-

1974

2,818.09

2,770.91

536.40

12,472.73

3,385.38

3,682'. 00

17,532.25

6,936.77

18,636.55

200.00

405.00

40,436.83

534.20

2,881.68

13,228.79

3,158.55

16,387.34

10,026.92

26,414.26

b OF rOTAL -

2.4

2.4

0.5

10.7

2.9

5.2

15.0

6.0

16.0

0.2

0.3

34.7

0.5

2.5 - 97.3

2.7 - - - - -

IVERALL VERAGE ~ 8 IF TOTAL

3.2

2.5

0.5

8.2

3 .1

1.3

13.4

7.4

24.4

0.2

0.9

20.4

0.8

5.4

91.7

8.3

- -

-

SOURCE: Annual Audit and F inanc ia l Reports Conneautvi l le 1970 Through 1974 CCPC Summarization

MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS AND/OR OFFICES

This ca t egory i n c l u d e s expenses f o r maintenance and r e p a i r s o f municipal b u i l d i n g s and o f f i c e s . An o v e r a l l annual average o f 0.5% of t o t a l expend i tu re s i s r e f l e c t e d f o r t h i s ca t egory on Table 2 4 .

POLICE PROTECTION

Included under t h i s ca t egory a r e expenses incu r red f o r materials and s u p p l i e s , wages, communication, e tc . , f o r p o l i c e p r o t e c t i o n purposes . A s shown on Table 24, t h i s ca t egory averaged 8.2% o f annual t o t a l expend i tu re s over t h e 5 yea r p e r i o d .

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However, t h e 1974 expendi tures f o r t h i s ca tegory are more than double t h e expendi- t u r e s f o r any of t h e prev ious f o u r yea r s , and involved 10.7% o f 1974 t o t a l expendi- t u r e s .

FIRE PROTECTION

This ca tegory r e p r e s e n t s gene ra l expenses and c o n t r i b u t i o n s t o vo lun tee r f i r e com- panies t o f inance a f i r e p r o t e c t i o n program. expenses averaged 3.1% o f annual t o t a l expendi tures over t h e 1970-1974 pe r iod .

As shown on Table 24, f i r e p r o t e c t i o n

BUILDING REGULATION

The demoli t ion o f t h e t h e a t e r house on Main S t r e e t i n 1972 and t h e o l d school a t t h e Lord Mason Memorial P a r k S i t e i n 1974 comprise t h e only expendi tures f o r t h i s ca tegory . yea r s .

These a c t i v i t i e s amounted t o 3 . 2 % o f t o t a l expendi tures i n each o f t h e s e

HEALTH AND SANITATION

This ca tegory inc ludes expendi tures f o r s o l i d waste c o l l e c t i o n and d i s p o s a l , sewage c o l l e c t i o n and d i s p o s a l , and genera l p u b l i c h e a l t h s e r v i c e s . This ca tegory has f l u c t u a t e d w i l d l y over t h e 1970-1974 pe r iod , from $20.00 i n 1970 t o $34,902.60 i n 1973. Major d i f f e r e n c e s causing inc reases i n 1972, 1973 and 1974 inc lude t h e s o l i d waste c o l l e c t i o n s e r v i c e expendi tures i n t h e s e 3 years and water system improvements: land f o r t h i s well and pump house. expendi tures over t h e 5 yea r pe r iod .

water d r i l l i n g , cons t ruc t ion o f a pumping house and a c q u i s i t i o n o f This category averaged 13.4% of annual t o t a l

STREET LIGHTS

A s shown on Table 2 4 , t h i s expendi ture category averaged 7 .4% of annual t o t a l expendi tures f o r t h e 1970-1974 pe r iod .

HIGHWAYS

This ca tegory inc ludes funds spent f o r highway maintenance, r e p a i r s and improvements. t o t a l expendi tures over t h e 5 yea r per iod and had been a major expendi ture ca tegory i n each of t h e 5 yea r s .

A s shown on Table 2 4 , t h i s ca tegory has averaged 24.4% of annual

L I BRARY

Conneautv i l le has supported t h e s e r v i c e o f t h e Stone Memorial Library throughout t h e 1970-1974 p e r i o d . In 1972 t h e Borough began t o double i t s f i n a n c i a l a i d and t h e annual donat ion t o l i b r a r i e s averaged 0.2% of t o t a l expendi tures over t h e 5 y e a r pe r iod .

PARKS AND RECREATION

This ca t egory r e p r e s e n t s expendi tues incur red i n t h e ope ra t ion and maintenance of t h e Lord Mason Memorial Pa rk F a c i l i t y , inc luding improvements such as t h e fence around t h e t e n n i s c o u r t s i n 1972 ($1582 - donated by Conneaut Val ley J u n i o r Women's Club) . A s shown on Table 24, r e c r e a t i o n averaged 0.9% of t o t a l annual expendi tures

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I over t h e 5 yea r p e r i o d .

WATER SERVICES

This ca t egory i s o l a t e s expendi tures f o r o p e r a t i o n , maintenance and improvements a s s o c i a t e d with t h e Borough water supply and d i s t r i b u t i o n system. Table 24 re- v e a l s t h a t water s e r v i c e s averaged 20.4% of t o t a l expend i tu re s annua l ly ove r t h e 5 year pe r iod . because o f water system improvements - new wells and pumping house and t r ansmiss ion l i n e connecting t h e two wells t o t h e s t o r a g e tank. $8,575 involved i n t h e s e improvements i s included under h e a l t h and s a n i t a t i o n .

1 -1 In 1974, t h e expendi tures i n t h i s category were higher than normal

I t should a l s o be noted t h a t

INTEREST

Any i n t e r e s t p a i d on d e b t s i ncu r red f o r governmental purposes i s r e f l e c t e d i n t h i s ca t egory . t o t h i s category annua l ly over t h e 5 yea r p e r i o d .

A s shown, an average of 0.8% of t o t a l expendi tures has been accounted

MISCELLANEOUS GOVERNMENTAL EXPENDITURES

This category r e p r e s e n t s governmental expendi tures t h a t do no t f i t i n t o ongoing c a t e g o r i e s as l i s t e d above. Examples include insurance premium payments, purchases of c e r t i f i c a t e s o r s e c u r i t i e s f o r s p e c i a l funds, and purchases of equipment. This category averaged 5 .4% of t o t a l annual expendi tures over t h e 5 year pe r iod .. AN OVERVIEW OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES

Perhaps t h e b e s t way t o g r a p h i c a l l y p re sen t an overview of t r e n d s i n Receipts and Expenditures i s t h e "pie c h a r t . " The "pie c h a r t s " provide a b a s i s f o r comparison between c a t e g o r i e s , how l a r g e one s l i c e i s compared t o o t h e r s . provide a comparison of one category t o t h e t o t a l . Chart 25 are based upon t h e 5 year pe r iod o v e r a l l averages of % of t o t a l r e c e i p t s and expend i tu re s , as shown on Tables 2 2 and 24.

P i e c h a r t s a l s o The p i e c h a r t s provided i n

The f i n a n c i a l s t r u c t u r e of t h e Borough, a s r e f l e c t e d i n t h e summaries of r e c e i p t s and expend i tu re s , i s g e n e r a l l y i n a s t a b l e s i t u a t i o n . t h i s review, concerning expendi tures f o r water system improvements. pump house and 8" t ransmission l i n e was financed i n p a r t by Revenue Sharing Funds and by Borough funds. o t h e r o u t s i d e S t a t e and Federal funds a r e a v a i l a b l e f o r t h e s e types of a c t i v i t i e s . The Pa . Department o f Commerce, Appalachian Regional Commission, Grants/Loans, and Farmers Home Administration-Loans a r e a few sources f o r water system funds. major improvement p r o j e c t s should be i n v e s t i g a t e d i n terms o f p o t e n t i a l S t a t e and Federal funds a v a i l a b l e f o r such a c t i v i t i e s .

One suggest ion evolves from A new well ,

While revenue sha r ing funds made t h e s e improvements p o s s i b l e ,

Any

DEBT AND SAVINGS

In 1965, Conneautvi l le Borough Council au tho r i zed (by Ordinance 103) a bonded deb t o f $35,000, t o f inance t h e water s t o r a g e s t andp ipe f a c i l i t y l oca t ed on Propsect Avenue. The bonded deb t was i s sued i n t h e form of coupon bonds, paying 3?5% i n - t e r e s t p e r annum and t h e debt r e t i r emen t schedule was e s t a b l i s h e d : t h r e e $1,000

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p r i n c i p a l payments pe r yea r from 1967 through 1976 and two $1,000 p r i n c i p a l pay- men t s . i n 1977. This debt w i l l be r e t i r e d as scheduled i n 1977.

In 1967, t h e Borough f inanced a water wel l d r i l l i n g and c leaning p r o j e c t by incur - r i n g an $11,000 debt through t h e Farmers National Bank. Annual Audit & Financia l Reports f o r Conneautvi l le i n d i c a t e t h a t t h i s debt was reduced t o $5,000 by 1970 and $3,000 was s t i l l outs tanding a t t h e end of 1974.

The 1970 through 1974

The Audit Reports do r evea l a genera l t r end of debt reduct ion and savings inc rease over t h e 5 year per iod . This t r end is revea led through t h e fol lowing l ist of i n - d i c a t o r s :

1970

1971

1972

1973 -

1974 -

The Borough pa id $481.35 out of t h e genera l fund t o cover i n t e r e s t on a temporary loan, and $752.50 i n t e r e s t and $3,000 bond re t i rement ou t of t h e s ink ing fund. A $5,000 debt was outs tanding i n t h e water fund account t o Farmers National Bank.

The Borough pa id $434.25 i n t e r e s t and $1,682 p r i n c i p a l ou t of t h e genera l fund f o r a temporary loan, $75 i n t e r e s t ou t of t h e water fund, and $297.50 i n t e r e s t and $3,350 bond re t i rement ou t of t h e s ink ing fund. A $5.000 debt was s t i l l outs tanding t o Farmers National Bank.

$184.17 i n t e r e s t and $3,682 p r i n c i p a l was pa id out of t h e genera l fund f o r temporary loans. $3,000 bond re t i rement were recorded. sav ings c e r t i f i c a t e out of t he general fund and a $6,000 savings c e r t i f - i c a t e was purchased with revenue shar ing funds. Farmers Nat ional was reduced t o $3,000.

The Borough received $250 i n i n t e r e s t on sav ings c e r t i f i c a t e s , pa id $85.19 i n i n t e r e s t on bonded debt o r no tes from the genera l funds, pa id $150 i n t e r e s t on debt from t h e water fund, pa id $437.50 i n i n t e r e s t and $3,000 p r i n c i p a l on bonded debts from the s inking fund. a l s o purchased a $5,000 savings c e r t i f i c a t e . t o Farmers National Bank was s t i l l outs tanding a t t h e end of 1973.

The Borough received $125 i n t e r e s t on savings c e r t i f i c a t e s , rece ived $1500 from t h e s a l e of savings c e r t i f i c a t e and pa id $14.20 i n t e r e s t and $158.55 p r i n c i p a l on bonded debts or notes out of t he genera l fund. $3,500 was rece ived from t h e s a l e of c e r t i f i c a t e s and $187.50 pa id i n i n t e r e s t on bonded debts o r no tes under t h e water fund. pa id out $33.50 i n i n t e r e s t and $3,000 i n p r i n c i p a l on bonded deb t s or notes . The highway a i d fund purchased a $4,000 savings c e r t i f i c a t e and received $110 i n t e r e s t on savings. a i d fund held $3,000 i n savings and t h e $3,000 water fund debt with Farmers National Bank was s t i l l outs tanding .

Sinking fund expendi tures of $542.50 i n t e r e s t and The Borough purchased a $5,000

The water fund debt t o

The Borough The $3,000 water fund debt

The s inking fund

By t h e end of 1974, t he highway

DEBT LIMITATION

The.maximum debt t h a t a l o c a l munic ipa l i ty may incu r by counci l ac t ion (without t h e approval of t h e e l e c t o r a t e ) is regula ted by t h e S t a t e through Pennsylvania Act of 185, t h e Local Government Unit Debt Act. According t o Act 185, Boroughs may incu r debt .up t o 250% of t h e a r i t h m e t i c average of t o t a l revenues f o r t h e t h r e e fiscal years preceeding t h e year of deb t . Act 185 permits debt beyond t h i s l i m i t if counci l ob ta ins referendum approval o f such debt . Using 1975 as an example, t h e debt l i m i t a t i o n f o r Conneautvi l le was approximately $230,565, based upon t h e average

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t o t a l revenues f o r 1972 through 1974. According t o t h e 1974 Annual Audit E Financial Report , t h e Borough's debt t o t a l e d $11,000, of which a t least $8,000 i s scheduled by Ordinance 103 t o be r e t i r e d by 1977.

I t i s obvious from t h e above a n a l y s i s t h a t Conneautvil le can f inance recommended p r o j e c t s and programs by inc reas ing deb t . However, t he Cap i t a l Improvements Pro- gram w i l l review t h e recommended programs and a l t e r n a t i v e methods of f inancing t h e s e recommendations. involving increased Borough deb t , and according t o t h e debt l i m i t a t i o n s , i t has been determined t h a t Conneautvil le has t h e a b i l i t y t o inc rease i t s indebtedness. Cap i t a l Improvements Program w i l l provide more information as s p e c i f i c proposals as well a s i d e n t i f y proposals which may involve increased indebtedness.

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Some o f t h e s e programs w i l l r e q u i r e f i n a n c i a l arrangements

The

OVERALL TAX BURDEN

An important cons ide ra t ion i n the review of l o c a l municipal f i n a n c i a l s t a t i s t i c s i s t h e e x i s t i n g t a x s t r u c t u r e and how it a f f e c t s t he l o c a l t a x paying r e s i d e n t . d i c a t e d p rev ious ly , t h e Borough t a x levy i n 1975 was 21 m i l l s on r e a l e s t a t e , a $5.00 p e r c a p i t a t a x appl ied t o 18 year o l d s and o l d e r , and a 0.5% wage t a x on r e s i d e n t s . By comparison, t h e 1975 t o t a l t a x burden, including school d i s t r i c t and county t a x e s , i s as fol lows:

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Borough

REAL ESTATE TAX PER CAPITA TAX WAGE TAX

2 1 mills $ 5.00 0.5%

School D i s t r i c t 64 m i l l s 15.00 0.5%

county 11 mills 5 -00 0

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TOTALS 96 m i l l s $ 25.00 1 .O%

In 1976 t h e Borough and County r e a l e s t a t e l e v i e s were increased. Conneautvil le i n - creased i t s mil lage t o 24 m i l l s and t h e County mil lage increased t o 13 m i l l s . The t o t a l 1976 real es ta te levy i s 101 m i l l s .

How does t h i s t a x s t r u c t u r e a f f e c t t h e average Conneautvi l le taxpaying r e s i d e n t ? A s an example, l e t ' s compute t h e average 1976 t a x burden by using a hypo the t i ca l family of 4 (2 a d u l t s and 2 c h i l d r e n under 18 yea r s o l d ) , earning t h e mean income of $9,225 (1970 census) and l i v i n g i n an average (mean value f o r owner occupied u n i t s 1970 census) $10,524 home, assessed a t 30% or $3157 = assessed va lua t ion .

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Borough Taxes :

r e a l es ta te (24 m i l l s x $3157 assessed va lua t ion ) .024 x $3157 = $ 75.77

p e r c a p i t a $5 x 2 a d u l t s -

wage t a x .005 x $9,225 =

10.00

46.13

Total Borough Taxes $ 131.90

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School D i s t r i c t Taxes:

' r e a l e s t a t e (64 m i l l s x $3157 assessed va lua t ion) .064 x $3157 = $ 202.05

pe r c a p i t a $15 x 2 a d u l t s = 30.00

wage t a x .005 x $9225 = $ 46.12

Total School Taxes

County Taxes :

$ 278.17

rea l e s t a t e (13 mills x $3157 assessed va lua t ion) .013 x #3157 = $ 41.04

pe r c a p i t a t a x $5 x 2 a d u l t s =

Total County Taxes

10.00

$ 51.04

TOTAL "AVERAGE" 1976 LOCAL TAX BURDEN

EXISTING LAND USE

$ 461.11

A cur ren t inventory o f e x i s t i n g land use i s an e s s e n t i a l t o o l i n formulat ing a land use plan and i n developing land use con t ro l s t o implement t h e p lan . process of analyzing t h e ove ra l l p a t t e r n of e x i s t i n g land use it i s poss ib l e t o i d e n t i f y a reas where e f f i c i e n t and log ica l development has occurred as wel l as loca t ing a reas where undesirable combinations o f incompatible uses have developed. The formulation o f t h e land use plan involves the app l i ca t ion of sound planning p r i n c i p l e s and t h e cons idera t ion of present land uses . The land use plan r ep resen t s t h e community's goal with r e spec t t o fu tu re p a t t e r n s of development and should be implemented by t h e Borough's governmental p o l i c i e s , by var ious types of ordinances (zoning, f o r example), and by t h e ac t ions of p r i v a t e ind iv idua l s and groups.

Through t h e

A f i e l d survey of e x i s t i n g land use was conducted t o provide t h e b a s i s f o r a land use a n a l y s i s . The r e s u l t of t h i s survey, an e x i s t i n g land use map, g raph ica l ly r ep resen t s e x i s t i n g p a t t e r n s of development i n Conneautvi l le . The land uses r e - corded i n t h e survey were categorized i n t o 8 a c t i v i t i e s . The following s e c t i o n descr ibes each category of a c t i v i t y and provides an a n a l y s i s of e x i s t i n g land use p a t t e r n s i n Conneautvi l le .

S ing le Family Res ident ia l :

This category i d e n t i f i e s land t h a t i s used i n conjunct ion with s t r u c t u r e s designed and cons t ruc ted f o r r e s i d e n t i a l l i v i n g q u a r t e r s f o r one family. I t should be noted t h a t t h i s category includes mobile homes and modular u n i t s t h a t are intended f o r s i n g l e family use. This category comprises almost 20% of t h e t o t a l land i n t h e Borough. family development loca t ing along e x i s t i n g s t reets r a t h e r than i n new subdi- v i s ions where add i t iona l s t ree t cons t ruc t ion and o the r improvements would be requi red . The Valley View subdiv is ion r ep resen t s t he only housing development i n progress which i s adding new r e s i d e n t i a l neighborhoods with s t reets and o the r necessary community improvements t o Conneautvi l le . I t is l o g i c a l t o ex -

The land use map r evea l s a t r end o f s i n g l e

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pec t f rontage on e x i s t i n g s t r e e t systems t o be used t o i t s maximum e x t e n t . However, continued development along e x i s t i n g s t reets w i l l provide less oppor- t u n i t y f o r r e s i d e n t i a l neighborhoods t o evolve.

Mult iple Family R e s i d e n t i a l :

This category of land use r e f e r s t o r e s i d e n t i a l development designed, con- s t r u c t e d and/or renovated t o accommodate two o r more families pe r u n i t . shown on t h e land use map, t h e m u l t i p l e family u n i t s a r e gene ra l ly located i n o r near t h e downtown co re area of t h e Borough.

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General Commercial:

The use of land f o r t h e purpose of conducting general r e t a i l t r a d e i s c lassi - f i e d under t h e general commercial category. General commercial uses are s c a t t e r e d throughout t h e developed a r e a s o f . t h e Borough, bu t gene ra l ly s t r e t c h - i ng along PA. #18. The s c a t t e r e d p a t t e r n of commercial a c t i v i t y has no t provided a s t r o n g downtown commercial focus. s e c t i o n of Center S t r e e t and PA. #18 provide some sense of a "downtown."

The p u b l i c uses located a t t h e i n t e r -

Se rv ice Commercial:

This category inc ludes s e r v i c e types o f commercial a c t i v i t y such as ba rbe r shops, p ro fes s iona l o f f i c e s , e t c . A s t h e map r e v e a l s , t h e r e a re only a few such uses within t h e Borough and gene ra l ly t h e s e uses a r e mixed with a r e s iden - t i a l use of t h e same s t r u c t u r e . Fos t e r Road, a barber shop on South S t r e e t , a r ea l e s t a t e o f f i c e on Chestnut S t r e e t , and t h e appl iance r e p a i r on Center S t r e e t .

Example o f t h i s include t h e watchmaker on

I n d u s t r i a l :

The use of land f o r manufacturing a c t i v i t y i s c l a s s i f i e d as i n d u s t r i a l . The i n d u s t r i a l a c t i v i t i e s i d e n t i f i e d on the map a r e Ohio Rubber, Synder Chair Company' and Penn Furn i tu re . t r a n s p o r t a t i o n f a c i l i t y , re la tes t o i n d u s t r i a l uses and can be c l a s s i f i e d as an i n d u s t r i a l use i t s e l f .

The Bessemer G Lake Erie Rai l road, although a

Pub l i c Uses:

This category i d e n t i f i e s land s e t a s i d e f o r p u b l i c use such as r e c r e a t i o n , government, f i r e and p o l i c e p r o t e c t i o n , l i b r a r y s e r v i c e , e t c . The pub l i c uses i d e n t i f i e d on t h e map include t h e Lord Mason Memorial P a r k , t h e Stone Memorial Library, U.S. Post O f f i c e , Fellows Club F i r e Hal l , Conneaut Valley Medical Center and t h e Borough water pumping s t a t i o n s and s t o r a g e tank.

Semi-public Uses:

The use of land f o r pub l i c r e l a t e d purposes, gene ra l ly through a semi p u b l i c o rgan iza t ion i s shown i n t h i s category. The Conneautvil le Nursing Home, cemeter ies on PA. #18 n o r t h and Fos te r Road, churches and u t i l i t i e s are iden- t i f i e d on t h e map under t h e semi pub l i c u ses .

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Vacant Land :

This category covers land t h a t i s not c u r r e n t l y i n any p a r t i c u l a r use such as open o r wooded land, o r , i n some cases , i n an a g r i c u l t u r a l use as c o r n f i e l d or pas tu re . o r l e f t over land between t h e main roads as they converge on t h e "downtown" area. Res iden t i a l development, q u i t e n a t u r a l l y , has pos i t i oned i t s e l f along t h e frontage o f t h e s e roads.

In general , t h e p a t t e r n s of vacant land have been formed i n t h e voids

LAND USE ANALYSIS

Table 26 shows t h e amount o f land u t i l i z e d i n each of t h e land use c a t e g o r i e s . Perhaps most s t a r t l i n g f ind ing from t h i s t a b l e i s t h a t approximately 60% of t h e Borough i s "vacant land." Almost 50% of t h e developed land i n t h e Borough i s cur- r e n t l y i n r e s i d e n t i a l usage. S t r e e t s consume almost 70 acres, o r 23% of t h e developed land; however, t hese f i g u r e s include "paper" streets which comprise almost 1 2 a c r e s .

TABLE 26

EXISTING LAND USE ANALYSIS

USE PERCENT OF % OF TOTAL

ACREAGE DEVELOPED AREA AREA OF BOROUGH

RESIDENTIAL 144 48.8 19.5

COMMERCIAL 14 4.7 1.9

INDUSTRIAL 16 5.4 2 . 2

RA I LROAD 1 2 4 . 1 1.6

STREETS 69 23.4 9.4

PARKS 8 2.8 1.1

OTHER PUBLIC/SEMI PUBLIC 32 10.8

TOTAL DEVELOPED AREA 295 100.0

VACANT AREA

TOTAL AREA

440 -

7 35 -

4.4

40.1

59.9

100.0

SOURCE: CCPC F ie ld Survey and Calculat ion

An i n t e r e s t i n g comparison can be made by comparing t h e f i g u r e s i n Table 26 with a " typ ica l urban area" as i d e n t i f i e d by Harlarld Bartholomew i n Land Uses i n American Ci t ies 1953-1955. c i t i e s . area. land consumed by s t r e e t s . v i l l e would make t h i s comparison more accu ra t e .

Bartholomew developed average land use areas i n t y p i c a l American Table 27 compares Conneautvil le with t h e t y p i c a l non metropol i tan urban

The major d i f f e r e n c e s occur only i n lands devoted t o r e s i d e n t i a l use and Perhaps t h e sub t r ac t ion of "paper" streets i n Conneaut-

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LAND USE COMPARISON

% OF TOTAL DEVELOPED AREA TYPICAL URBAN

USE AREA* CONNEAUTVILLE+

RESIDENTIAL 40 49

COMMERCIAL 5 5

INDUSTRIAL 5 5

RAILROAD 1 STREETS

PARKS

PUBLIC/SEMI PUBLIC

5

30

5

10

4

23

3

11

* USE OF URBAN LAND (TYPICAL URBAN AREA USES/AREAS AS IDENTIFIED

+ CCPC FIELD SURVEY AND CALCULATIONS

BY HARLAND BARTHOLOMEW - LAND USES I N AMERICAN CITIES 1953-1955)

Table 28 provides a comparison of l o t sizes i n t h e r e s i d e n t i a l uses i n Conneaut- v i l l e . family u n i t s . l a r g e r t racts were not included i n t h i s comparison. was 15,826 square f e e t o r approximately .36 acre. c e n t r a l i z e d s a n i t a r y sewage f a c i l i t i e s w i l l l i k e l y encourage smaller l o t s izes .

This comparison a p p l i e s only t o t h e 223 l o t s which were used f o r s i n g l e Lots which contained mix uses and/or l o t s which are p o r t i o n s o f

The c u r r e n t i n s t a l l a t i o n of The o v e r a l l average l o t s i z e

TABLE 28

TYPICAL LOT SIZES

AREA CATEGORY NO. OF LOTS AVERAGE AREA

Under 5,000 sq. f t . 9 3,598 s q . f t .

5,000 t o 10,000 sq . f t . 83 7,413 sq . f t .

10,000 t o 20,000 sq . f t . 7 2 14,676 sq . f t .

20,000 t o 43,560 sq . f t . 51 26,919 sq . f t .

1 t o 2 ACRES 8 56,506 s q . f t .

OVERALL 223 15,826 s q . f t . (. 36 ACRE)

SOURCE: CCPC Ca lcu la t ions , Based Upon Crawford County Tax Records

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Based upon t h e populat ion f o r e c a s t s made i n t h i s p l an , a c a l c u l a t i o n can be made t o determine t h e amount of ( r e s i d e n t i a l ) land t h a t would be r equ i r ed t o accommodate t h e growth p ro jec t ed i n t h e s e f o r e c a s t s . This c a l c u l a t i o n i s shown on Table 29 and 1

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In 1970,. t h e census repor ted an average of 3.08 persons p e r household. purposes of t h i s s tudy , a round f i g u r e of 3 persons pe r household i s used. t y p i c a l l o t s ize i n t h e Borough i s approximately 14,781 square f e e t . The calcu la t ion involves d iv id ing t h e persons pe r household i n t o t h e inc rease pro jec- t e d over t he 70 census t o determine t h e number of " typ ica l" households or dwelling u n i t s needed, then mul t ip ly ing t h e needed dwelling u n i t s by t h e t y p i c a l l o t s i z e t o determine t h e needed acreage.

For t h e The

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CONVERSION OF POPULATION FORECASTS TO ACRES REQUIRED TO ACCOMMODATE RESIDENTIAL GROWTH

1. Persons pe r household i n 1970 = 3.08, say - 3.

2 . Typical l o t s i z e , say 14,781 square f e e t .

3. Calcu la t ion

(a) (b) (dwelling u n i t s ) x ( t y p i c a l l o t s i z e ) = ac res

( inc rease over 1 9 7 0 ) j (persons pe r household) = # of dwell ing u n i t s

4. Conversion

Low Projec t ion (Arithmetic Extrapolat ion based on 40-70 growth)

1980 = 32 f 3 = 10.6 D U ' s x 14,781 = 3.6 ac re s

1990 = 65 f 3 = 21.6 D U ' s x 14,781 = 7.35 a c r e s

2000 = 99 - 3 = 33 D U ' s x 14,781 = 1 1 . 2 ac re s

Medium Projec t ion (Prora te of Sewage Feas. Study Pro jec t ion)

1980 = 51 4 3 = 17 D U ' s x 14,781 = 5.8 acres

1990 = 102 - 3 = 34 D U ' s x 14,781 = 11.6 ac re s

2000 = 153 + 3 = 51 D U ' s x 14,781 = 17.3 ac re s

High Pro jec t ion (Prora te of Co. Comp. Plan Pro jec t ion)

1980 = 91 + 3 = 30.3 D U ' s x 14,781 = 10.3 a c r e s

1990 = 168 + 3 = 56 D U ' s x 14,781 = 19 ac res

2000 = 222 + 3 = 74 D U ' s x 14,781 = 25.1 a c r e s

439.8 ac re s . 5. To ta l vacant land i n Conneautvi l le 1975 c a l c u l a t i o n by CCPC s t a f f -

This c a l c u l a t i o n was made f o r low, medium and high p r o j e c t i o n s made i n the popula- t i o n s e c t i o n of t h i s r e p o r t . The needed acreage, according t o t h e populat ion f o r e c a s t s , ranges from 3.6 a c r e s t o 25.1 ac re s and t h e mean i s 14.3 a c r e s . The t o t a l vacant land i n Conneautvi l le i n 1975 was 439.8 a c r e s . Obviously, t h e r e i s more than ample vacant land t o accommodate t h e p ro jec t ed growth based upon p a s t populat ion t r ends . i n t h e Borough was developed i n r e s i d e n t i a l use , Conneautvi l le could accommodate

Item #4 on Table 29 a c t u a l l y shows these c a l c u l a t i o n s .

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an additional 3,960 people. per household to the 439.8 vacant acres.

This calculation applies 3 units per acre and 3 persons

REGIONAL CONTEXT

Conneautville Borough is located in the Northwestern section of Crawford County and is surrounded by Beaver, Conneaut, Spring and Summerhill Townships. boro Borough is located approximately 3 miles north of Conneautville. municipalities constitute Conneautville's regional setting.

Spring- These local

The review of land use policies of other local municipalities within the regional setting is an important step toward coordinating land use practices. However, Conneautville is the first local municipality within the Northwestern Crawford County Region to prepare a Comprehensive Plan and formulate land use policies. Springboro Borough is the only other local municipality within the region to create a planning commission, which occurred in 1966. Commissions of Conneautville and Springboro establish lines of communication and coordinate their planning efforts, as well as to encourage other local planning efforts in the Northwestern Crawford County region.

It is suggested that the Planning

The Crawford County Comprehensive Plan projects residential and commercial activ- ities in the Northwestern County area to be concentrated in the Boroughs of Con- neautville and Springboro. An industrial activity also projected between the Boroughs along PA. Route 18 in Spring Township. The remainder of the northwestern area of the County is shown in rural-agricultural and public conservation types of uses. The generalized projection of concentrated residential and commercial activity is reflected in the Land Use Plan for Conneautville. The concept promoted in the County Land Use Plan is based upon centers of development rather than ribbons of development along every existing highway. sive Plan for Conneautville Borough has been formulated very much in line with this concept.

The Comprehen-

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LAND USE PLAN

ALTERNATIVE PLANS REJECTED

COMMUNITY FACILITIES a SERVICES P L A N

HOUSING STRATEGY

SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDED PROGRAMS 8 PROJECTS

CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM

THE PLAN

The previous sec t ions of t h i s r epor t have a l l focused on e x i s t i n g condi t ions of t h e community development r e l a t e d elements of Conneautvil le Borough. This s ec t ion of t he r epor t provides a s e r i e s of suggested and recommended f u t u r e ac t ions t o improve t h e community. Spec i f i ca l ly , t h i s s ec t ion conta ins an expression of p o l i c i e s and ob jec t ives f o r f u t u r e development, a plan f o r f u t u r e land use, a series of recommendations concerning f a c i l i t i e s and se rv ices provided f o r the community, a strategy t o improve housing condi t ions and a program of recommended c a p i t a l improvements

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES

This s ec t ion of t h e Plan provides a complete l i s t i n g of problems t h a t have been i d e n t i f i e d i n the ana lys i s of e x i s t i n g condi t ions, ob jec t ives t h a t were formulated i n response t o these problems, and p o l i c i e s t h a t are designed t o achieve t h e objec- t i v e s . The p o l i c i e s and ob jec t ives expressed i n t h i s s ec t ion are the b a s i s f o r t h e Comprehensive Plan. of f u t u r e pub l i c dec is ions concerning the fu tu re growth and development of Con- neau tv i l l e .

These p o l i c i e s and objec t ives should se rve as the foundation

PROBLEM :

OBJECTIVE:

Conneautvil le does not have a Borough Municipal Building and space needs f o r community funct ions have been i d e n t i f i e d .

To promote a community decis ion t o construct a municipal bu i ld ing and t o encourage t h e coordination between var ious community func t ions t o accommodate a l l space needs def ined i n an e f f i c i e n t and func t iona l manner.

To assist Borough government i n t h e planning and s i te se l ec t ions f o r a Borough o f f i c e bui ld ing and a maintenance bui lding.

POLICY:

PROBLEM : The Borough boundary l i n e i s an i n d e f i n i t e l i n e i n some loca t ions . Incomplete and i n some cases inaccura te land records have been recorded f o r proper ty within t h e Borough. Some paper subdivis ions have been recorded and t h e improvements required t o develop these subdivi- s ions have not been made.

To promote the proper proceedures f o r subdivis ion planning and development as spec i f i ed i n ACT 247.

To urge t h e Borough t o have the i n d e f i n i t e boundary l i n e surveyed and recorded.

OBJECTIVES:

To promote accurate and c l e a r land records.

POLICIES: To support t h e enforcement o f t h e Crawford County Subdivision Regula- t i o n s i n Conneautvil le Borough, by requi r ing compliance with the County Regulations i n the Borough Zoning Ordinance.

To eventual ly develop, enact and adminis ter , with County Planning Com- mission staff a s s i s t ance , a Borough Subdivision Ordinance.

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Some s t r e e t s i n the Borough a r e not paved, need t o be widened and/or graded, graveled, e t c . Some a r e a s of t h e Borough have sidewalks and/or curbs, shade t r e e s , s t r e e t l i g h t s and storm sewers, while o the r a reas do no t .

To encourage the Borough t o adopt and implement p o l i c i e s f o r street , sidewalk, shade t r e e , storm sewer and s t r e e t l i g h t f a c i l i t i e s including s tandards f o r cons t ruc t ion , maintenance and replacement.

To assist t h e Borough i n the formulation of p o l i c i e s f o r streets, shade t r e e s , s t r e e t l i g h t s , sidewalks, curbs and storm sewers, knclud- ing suggested s tandards f o r cons t ruc t ion , maintenance and replacement.

I I I I To develop p r i o r i t i e s f o r the cons t ruc t ion of these f a c i l i t i e s and

seek ways t o show the Borough how they can be financed.

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OBJECTIVE :

POLICY:

Certain br idges serv ing t h e Borough have not been maintained proper- l y and a r e i n need of r epa i r .

To promote a coordinated e f f o r t between PennDOT, t h e Borough and the County t o r e p a i r and maintain br idges t h a t se rve t h e Borough.

To p r i o r i t i z e br idge improvements and work with S t a t e and County o f - f i c i a l s i n the funding p r i o r i t y process .

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OBJECTIVES:

POLICIES:

Flood prone a reas have been i d e n t i f i e d and pas t f lood damage has occurred along t h e Thatcher Run and Conneaut Creek waterways.

To minimize f u t u r e f lood damage by r egu la t ing development i n f lood prone a reas .

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To promote an evaluat ion of f looding condi t ions t o determine t h e ex- t e n t of a reas sub jec t t o flooding and what means can be taken t o a l - l e v i a t e these f looding condi t ions.

To incorpora te s p e c i a l r egu la t ions f o r cons t ruc t ion i n f lood prone a reas i n t o t h e Borough Zoning Ordinance t h a t would minimize f lood damages.

To seek t h e a s s i s t ance of the Federal Insurance Administration, t he Army Corps of Engineers and the Crawford Conservation D i s t r i c t i n cont inuing t h e study o f a l t e r n a t i v e ways t o cont ro l f looding condi- t i o n s i n the Borough.

PROBLEM :

OBJECTIVES:

Housing condi t ions i n t h e Borough a r e genera l ly poor and problem areas containing concentrat ions of d i l ap ida ted and d e t e r i o r a t i n g housing condi t ions can be i d e n t i f i e d .

To promote t h e i n i t i a t i o n of housing improvement a c t i v i t i e s t h a t focus on the e l imina t ion of d i l ap ida ted housing and t h e upgrading and r e h a b i l i t a t i o n of d e t e r i o r a t i n g u n i t s .

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To promote t h e r egu la t ion of new development and housing construct ion t o prevent f u t u r e housing problems.

To develop and implement a housing r e h a b i l i t a t i o n program and eventu- a l l y i n i t i a t e a code enforcement pragram, through coordinat ion with t h e Federal Department O f Housing and Urban Development and obtaining Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds.

The Borough should a l s o coordinate t h i s e f f o r t with County Officials and convince the County t h a t a s s i s t ance i s needed f o r l oca l CDBG programs.

POLICIES:

PROBLEM : Central ized sewage f a c i l i t i e s w i l l soon become a r e a l i t y i n the Bor- ough. ment and t h e Borough lacks the appropriate land use cont ro ls t o regu- l a t e development.

To provide f o r the planning and regula t ion of f u t u r e development, publ ic and p r i v a t e , including r e s i d e n t i a l , commercial, i n d u s t r i a l and i n s t i t u t i o n a l , s o t h a t t he uses of land, including the loca t ion and bulk of bu i ld ings , are arranged order ly , conveniently f o r t he r e s i - dents , economically i n harmony with each o ther and with t h e i r n a t u r a l and man-made surroundings.

These f a c i l i t i e s w i l l provide a s t imulas f o r f u t u r e develop-

OBJECTIVES:

To guide development i n t o p a t t e r n s where a l l uses requi r ing sewage f a c i l i t i e s can be conveniently accommodated.

To develop and enact Zoning Regulations t o implement t h e Land Use Plan and t o cons tan t ly monitor the Borough's zoning regula t ions and enforcement.

POLICY:

PROBLEM : The Borough has developed i n a manner t h a t has not c rea ted o r promoted a community focus.

To encourage and d i r e c t f u t u r e commercial and publ ic s e rv i ce uses t o a cen t r a l i zed loca t ion within t h e Borough and t o discourage t h e i n d i s - criminant s t r i p of commercial uses along Main and Water S t r e e t s (PA. Route 18) and sca t t e red publ ic f a c i l i t i e s and se rv ices .

To enact a zoning ordinance t h a t focuses commercial and publ ic uses i n the e x i s t i n g commercial core and t o take on an a c t i v e review r o l e r e - l a t i v e t o t h e s i t e p lans f o r new development i n the Borough's core a rea .

OBJECTIVE:

POLICY:

PROBLEM : The Borough has not been ab le t o a t t r a c t new I n d u s t r i a l and Commercial development a t a rate comparable t o accommodate t h e l o c a l labor force .

To encourage t h e promotion of t he Borough's c a p a b i l i t y of accommodating new development, h ighl ight ing the cen t r a l i zed sewage f a c i l i t i e s and t h e labor fo rce ava i l ab le .

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POLICIES: To e s t a b l i s h an I n d u s t r i a l Development and Promotion Group and t o i n i t i a t e an e f f o r t t o coordinate with t h e a c t i v i t i e s of t he Meadville Area I n d u s t r i a l Commission and t h e Crawford County I n d u s t r i a l Develop- ment Authori ty , t o b e t t e r rpomote the Conneautvil le area.

To i n i t i a t e an i n d u s t r i a l park development i n t h e Borough.

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PROBLEM: Housing condi t ions i n the Borough are genera l ly poor, a v a i l a b i l i t y of I I I I

u n i t s i s not s u f f i c i e n t and new housing starts have not a s s i s t e d i n improving t h e a v a i l a b i l i t y and condi t ion of housing. To promote new housing s t a r t s i n t h e Borough of a l l types of u n i t s , including apartments, town house r e n t a l s and conventional s i n g l e fam- i l y , detached u n i t s , i n a reas where these a c t i v i t i e s a r e compatible land uses .

To promote the cont inuat ion of t he Valley V i e w Development as an example of t h e q u a l i t y subdivis ion a c t i v i t y des i r ed i n Conneautvil le.

To encourage l a rge t r a c t property owners and prospec t ive developers t o follow the Valley View example and provide the oppor tuni t ies f o r new housing s t a r t s t o ‘take p lace .

OBJECTIVE:

POLICIES:

To work f o r t h e r e p l a t t i n g of obsole te subdivis ions.

To enact t he proper land use con t ro l s t o ensure compatible loca t ions and q u a l i t y s i t i n g and design of r e s i d e n t i a l a c t i v i t i e s , and t o coor- d i n a t e these a c t i v i t i e s with t h e extension of u t i l i t i e s , f a c i l i t i e s and se rv ices t o these new development a reas .

To promote a neighborhood f ix-up campaign through t h e media and through s p e c i a l p r o j e c t s .

PROBLEM : Police p ro tec t ion i n t h e Borough i s provided on a 24 hour (emergency) I 1 i I I

b a s i s by a one man force . i d e n t i f i e d i n t h e Community F a c i l i t i e s s ec t ion of t h i s Plan.

To promote more e f f e c t i v e p o l i c e pro tec t ion with a two man fo rce , a l - lowing f o r add i t iona l p a t r o l l i n g , backup a s s i s t ance i n emergency s i t - ua t ions and adequate t i o n t o the County Ja i l i s i n progress .

To request t he employment of an add i t iona l policeman t o assist i n Pol ice Pro tec t ion a c t i v i t i e s .

To seek f i n a n c i a l a s s i s t ance from various S t a t e and Federal programs t o provide updated equipment and f a c i l i t i e s f o r b e t t e r p o l i c e pro tec- t i o n and where poss ib l e t o provide funds f o r s a l a r i e s .

The need f o r an addi t iona l policeman i s

OBJECTIVE:

p ro t ec t ion when a r r e s t s are made and t r anspor t a -

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The Borough lacks t h e advise o f expertise i n areas of grantsmanship, knowledge of a v a i l a b l e funds, how t o ob ta in these funds and how t o adminis ter g ran t s , municipal adminis t ra t ion , day t o day funct ioning of t h e Borough, intermunicipal cooperation and ordinance adminis t ra- t i o n .

To make t h i s e x p e r t i s e a v a i l a b l e t o Council and t o provide se rv ices on a day t o day b a s i s f o r t h e Borough and i t s r e s i d e n t s .

To reques t t he employment of a Borough Manager, q u a l i f i e d i n areas such as municipal adminis t ra t ion , ordinance adminis t ra t ion , and grantsmanship.

The lack of p ro tec t ion f o r h i s t o r i c a l and c u l t u r a l l y s i g n i f i c a n t sites within the Borough, may lead t o t h e des t ruc t ion of these s i tes .

To encourage t h e i d e n t i f i c a t i o n and documentation o f t hese sites and t o endeavor t o p r o t e c t t hese si tes.

To coordinate with t h e Crawford County Planning Commission S ign i f i can t S i t e s Advisory Committee through t h e Borough Planning Commission t o p l ace s i tes on t h e County Regis ter of S ign i f i can t S i t e s and t o in - v e s t i g a t e p r o t e c t i v e measures f o r such si tes.

The indiscr iminant l oca t ion , inadequate s i t i n g and genera l ly low V a l - ue assessment o f c e r t a i n r e s i d e n t i a l s t r u c t u r e s , p r imar i ly mobile homes, may cause proper ty value problems t o adjacent u n i t s .

OBJECTIVES: To encourage add i t iona l housing of a l l types and income ranges and t o provide a l t e r n a t i v e loca t ions f o r a l l types of u n i t s . To encourage cons t ruc t ion and s i t i n g p r a c t i c e s which enhance proper ty values .

To encourage landscaping p r a c t i c e s which are a e s t h e t i c a l l y pleasing.

To adopt and enforce land use cont ro l measures (zoning ordinance) which provide s u i t a b l e a l t e r n a t i v e loca t ions f o r a l l types and value ranges of r e s i d e n t i a l u n i t s , including mobile homes.

POLICIES:

To adopt and enforce zoning r egu la t ions t h a t r equ i r e sound construc- t i o n and s i t i n g p r a c t i c e s f o r a l l r e s i d e n t i a l s t r u c t u r e s i n the Bor- ough.

PROBLEM : Health and s a f e t y hazards are c rea ted by abandoned and inoperable veh ic l e s , discarded appliances and o the r deb r i s . The general appearance of t hese discarded materials has a de t r imenta l effect on t h e a t t r a c t i v e n e s s of t h e Borough.

To p r o t e c t t h e hea l th , s a f e t y and welfare of r e s i d e n t s o f t h e Borough by con t ro l l i ng t h e d isposa l o f abandoned veh ic l e s , appl iances and o the r deb r i s .

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To provide f o r t h e c o l l e c t i o n and proper d isposa l o f discarded s o l i d waste and t o e l imina te t h e de t r imenta l e f f e c t on t h e a t t r a c t i v e n e s s of t h e Borough.

POLICIES: To adopt and enforce regula t ions (zoning ordinance) governing t h e s to rage and sale of abandoned vehic les and junk and t o coordinate with S t a t e laws promoting t h e pub l i c h e a l t h t o e l imina te t h i s s o l i d waste from t h e landscape of Conneautvil le.

To p a r t i c i p a t e i n an approved s o l i d waste c o l l e c t i o n and d isposa l program.

The following l ist of general community development ob jec t ives a r e based upon sound planning p r i n c i p l e s and were not necessa r i ly formulated because of specific problems i d e n t i f i e d . concerning f u t u r e development i n Conneautvil le.

These ob jec t ives should provide a b a s i s f o r pub l i c dec is ion making

To p r o t e c t and promote t h e pub l i c hea l th , s a f e t y , morals, and t h e general w e l - f a r e of t h e present and f u t u r e r e s i d e n t s of Conneautvil le Borough.

To r e spec t , p reserve and p ro tec t t o t h e f u l l e s t ex ten t poss ib l e t h e Borough's n a t u r a l amenit ies such as streams, stream v a l l e y s , woodlands and s t e e p s lope a reas .

To promote a log ica l road p a t t e r n f o r s a f e , convenient and e f f i c i e n t vehicu lar t r anspor t a t ion wi th in and through t h e Borough and t o in su re t h a t a l l f u t u r e development provides adequate o f f - s t r e e t parking and turnaround space.

To allow c i t i z e n s maximum oppor tuni t ies t o develop t h e i r land i n a cons i s t en t manner with t h e general ob jec t ives i d e n t i f i e d i n t h i s p l an , including the a b i l i t y of t h e pub l i c t o provide the necessary f a c i l i t i e s and se rv ices t o a l l new development.

To promote addi t iona l housing u n i t s f o r a l l income l eve l s including low and moderate income fami l i e s and t o encourage a v a r i e t y of housing types i n t h e Borough including s i n g l e family detached and a t tached houses and walk up apartments.

To guide developers i n achievement of t h e highest and b e s t use o f land and t o in su re t h a t new development has a e s t h e t i c appeal.

To provide s u f f i c i e n t land f o r f u t u r e r e s i d e n t i a l , commercial, i n d u s t r i a l and publ ic development i n order t h a t t h e Borough can realize i ts share of t h e development p o t e n t i a l o f Crawford County.

THE LAND USE PLAN

As a general guide f o r f u t u r e development, t h e Land Use Plan is designed t o promote compatible land use p a t t e r n s and discourage t h e misuse of land. man's most valuable non-renewable resources and man should f e e l respons ib le t o de- .velop land i n an e f f i c i e n t and environmentally sound manner. process i s the most l og ica l approach t o f u l f i l l i n g our r e s p o n s i b i l i t y of wisely

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The Land Use Plan f o r Conneautv i l le i s designed t o accomplish t h e Community Develop- ment Objec t ives d e t a i l e d i n t h e previous s e c t i o n of t h i s r e p o r t . Land Use Plan focuses i n on t h e fol lowing o b j e c t i v e s :

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1. To promote t h e development o f a "downtown" community focus by concentra- t i n g and encouraging commercial and p u b l i c uses i n a commercial core area.

2 . To accommodate e x i s t i n g i n d u s t r y and t o provide adequate a r e a f o r f u t u r e i n d u s t r i a l growth and expansion.

3 . To re spec t t h e n a t u r a l cha rac t e r of t h e p a t t e r n s of stream v a l l e y s t h a t meet and t r a n s e c t t h e Borough and t o prevent development i n hazardous areas such as s t e e p s lopes (25% o r g r e a t e r ) and f lood prone lands .

4 . To encourage t h e development o f new r e s i d e n t i a l neighborhoods i n areas t h a t are c u r r e n t l y vacant and t o promote compatible uses around these res iden- t i a l areas.

The Land Use Plan f o r Conneautvi l le r e p r e s e n t s a d e s i r a b l e combination of land use p a t t e r n s f o r e x i s t i n g and f u t u r e development i n t h e Borough. e i g h t c a t e g o r i e s of land use have been p ro jec t ed :

As shown on t h e Plan,

- High Density Res iden t i a l a c t i v i t i e s r a d i a t e from t h e c e n t e r of t h e Borough and gene ra l ly inc lude a reas t h a t are a l r eady densely developed. d e n s i t y ca tegory i s intended t o accommodate a l l types of mult i - family u n i t s and c e r t a i n types of s i n g l e family u n i t s . ranges from 6,000 t o 8,000 square fee t p e r l o t . Ex i s t ing r e s i d e n t i a l development i n these areas averages approximately 7,600 square feet p e r l o t . The i n s t a l l a t i o n of c e n t r a l i z e d sewage f a c i l i t i e s w i l l make h igher dens i - t i e s easier t o accommodate.

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Medium Density Res iden t i a l a c t i v i t i e s a r e p ro jec t ed f o r t h e Prospect-East Main S t r e e t area, Shermansvi l le Road area and along t h e e a s t s i d e o f PA. 18 nea r t h e nor thern boundary l i n e of t h e Borough. These areas are intended t o accommodate r e s i d e n t i a l a c t i v i t i e s o f a medium d e n s i t y n a t u r e , a d e n s i t y range of 8,000 t o 12,000 square f e e t p e r l o t . The r e s i d e n t i a l a c t i v i t i e s a n t i c i p a t e d should inc lude a mix of mul t i - fami ly and s i n g l e family u n i t s , i n small l o t subd iv i s ions , mobile home pa rks , town house duplexes, e t c . Mobile homes on ind iv idua l l o t s would a l s o be accommodated i n t h i s land use ca tegory .

- Low Densi ty Res iden t i a l development is a n t i c i p a t e d i n t h e Thatcher Run- Val ley V i e w general area and t h e Fos t e r Road and L i n e s v i l l e Road areas. These areas are des igna ted t o accommodate s i n g l e family r e s i d e n t i a l development on l o t s ranging from 12,000 t o 15,000 square f ee t . These areas re- p re sen t e x i s t i n g neighborhoods on convent ional s i n g l e fami ly u n i t s where t h e i n t e g r i t y o f t h e neighborhood should be preserved. These areas a l s o con ta in s u f f i c i e n t s u i t a b l e vacant land t h a t would allow f o r t h e l o g i c a l ex tens ion o f t h e low d e n s i t y r e s i d e n t i a l neighborhood s e t t i n g .

- General Commercial a c t i v i t i e s are encouraged t o l o c a t e i n a more concen-

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t r a t e d s e t t i n g a long PA. 18, as shown on t h e Plan. The area de l inea ted spans Water and Main S t . from t h e Farmer's Nat ional Bank on t h e south t o t h e Golden Dawn on t h e no r th . The concent ra t ion of genera l commercial a c t i v i t i e s i n combination wi th p u b l i c and semi p u b l i c uses i n t h i s area would f a c i l i t a t e t h e r e a l i z a t i o n o f a "downtown" community focus . The concent ra t ion of t h e s e a c t i v i t i e s w i l l a l s o provide t h e s t imu las f o r sup- p o r t f a c i l i t i e s such as o f f - s t r e e t parking f a c i l i t i e s , and b e t t e r s i d e - walks, which encourage more pedes t r i an o r i e n t e d a c t i v i t i e s . Because o f t h e e x i s t i n g r e s i d e n t i a l development t h a t has mixed i n with t h e commercial a c t i v i t i e s , r e s i d e n t i a l uses should n o t be excluded from t h i s a r e a i n t h e f u t u r e and high d e n s i t y r e s i d e n t i a l a c t i v i t i e s should be encouraged i n t h i s area. However, t h e main func t ion of t h i s area should be t o promote a concentrated commercial development area.

- Highway o r i e n t e d commercial a c t i v i t i e s would be accommodated along t h e west s i d e of PA. 18, both no r th and south of t h e genera l commercial area. Future highway commercial a c t i v i t i e s should be compatible with t h e e x i s t - ing r e s i d e n t i a l and commercial development i n and ad jacent t o t h e s e areas.

- The e x i s t i n g i n d u s t r i a l development i s accommodated by t h e I n d u s t r i a l Use ca tegory . The Plan a l s o promotes t h e p r o t e c t i o n of c e r t a i n vacant land i n t h e Borough f o r f u t u r e i n d u s t r i a l development and expansion, i . e . a long t h e Bessemer and Lake Erie Rai l road l i n e and along t h e e a s t s i d e of PA. 18 j u s t n o r t h of Conneautv i l le Cemetery. Poss ib l e f looding cond i t ions i n t h e i n d u s t r i a l a r e a s no r th of Ohio Rubber t o J e f f e r s o n S t r e e t and t h e Penn Fur- n i t u r e - Valley Builders area along Canal S t r e e t should be considered i n t h e planinng f o r development of t h e s e areas. The remainder of t h e proposed i n d u s t r i a l a c t i v i t y areas have n o t been i d e n t i f i e d as f lood prone areas.

- Publ ic open space, conserva t ion and r e c r e a t i o n areas are d e l i n e a t e d f o r f lood prone and s t e e p s lope a reas as well as r e c r e a t i o n s i tes . These areas gene ra l ly fol low stream v a l l e y s and should be p ro tec t ed from development. These areas should a l s o be i n t e g r a t e d with pub l i c r e c r e a t i o n uses . The semi pub l i c uses i d e n t i f i e d i n t h e Plan a r e cemeter ies . These uses a re expected t o cont inue without expansion of t h e a reas p r e s e n t l y used.

ALTERNATIVE LAND USE PLANS REJECTED

Three a l t e r n a t i v e land use ske tch p lans were prepared under t h i s program. The two maps presented he re r ep resen t t h e two a l t e r n a t i v e s which were r e j e c t e d by t h e Con- n e a u t v i l l e Planning Commission. The Plan s e l e c t e d as t h e most d e s i r a b l e land use ske tch p l a n , a v a r i a t i o n o f A l t e r n a t i v e I f B f l , was explained i n t h e prev ious s e c t i o n .

A l t e r n a t i v e "A" suggested 2 low d e n s i t y r e s i d e n t i a l ca t egor i e s t o permit an i n t e - g r a t i o n of mul t i fami ly u n i t s on l a r g e t racts i n one ca tegory (along Fos te r and L i n e s v i l l e Roads) and t h e o t h e r low d e n s i t y r e s i d e n t i a l would be s t r i c t l y a s i n g l e family r e s i d e n t i a l a c t i v i t y area. This a l t e r n a t i v e a l s o i d e n t i f i e d i n d u s t r i a l use i n t h e f lood prone area a long Conneaut Creek no r th o f Mullberry S t r e e t . See Map 10.

A l t e r n a t i v e "C" contemplated a very s t r i c t concent ra t ion of commercial a c t i v i t y t o a small core area and increased t h e size of t h e highway commercial area t o inc lude t h e Golden Dawn and ad jacent area. This a l t e r n a t i v e d i d no t inc lude t h e proposed

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i n d u s t r i a l a c t i v i t y a long t h e east s i d e of PA. 18 i n t h e no r the rn boundary area of t h e Borough, and as shown, t h e medium d e n s i t y r e s i d e n t i a l a c t i v i t y was expanded t o inc lude t h e Fos t e r Road around t h e nor thern s i d e of L i n e s v i l l e Road areas. See Map 11.

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The Land Use Plan d e t a i l e d i n t h e previous s e c t i o n was s e l e c t e d by t h e Borough Plan- n ing Commission as a more d e s i r a b l e combination o f land use p a t t e r n s than Al te rna- t i v e s "A" and lT'f.

COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND SERVICES PLAN

The purpose of a F a c i l i t i e s and Serv ices Plan i s t o develop a s t r a t e g y f o r providing b a s i c community f a c i l i t i e s and s e r v i c e s t o accommodate e x i s t i n g as well as f u t u r e development. The a n a l y s i s o f e x i s t i n g f a c i l i t i e s and s e r v i c e s i n Conneaut- v i l l e i d e n t i f i e d needed community improvements as well as new programs and p r o j e c t s t h a t should be cons idered . This Plan element conta ins recommendations t o so lve problems and sugges t s new programs t o provide a complete range o f f a c i l i t i e s and s e r v i c e s f o r t h e community c a l l e d Conneautvi l le . To i l l u s t r a t e t h e recommendations of t h i s Plan element, var ious maps and graphics are provided: Map 5 d i s p l a y s both e x i s t i n g and proposed community f a c i l i t i e s , Map 1 3 shows suggested s t ree t p a t t e r n s and sewer extens ions f o r undeveloped areas p ro jec t ed f o r f u t u r e development, and Maps 1 2 , 1 4 , 15 and 16 provide graphic i l l u s t r a t i o n s of recommended programs and a c t i v i t i e s .

RECREATION

Map 1 2 provides a genera l s i t e p l an f o r t h e f u t u r e development o f Lord Mason Memo-, r i a l P a r k . community r e c r e a t i o n f a c i l i t y . veloped f o r t h e cons t ruc t ion of some f a c i l i t i e s and t h e Borough should r e t a i n t h e s e r v i c e s of an engineer , a r c h i t e c t or landscape a r c h i t e c t t o develop t h e s e spec i - f i c a t i o n s and t o i n s u r e t h e proper s i t i n g and cons t ruc t ion of t h e s e f a c i l i t i e s . The p l an con ta ins both s h o r t and long range recommendations f o r t h e development of t h i s park . f a c i l i t i e s are examples of s h o r t range recommendations. r e c r e a t i o n bu i ld ing i s a long range recommendation. development of Lord Mason Memorial Park have not been suggested. The Borough Plan- ning Commission i s respons ib le t o coord ina te with i n t e r e s t e d agencies , o rgan iza t ions and groups i n t h e Conneaut Val ley area and t o e s t a b l i s h p r i o r i t i e s f o r implementing t h i s s i t e p lan . The Commission should a l s o i n v e s t i g a t e funding p o s s i b i l i t i e s , through S t a t e and Federal programs, t o implement t h i s p l an .

The gradual implementation of t h i s p l an w i l l provide a well rounded A s noted on t h e p l an , s p e c i f i c a t i o n s need t o be de-

The i n s t a l l a t i o n of a t o t l o t , baske tba l l c o u r t , and va r ious playground The proposed community

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Associated with t h e implementation of t h e s i t e p l a n f o r Lord Mason Memorial Park, t h e Borough should promote t h e i n t e g r a t i o n of p u b l i c open space areas, as i d e n t i - f i e d on t h e Land Use Plan, wi th p u b l i c r e c r e a t i o n f a c i l i t i e s . f i e l d is another good example of t h e suggested i n t e g r a t i o n of p u b l i c open space and r e c r e a t i o n f a c i l i t i e s . of t h e Ohio Rubber B a l l f i e l d should be explored by t h e Borough. I t may be p o s s i b l e t o lease t h e s i t e f o r a nominal charge and p l a c e nonpermanent r e c r e a t i o n a l f a c i l i - t ies a t t h i s l oca t ion . This arrangement could provide an in t e r im pub l i c r e c r e a t i o n use u n t i l i n d u s t r i a l development i s f e a c i b l e a t t h i s s i t e .

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The Borough should a l s o i n i t i a t e an e f f o r t t o provide a year round r e c r e a t i o n program of se rv i ces . This e f f o r t should be coordinated wi th t h e Conneaut Val ley Rec- r e a t i o n Associat ion and t h e School District. should be geared toward school age ch i ld ren , however, a c t i v i t i e s should be programmed f o r a l l age groups.

WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM

The major focus of t h i s program

of t h e Borough's water system. This suggested eva lua t ion should focus on: (1) t h e i n i t i a l d i s t r i b u t i o n system, which d a t e s back t o the 1890's, (2) water p res su re throughout t h e system and (3) water s i l t a t i o n e l imina t ion . The r e s u l t s of such an eva lua t ion should inc lude recommended improvements t o so lve t h e s e problems and an o v e r a l l eva lua t ion of water system c a p a b i l i t i e s f o r expanded s e r v i c e t o f u t u r e development a r e a s . I n conjunct ion wi th t h i s s tudy of t h e Borough's water system, a determinat ion of t h e f e a s i b i l i t y of extending s a n i t a r y sewer l i n e s i n t o f u t u r e development areas should a l s o be made. F inancia l a s s i s t a n c e should be i n v e s t i g a t e d f o r t h i s engineer ing eva lua t ion s tudy p r i o r t o implementation of t h i s sugges t ion .

STORM SEWERS

In conjunct ion with t h e proposed replacement and enlargement of t h e Thatcher Run storm sewer along Center S t r e e t , t h e Borough should i n i t i a t e t h e development of a storm sewer system t o se rve a l l developed a reas wi th in Conneautvi l le . fo rd Conservation D i s t r i c t i s a s s i s t i n g t h e Borough i n obta in ing f e d e r a l funds through t h e Resource Conservation and Development program t o r ep lace the Center S t r e e t storm sewer from Washington S t r e e t t o Water S t r e e t . The only o t h e r storm sewer i n t h e Borough i s loca ted along Water and Main S t r e e t s (PA. Route 18 ) . The development of a storm sewer system can be accomplished gradual ly and should i n - c lude curbs and g u t t e r s , s idewalks, shade t r e e s and s t r e e t l i g h t s a s a neighborhood improvements program. t h e s e a c t i v i t i e s should be invest igaged p r i o r t o implementation. munity Development Program appears t o be t h e l o g i c a l approach t o funding t h e s e a c t i v i t i e s i n conjunct ion with a housing pnogram.

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Based upon the a n a l y s i s of e x i s t i n g highways se rv ing t h e Conneautvi l le Area, t he Borough should a c t i v e l y pursue t h e implementation o f t h e fol lowing highway r e l a t e d

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1. PA. Route 198 from Conneautvi l le e a s t t o L i t t l e s Corners. Widen and r e s u r - f a c e t h i s s e c t i o n , comparable t o t h e PA. 86 t o L i t t l e s Corners s e c t i o n . This need involves a maintenance p r o j e c t and should be brought t o t h e a t t e n t i o n of t h e PennDOT Maintenance Superintendent i n Meadville. I

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2 . PA. Route 198 from Conneautvi l le west t o the Ohio l i n e . Widen and r e s u r - f ace t h i s s e c t i o n i n conjunct ion with item 1 above. an east-west t r a n s p o r t a t i o n network wi th 1-79 and Meadville on t h e e a s t and the proposed U.S. S t e e l p l a n t i n Conneaut, Ohio on the west. t h i s need involves a maintenance p r o j e c t and should be brought t o t h e a t t e n t i o n of t h e PennDOT Maintenance Superintendent i n Meadville.

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The e l imina t ion o f t h e "S" curve on PA. 198 j u s t east of t h e i n t e r s e c t i o n with PA. Route 18. This need involves a realignment of highway and perhaps a r eo rgan iza t ion o f t h e i n t e r s e c t i o n . Th i s need c l e a r l y involves engineering e x p e r t i s e and should be presented , f o r cons idera t ion on f u t u r e 12 year highway improvement programs, t o t h e County Planning Commission and t h e PennDOT District One Office i n Frankl in , Pa.

Two br idges , which are c u r r e n t l y Borough maintenance r e s p o n s i b i l i t y , have been i d e n t i f i e d f o r major r e p a i r o r replacement. Both b r idges span t h e Meyler-Foster Run Tr ibu ta ry of Conneaut Creek , one on Thomas S t r e e t and one on J e f f e r s o n S t r e e t . County Commissioners and t h e PennDOT Distr ic t One Office f o r p o s s i b l e i n - c lus ion i n t h e O f f System Program, a s p e c i a l highway/bridge improvement funding program f o r p r o j e c t s t h a t are n o t e l i g i b l e under o t h e r PennDOT funding programs, o r f o r s p e c i a l l i q u i d f u e l s funds.

These br idge p r o j e c t s should be d iscussed with t h e

The Crawford County Planning Commission has suggested t h e realignment of Campground Curve on PA. 18 j u s t no r th of Conneautvi l le as a Sa fe ty Improve- ment P ro jec t f o r t h e 1 2 Year Highway Improvements Program. should support t h i s proposed p r o j e c t and encourage PennDOT t o inc lude t h i s p r o j e c t i n a f u t u r e 1 2 Year Highway Improvement Program.

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COMMUNITY FACILITIES TO SERVE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT AREAS

A s i l l u s t r a t e d on Map 13, t h e suggested S t r e e t P a t t e r n s and Sewer Extension map, t h e ex tens ion of c e r t a i n community f a c i l i t i e s w i l l be necessary t o s e r v i c e f u t u r e development areas, as p ro jec t ed i n t h e Land Use Plan. show t h e r e l a t i o n s h i p o f p o t e n t i a l f u t u r e development with e x i s t i n g f a c i l i t i e s as well as topographic condi t ions and t o i l l u s t r a t e t h a t it i s p o s s i b l e t o develop areas p ro jec t ed f o r such development i n t h e Land Use Plan. I t should be under- s tood t h a t t h e suggested s t ree t p a t t e r n s and sewer ex tens ions shown are no t t h e r e s u l t o f engineer ing eva lua t ions and do no t r ep resen t t h e only p a t t e r n s o r designs p o s s i b l e f o r t h e s e areas., an engineer ing eva lua t ion and design w i l l be necessary . Borough Water System t o se rve f u t u r e development areas i s no t shown on t h i s map. However, t h i s Plan recommends an eva lua t ion of t h e water system t o inc lude t h e l o g i c a l ex tens ion o f water s e r v i c e t o f u t u r e development areas. v ides an i l l u s t r a t i o n of t h e recommendation t o extend t h e Val ley V i e w Development t o t h e no r th . Township Road 801 i n Spring Township. a c o l l e c t o r road and a l s o provide f o r a d d i t i o n a l expansion o f t h e Val ley V i e w development i n t o t h e Township a t some f u t u r e d a t e . I t i s suggested t h a t i n t h e en- g ineer ing work t o layout an ex tens ion of Val ley V i e w t h a t a connector road t o Town- s h i p Toad 801 be i n v e s t i g a t e d . Suggested l o t p a t t e r n s have a l s o been included i n t h i s graphic t o d i s p l a y t h e r e l a t i o n s h i p of l o t p a t t e r n s wi th s t reets , provide an i n d i c a t i o n of p o t e n t i a l d e n s i t i e s , and t o assist i n i l l u s t r a t i n g suggested sewer l i n e ex tens ions . Heights Subdivis ion was no t incorpora ted i n t h i s i l l u s t r a t i o n . Use Plan, which advocates a p u b l i c open space a rea along Meyler Run, t he Electr ic Heights layout i s suggested f o r redes ign . d e n s i t y i n t h i s area than t h e e x i s t i n g layout accommodates, and t h i s is r e in fo rced by t h e p rov i s ion o f c e n t r a l i z e d sewers i n t h e Borough.

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The improvements shown do not represent Borough responsibilities for development. These improvements should be installed by the developer. View, if the Borough continues to be the developer, it shall be the Borough's responsibility to install such improvements, the cost of which should be appropri- ately,included in the price of the individual lots. shown on the east side of PA. 18 north of the cemetery could be developed by the Borough. Should this consideration be desirable, the Borough should investigate the possibility of obhaining State and Federal financial assistance for installing these improvements (i.e. the Appalachian Regional Commission; Pa. Industrial Devel- opment Authority; the Economic Development Administration-U.S. Dept. of Commerce).

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The Borough should coordinate this opment Authority and the Meadville an industrial park would be a very ment in Conneautville.

BOROUGH MANAGER

effort with the Crawford County Industrial Devel- Area Industrial Commission. progressive effort to promote industrial develop-

The development of

Under the existing Council-Mayor form of government, the Borough should employ a Borough Manager to handle the day to day operation of Borough government, provide expertise in areas of public works, municipal management, grantsmanship, grant administration and ordinance administration. vices under direction from Council and the Mayor. In order to implement this recommendation, Council must adopt an ordinance to create the position of Borough Man- ager and to identify the powers and duties of the position. The Borough Code provides guidelines for this action in sections 46141 through 46143.

The Manager could provide these ser-

MUNICIPAL BUILDING

The construction of a municipal building is recommended t o accommodate Borough offices, a meeting room, police headquarters, and potentially other community func- tions such as a community center. posed in conjunction with the municipal building to facilitate the development of a commuity focus. ough maintenance building.

An off-street municipal parking facility is pro-

This section also explains a recommendation to construct a Bor-

SITE ANALYSIS FOR PROPOSED MUNICIPAL BUILDING

This section is provided to assist the Borough in the selection of a suitable site for the location of the proposed municipal bui1,ding and to suggest certain site amenities that should accompany this building. Based upon the objective of the Land Use Plan to promote a "community focus" within the commercial core of the Bor- ough, the choice of suitable alternative sites for a municipal building was limited to the general commercial area. There are many advantages to this commercial core area: (1) proximity to existing commercial and other public uses, (2) availability of on-street parking, (3) easy pedestrian access, and (4) a "central place" location. As shown on Map 14, three alternative sites in the commercial core were considered for the location of the proposed municipal building: '

1. the vacant lot immediately adjacent to and north of the Post Office, along the east side of PA. 18;

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3 . t h e Library/Procter T i re S t r u c t u r e , along t h e east s i d e o f PA. 18, a t t h e Center S t r e e t i n t e r s e c t i o n . This s i t e was considered as an e x i s t i n g s t r u c - t u r e capable o f r e h a b i l i t a t i o n and renovat ion, as opposed t o demolit ion and new cons t ruc t ion.

A l l t h r e e s i tes a r e loca t ed along t h e main highway, i n t h e c e n t e r o f commercial and p u b l i c a c t i v i t y area of t h e Borough. o t h e r pub l i c bu i ld ings , i . e . Post Of f i ce , Fellows Club F i re Hal l , t h e Stone Memo- r i a l Library. Any one o f t h e s e s i tes would assist i n t h e e f f o r t t o create and promote a downtown "community focus."

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However, it was f e l t t h a t t h e vacant p a r c e l ad jacen t t o t h e Val ley Department S to re was t h e b e s t s i t e f o r t h e l o c a t i o n o f t h e proposed municipal bu i ld ing . advantage o f t h i s s i t e over t h e o t h e r s i tes is t h a t t h e Borough c u r r e n t l y owns t h i s land. c a t i o n of a municipal bu i ld ing on t h i s s i t e would provide a l o g i c a l completion t o t h e demolit ion p r o j e c t , i n which t h e Borough acquired t h e p rope r ty and demolished t h e o l d t h e a t e r s t r u c t u r e . The c u r r e n t appearance of t h i s s i t e i s u n a t t r a c t i v e as p o r t i o n s of t h e i n t e r i o r wall of t he t h e a t e r were l e f t open t o s i g h t on t h e common wall with t h e Val ley Department S t o r e . of t h e proposed municipal bu i ld ing and parking a r e a on t h i s s i t e should complete t h e two s t o r y s t r u c t u r a l " f i l l i n g in" of t h i s block and conceal t h e scars of demo- l i t i o n on t h e south wall o f t h e Valley Department S t o r e bu i ld ing .

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In a s s o c i a t i o n with t h e l o c a t i o n o f t h e municipal bu i ld ing on t h i s s i t e , t h e pub l i c improvements p l an suggests t h a t t h e s i t e adjacent t o t h e Post Office be acquired and developed as a pub l i c , o f f - s t r e e t parking l o t . The p u b l i c improvements p l an a l s o i l l u s t r a t e s t h e suggested improvement o f approximately 16 parking spaces i n an a t t r a c t i v e , landscaped s e t t i n g , including sidewalk, curbing and benches. This f a c i l i t y , i n combination with t h e proposed municipal bu i ld ing , would he lp t o promote a community focus and provide parking spaces f o r t h e pub l i c f a c i l i t i e s loca ted i n t h e c e n t e r of t h e Borough.

The pub l i c improvements p l an a l s o i l l u s t r a t e s suggested s i t e improvements f o r t h e Stone Memorial Library, a long Center S t r e e t . The Plan advocates t h a t t h e l a t e 19th Century s t y l e of a r c h i t e c t u r e , cha rac t e r i zed by t h i s bu i ld ing , remain as a p a r t of t h e community. involve s p e c i a l s t r u c t u r a l support work and t h e replacement of p o r t i o n s o f walls. However, t h e p l an recommends t h a t t h e r e h a b i l i t a t i o n o f t h i s bu i ld ing should be promoted. sidewalk, approximately 5 "pul l i n " parking spaces , t h e use o f shade trees and a bench f e a t u r e . s i t e and bu i ld ing improvements.

The r e h a b i l i t a t i o n of t h i s bu i ld ing would no doubt be c o s t l y and

The suggested s i t e improvements include t h e i n s t a l l a t i o n o f a f l ags tone

The sketch of t h e Library i s provided t o i l l u s t r a t e t h e suggested

The Downtown Public Improvements Plan provides a composite sketch of suggested p u b l i c improvements t h a t would he lp s t r eng then t h e "community focus" and b o l s t e r t h e shopping area of t h e Borough. Associated with t h e s e pub l i c improvements, Map 16 provides a general s i t e p l a n f o r l oca t ing a proposed municipal maintenance fa- c i l i t y on t h e Water Works Park s i t e , a t t h e i n t e r s e c t i o n of Mulberry S t r e e t and

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HOUSING STRATEGY

Under normal circumstances, housing r e l a t e d problems are gene ra l ly l e f t i n t h e hands of t h e p r i v a t e s e c t o r f o r remedy. e x i s t i n g housing condi t ions contained i n t h i s r e p o r t c l e a r l y i d e n t i f i e s t h e need f o r p u b l i c involvement i n housing programs i n t h e Borough. The need f o r p u b l i c i n - volvement i n housing programs i s no t unique t o Conneautvi l le . Many communities ac ross t h e n a t i o n have i d e n t i f i e d similar housing problems, and t h e Federal Govern- ment has been involved i n housing programs f o r many yea r s .

However, t h e background information on

The purpose f o r t h i s s e c t i o n is t o address t h e i d e n t i f i e d housing problems by sugges t ing a s t r a t e g y of programs which would work toward a l l e v i a t i n g poor housing cond i t ions and promoting new housing s tar ts i n Conneautvi l le . a n a l y s i s o f housing cond i t ions t h e r e t h r e e main areas of housing problems:

A s i d e n t i f i e d i n t h e

1. A survey o f housing cond i t ions i n t h e County ind ica t ed t h a t approximately 9% of t h e Borough's housing i s "d i l ap ida ted . " l y 32 u n i t s t h a t are considered substandard and beyond r e h a b i l i t a t i o n . Based upon a e s t h e t i c s as well as t h e p u b l i c h e a l t h and s a f e t y , t h i s b l i g h t should be el iminated.

This amounts t o approximate-

2 . The same survey of County housing condi t ions r a t e d 27.6% of t h e Borough's housing " d e t e r i o r a t i n g . " r e q u i r i n g major maintenance, such as t h e roo f replacement, t o housing re- q u i r i n g only minor maintenance, i . e . p a i n t i n g . Units i n t h i s category w i l l become d i l a p i d a t e d s t r u c t u r e s i n Conneautvil le i n t h e near f u t u r e .

The 100 u n i t s i n t h i s category range from houses

The Housing Analysis s e c t i o n of t h i s r e p o r t con ta ins t h e r e s u l t s of a s u r - vey conducted as p a r t of t h i s planning e f f o r t by CCPC s t a f f . The r e s u l t s r e v e a l only a few d i l a p i d a t e d s t r u c t u r e s and numerous d e t e r i o r a t i n g struc- t u r e s . One cons ide ra t ion o f t h e CCPC s t a f f survey should be noted - many s t r u c t u r e s had sagging r o o f s , which normally would have ind ica t ed a d i l a p - i d a t e d r a t i n g . However, assuming t h a t it is n o t impossible or impract ica- b l e t o r e p l a c e t h e roof and upgrade t h e r a t i n g , t h e s e s t r u c t u r e s were con- s ide red t o be r e h a b i l i t a t a b l e and t h e r e f o r e r a t e d as d e t e r i o r a t i n g . This cons ide ra t ion r e i n f o r c e s t h e support f o r a housing r e h a b i l i t a t i o n program i n Conneautvi l le .

3 . According t o t h e 1970 census, new housing cons t ruc t ion i n Conneautvil le has produced only 27 u n i t s s i n c e 1940. This means t h a t i n 1970, 92.4% of a l l housing i n t h e Borough was constructed p r i o r t o 1940. While t h e Valley V i e w and Cussewago Road developments are changing t h e s e t r e n d s , t h e Borough should encourage t h e con t inua t ion o f t h i s new housing e f f o r t and promote b e t t e r housing condi t ions i n gene ra l .

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Assuming t h a t a l l r e s i d e n t s of t h e Borough a r e c u r r e n t l y housed, t h e popula t ion f o r e c a s t (using t h e l i n e a r r eg res s ion method) r e f l e c t s t h e need for a t l e a s t 11 new u n i t s by t h e year 1980, 2 1 u n i t s by 1990 and 33 u n i t s by t h e year 2000. needs inc lude housing needs of t h e e l d e r l y and t h e poor. here focuses on the a v a i l a b i l i t y of sound housing as t h e key t o a success fu l s o l u - t i o n t o Conneautv i l le ' s housing problems. a v a i l a b i l i t y of e x i s t i n g u n i t s should be increased; and by e l imina t ing b l igh ted units, t h e q u a l i t y of r e s i d e n t i a l a r e a s is improved. I t i s assumed a l s o t h a t i n - c r eas ing t h e supply of new housing w i l l e a se t h e e l d e r l y and poor housing problems through t h e " f i l t e r i n g down" process ; sound o lde r housing should become a v a i l a b l e t o these l e s s a f f l u e n t groups.

These The s t r a t e g y proposed

By inc reas ing new housing starts, t h e

STRATEGY PROGRAMS

1. DEMOLITION/REDEVELOPMENT: Perhaps the only e f f e c t i v e method of dea l ing with There a r e d i l ap ida ted s t r u c t u r e s i s a demolit ion and redevelopment program.

two approaches t o t h i s type of a program t h a t could be considered:

The Borough has , i n t h e p a s t , u t i l i z e d a condemnation and demolit ion o r d i - nance t o c l e a r spo t t ed b l i g h t on t h e b a s i s of pub l i c h e a l t h , s a f e t y and welfare . proceedings by t h e Borough and demolit ion a t t h e expense of t h e p r i v a t e owner. Once demolished, t h e property l ies vacant o r housing can be r e - b u i l t a t t h e expense and opt ion of t h e p r i v a t e owner. The pub l i c has no voice i n t h i s dec i s ion , o t h e r than zoning ordinance cons idera t ions regu- l a t i n g land use opt ions f o r t he s i t e . ignores assessments f o r demolit ion a c t i v i t i e s , a l i e n ( s ) can be placed aga ins t h i s proper ty . i t i v e e f f e c t s on t h e appearance of neighborhoods. However, t h e program is l imi t ed i n scope t o spo t t ed b l i g h t t h a t d e f i n i t e l y poses h e a l t h and s a f e t y problems. This program -- does not i n s u r e , nor 'provide any c o n t r o l s o r s t an - dards f o r , redevelopment i . e . t h e cons t ruc t ion of new housing; and i n few ins t ances i s it p o s s i b l e t o e l imina te d e t e r i o r a t i n g condi t ions d i r e c t l y ad- j acen t t o t h e d i l a p i d a t e d s t r u c t u r e s . a c t i v i t y should cont inue and be expanded t o focus upon spo t t ed b l i g h t with- i n t h e Borough.

The process involved i n t h i s a c t i v i t y included condemnation

In t h e event t h a t t he p r i v a t e owner

This approach t o e l imina t ing b l i g h t does have pos-

S t i l l it i s recommended t h a t t h i s

A " t r a d i t i , a n a l t f Redevelopment Program could se rve the same purposes and i n - s u r e r ebu i ld ing on c l ea red s i t e s . Such a program would opera te on a more concentrated b a s i s . I t would be i n r e a l i t y what has been known a s an u r - ban renewal a c t i v i t y . The major d i f f e r e n c e s between t h e Borough's condem- nat ion/demoli t ion a c t i v i t y and a redevelopment program are a c q u i s i t i o n of proper ty and p u b l i c a l l y con t ro l l ed redevelopment. b l igh ted p r o p e r t i e s with t h e i n t e n t i o n of demoli t ion and s e l l t h e land t o p r i v a t e i n t e r e s t s o r sponsor pub l i c redevdlopment it i s necessary t o c r e a t e a Redevelopment Authori ty . Perhaps t h e major advantage i n a redevelopment program i s t h e a b i l i t y t o r e b u i l d a complete s e c t i o n of a neighborhood, as opposed t o the spot c learance . ment a c t i v i t y can provide a 'Ipre-planned" r e s u l t . n i a laws do not gran t t h e power t o c r e a t e such a u t h o r i t i e s t o Boroughs o r Townships. i t i e s through redevelopment a u t h o r i t i e s . Crawford County has no t c r ea t ed a redevelopment a u t h o r i t y .

In order t o acqu i r e

Also t h e p u b l i c con t ro l over t h e redevelop- Unfortunately Pennsylva-

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t o t h i s program. v i l l e , t h e Borough should i n i t i a t e a c t i o n encouraging t h e County t o c r e a t e a redevelopment a u t h o r i t y with t h e c a p a b i l i t y t o se rve i ts Boroughs and Townships i n t h i s manner.

If t h i s type of a c t i o n is deemed d e s i r a b l e i n Conneaut-

2 . REHABILITATION AND/OR CODE ENFORCEMENT: One of t h e most e f f e c t i v e methods of improving d e t e r i o r a t i n g housing condi t ions i s t o adopt and enforce minimum s t a n - dards f o r housing combined with a housing r e h a b i l i t a t i o n a s s i s t a n c e program. The s t r a t e g y envis ioned he re suggests t h a t t h e Borough Planning Commission spear - head an i n v e s t i g a t i o n of bu i ld ing and housing code p rov i s ions t h a t are app l i ca - b l e t o Conneautvi l le and through community inpu t from a l l i n t e r e s t groups f o r - mulate a Code Enforcement Plan f o r t h e Borough. should a l s o inc lude explora t ion of t h e p o s s i b i l i t i e s of ob ta in ing Community De- velopment funds from t h e Department 'of Housing & Urban Development (HUD). The p o t e n t i a l funds could provide t h e "seed money" t o mount a low i n t e r e s t , long term loan program f o r housing r e h a b i l i t a t i o n , based upon code enforcement r e c - ommendations on ind iv idua l u n i t s . The combination of code enforcement with housing r e h a b i l i t a t i o n a s s i s t a n c e provdies a method of i d e n t i f y i n g d e f i c i e n - c i e s and a s s i s t i n g "needy" owners i n f inanc ing t h e r equ i r ed improvements.

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Perhaps a more d e s i r a b l e approach t o t h i s problem i s a v a i l a b l e i n an opt ion t o i n i t i a t e a r e h a b i l i t a t i o n program, providing t h e a v a i l a b i l i t y of low i n t e r e s t long term loans, coupled by minimum housing s tandards t h a t would apply only t o t h e a p p l i c a n t ' s s t r u c t u r e - meeting t h e s e minimum s tandards would be r equ i r ed i n o rde r t o ob ta in t h e s e loans . This op t ion provides r e h a b i l i t a t i o n incen t ive and only a p p l i e s minimum s tandards t o p a r t i c i p a t i n g s t r u c t u r e s . This op t ion appears more d e s i r a b l e than a community wide code enforcement program coupled with housing r e h a b i l i t a t i o n . through t h e Farmers Home Adminis t ra t ion, which o f f e r s low i n t e r e s t loans t o low income and e l d e r l y home owners f o r h e a l t h hazard housing improvements.

An a l t e r n a t i v e t o CDBG funding is a v a i l a b l e

Another approach t o a l l e v i a t i n g d e t e r i o r a t i n g housing problems is a,"Community Pa in t Up, Fix Up and Clean Up Campaign." Such a program would r e l y heav i ly on t h e ind iv idua l p rope r ty owners' i n i t i a t i v e and f i n a n c i a l c a p a b i l i t y t o p a r t i c i - p a t e . This approach does not p l ace government i n a vigorous r o l e , fo rc ing home owners i n t o ac t ion . Rather , t h i s program c a s t s government i n t h e r o l e of a "cheerleader", p r o j e c t i n g a p o s i t i v e community a t t i t u d e , reques t ing c i t i z e n s t o v o l u n t a r i l y r e h a b i l i t a t e t h e i r dwell ings. t o many because of t h e lack of fo rce fu lness . However, t h e success of such campaigns would have t o be measured by t h e response of t h e c i t i z e n s ' i n t h e i r vo luntary e f f o r t s t o r e h a b i l i t a t e t h e i r homes.

The Commuity Campaign i s appea l ing

3 . PROMOTE NEW HOUSING STARTS: p o l i c y of promoting new housing s t a r t s i n t h e Borough's Valley View Develop- ment. r e s i d e n t i a l development has taken plrlce. View Development no r th t o t h e Borough Boundary, providing a d d i t i o n a l l o t s s u i t a b l e f o r r e s i d e n t i a l development i n a neighborhood s e t t i n g . The Land Use Plan endorses t h i s po l i cy by p r o j e c t i n g s u i t a b l e a r e a s , now vacant , f o r r e s i - d e n t i a l a c t i v i t y on a neighborhood b a s i s . The i n s t a l l a t i o n of c e n t r a l i z e d sewage f a c i l i t i e s i s another s t r o n g s t e p i n t h i s d i r e c t i o n .

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i n Conneautvil le w i l l be t h e r e l a t ionsh ips e s t ab l i shed between the Borough Planning Commission and prospec t ive developers. In i t s review of proposa ls , t h e Planning Commission is respons ib le t o a s c e r t a i n t h a t t h e proposed development i s cons i s t en t with t h i s Plan. encourage a l l types of housing, f o r a l l income l e v e l s . Commission should promote t h e development o f neighborhoods r a t h e r than t h e "s t r ipping" of r e s i d e n t i a l l o t s along e x i s t i n g roads. s ion can p l ay a key r o l e i n implementing a Policy t o promote new housing starts i n the Borough.

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The Housing St ra tegy out l ined above i s extremely f l e x i b l e . I t can be implemented i n whole o r i n p a r t s and can be s taged a t d i f f e r e n t times, o r i n combination simul- taneously: The most important cons idera t ion t o be made i n implementing t h e s t r a t - egy is ing housing and t o improve t h e q u a l i t y of r e s i d e n t i a l a r eas i n Conneautvil le.

t o increase t h e a v a i l a b i l i t y of sound housing, improve the q u a l i t y of e x i s t -

RECOMMENDED PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS

The following l i s t i s a composite summary of t h e p r o j e c t s and programs t h a t are recommended f o r Borough ac t ion i n t h i s plan. municipal needs i d e n t i f i e d i n t h e planning process and are considered t o be neces- s a r y t o meet s o c i a l and physical development r e l a t e d ob jec t ives as e s t ab l i shed by the Borough Planning Commission. ranking.

These recommendations are based on

This l i s t i n g i s not arranged i n any p r i o r i t y

1. Construction of a Municipal Building(s) t o accommodate space needs iden- t i f i e d i n the Community F a c i l i t i e s element of t h i s Plan.

2. I n i t i a t e housing programs designed t o s t imula te housing r e h a b i l i t a t i o n and redevelopment a c t i v i t i e s .

3 . Continue and expand t h e Valley V i e w development and promote new housing s tar ts i n o t h e r areas t h a t w i l l develop as neighborhoods.

4 . I n i t i a t e a commercial and i n d u s t r i a l promotion campaign t o a t t r a c t new economic and employment a c t i v i t i e s i n Conneautvil le.

5 . I n i t i a t e an ongoing br idge maintenance and r e p a i r program i n conjunction with s t a t e and county highway programs.

6 . Develop a year round r ec rea t ion program f o r t h e r e s i d e n t s of the Borough, with an emphasis on youth r ec rea t ion a c t i v i t i e s .

Retain an engineering consul tant t o conduct an o v e r a l l eva lua t ion of t h e Borough water system.

7. - 8. Develop and adminis ter a cons i s t en t po l i cy on s t reets , curbs , sidewalks,

shade t r e e s , s t ree t l i g h t s , and storm sewers.

9. Seek t h e a s s i s t a n c e of s t a t e and f ede ra l agencies t o conduct a d e t a i l e d inves t iga t ion o f f looding condi t ions on Conneaut Creek and Thatcher Run.

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Construct an o f f - s t r e e t municipal parking f a c i l i t y i n t h e Commercial Core Are3 of t h e Borough.

Implement the general s i t e plan f o r Lord Mason Memorial Pa rk .

Employ t h e se rv ices of a Borough Manager t o provide expe r t i s e i n grantsman- sh ip , g ran t adminis t ra t ion, municipal adminis t ra t ion and ordinance implementation.

Adopt t h e Land Use Plan and implement t h i s Plan by r egu la t ing development i n t h e Borough through t h e establishment and enforcement of a zoning ord i - nance.

CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM

One of t h e most e f f e c t i v e t o o l s i n planning implementation i s the Capi ta l Improve- ments Program (CIP). recommended programs and p r o j e c t s , e s t a b l i s h a p r i o r i t y r a t i n g f o r each proposal , eva lua te t h e f i n a n c i a l c a p a b i l i t y t o implement each proposal, including ou t s ide f i n a n c i a l a s s i s t a n c e ava i l ab le from the S t a t e and Federal l e v e l s , and f i n a l l y t o prepare a proposed schedule of improvements. t h e Borough should e s t a b l i s h an ongoing C I P process , whereby the Borough Planning Commission, working with t h e Borough Council, prepares an annual reeva lua t ion of t h e C I P f o r Council 's cons idera t ion i n budget prepara t ion . I t should be c l e a r l y understood t h a t Borough Council maintains exc lus ive cont ro l over a l l expenditures and t h a t t h e Planning Commission merely advises Council on c a p i t a l improvements needs and recommends p r o j e c t s and/or programs f o r budget cons idera t ion . Should t h e Borough employ a Borough Manager, t h e Manager should prepare the C I P f o r Plan- ning Commission review and comment and Council approval. vide an annual evaluat ion of needed programs and p r o j e c t s including t h e s e t t i n g of p r i o r i t i e s . Perhaps a more important value i n t h i s process is the opportuni ty for Borough Council t o ob ta in the views of a r ep resen ta t ive body of i t s c i t i z e n s r e - l a t i v e t o Borough se rv ices and f a c i l i t i e s .

The func t ion o f the C I P process i s t o pe r iod ica l ly review

Using t h e C I P i n t h i s Plan as a model,

This process would pro-

The b a s i s f o r C I P prepara t ion i s the i d e n t i f i c a t i o n of needed programs and p r o j e c t s . This information i s provided i n t h e previous sec t ion (Summary O f Recommended Pro- grams and Pro jec ts ) of t h i s r epor t . f i e d i n t h i s s ec t ion . However, some of these proposals do not involve c a p i t a l out- l ay and o the r s can be combined i n t o one proposal. t o employ a Borough Manager is a se rv ice or ien ted proposal t h a t does not involve c a p i t a l expenditure. cluding storm sewer, curb and sidewalk construct ion i n a housing r e h a b i l i t a t i o n program which involves neighborhood improvement a c t i v i t i e s . A s ind ica ted on the proposed Capi ta l Improvements Program Schedule, Table 30, both housing r e h a b i l i t a t i o n and neighborhood improvement a c t i v i t i e s are e l i g i b l e f o r Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) funds. I t should a l s o be pointed out t h a t t h e C I P process should be progressive i n i t s attempt t o accomplish needed improvements; however, t he process should be r e a l i s t i c and not attempt t o accomplish a l l i d e n t i f i e d needs i n t h e s h o r t range. t a t i o n , and genera l ly p r o j e c t s a 6 year schedule t o accomplish high p r i o r i t y programs and p r o j e c t s . In many cases , t h e a v a i l a b i l i t y o€ S t a t e and Federal monies f o r c e r t a i n p r o j e c t s mandates higher p r i o r i t i e s f o r those p r o j e c t s .

Thir teen sepa ra t e recommendations are i d e n t i -

For example, t h e recommendation

The p o s s i b i l i t y t o combine p r o j e c t s can be i l l u s t r a t e d by in -

The C I P i d e n t i f i e s t h e long range as wel l as s h o r t range goals f o r implemen-

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evalua te the CIP annual ly i s based upon t h e f a c t t h a t most Federal and S t a t e Fund- ing Programs f requent ly change and t h a t community needs a l s o change. be updated with these changes.

The C I P should

Pro jec t ing the s i x year schedule requi res t h a t c e r t a i n assumptions be made. example, w i l l Revenue Sharing Funds continue t o be provided throughout t h e s i x year per iod? I f so, a t t h e same r a t e as 1975? Conneautvil le, it i s assumed t h a t t h e Revenue Sharing Progrim w i l l continue through 1982, providing approximately t h e same ass i s t ance (roughly $15,700 pe r year) t o Conneautvil le. Manager. adminis t ra t ion. . A Borough Manager, i f r e t a ined , could i n v e s t i g a t e a l t e r n a t i v e f i n - anc ia l arrangements f o r s p e c i f i c proposals , and s t a y abreas t of new S t a t e and Fed- e r a l programs. The Borough Manager should p lay a key r o l e i n t h e implementation of t h i s p lan , e spec ia l ly t h e Housing Strategy", C I P and zoning adminis t ra t ion .

For

For t h e purposes of preparing a C I P f o r

Another key assumption is t h a t t h e Borough w i l l employ a Borough This assumption a f f e c t s t h e CIP i n terms of "grantsmanship", and grant

The Capi ta l Improvements Program f o r Conneautville is expressed i n t h e following p r i o r i t y l i s t i n g of s h o r t and long range p r o j e c t s and i n t h e corresponding proposed s i x year improvements schedule on Table 30. gested p r i o r i t y ranking. t h i s r epor t a r e not based upon a de ta i l ed ana lys i s of s p e c i f i c p lans . u res represent only "ba l l park est imates ."

The l i s t i n g below is arranged i n a sug- I t should be noted t h a t t h e cos t es t imates provided i n

These f i g -

1. Construction of a Municipal Building and S i t e Improvements: involves s u b s t a n t i a l c a p i t a l expenditures and should be implemented only

This p ro jec t

on condi t ion t h a t Federal and/or S t a t e funding w i l l cover i t least 70% of t h e t o t a l c o s t . A s shown on Table 30, t h i s p ro j ec t i s l i s t e d f o r implemen- t a t i o n i n 1977. A 100% construct ion g ran t , from the Public Works Act Pro- gram administered by t h e Economic Development Administration, i s suggested as the most appropriate method of f inancing t h i s p ro jec t . The Public Works program provides 100% gran t s f o r cons t ruc t ion , but w i l l not cover a r c h i t e c t u r a l f ees . I t is suggested t h a t the Borough incur a sho r t term debt t o f inance the a r c h i t e c t u r a l f e e s , which a r e c a l c u b t e d a t approximately $12,000.

2 . Extend the Valley V i e w Subdivision Development: neer ing work as wel l as improvement cos t s i n s t r e e t paving, water and sewer extensions, storm sewer i n s t a l l a t i o n , e t c . I t should be noted t h a t t h e Borough has the option t o continue t o develop t h i s r e s i d e n t i a l neighborhood, or it could s e l l t he property t o a p r i v a t e developer. en a very high p r i o r i t y based upon the recommendation t o promote new housing s t a r t s i n t h e Borough. developer of Valley View, Table 30 r evea l s t h a t an engineer o r surveyor should be re ta ined i n 1977 t o prepare a prel iminary p l a t layout of t h e en- t i r e t r a c t and a f i n a l p l a t f o r an i n i t i a l development a rea . cos t f o r t h i s work i s approximately $6,000. During 1978, both engineering and development improvements a r e an t i c ipa t ed expenditures and the p ro jec t should continue through 1982, a s ind ica ted . The suggested method of f inancing t h i s proposal is through a shor t term loan, t o be repaid by l o t s a l e revenues over t he years . i n i t i a l s ec t ion of development would generate s u f f i c i e n t funds f o r l a t e r improvement and engineering c o s t s , and t h a t evantual ly l o t s a l e s would gen- e r a t e "prof i t " funds t h a t could be used f o r o ther Borough p r o j e c t s (as i n - d ica ted i n the Lord Mason Memorial Pa rk proposal) .

This p ro jec t involves engi-

This p ro jec t is giv-

Assuming t h a t t h e Borough continues t o be the

The estimated

I t should be expected t h a t l o t sales from t h e

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Lord Mason Memorial Pa rk S i t e Improvements: As shown on the general s i t e plan, t h e Lord Mason Memorial Park s i t e improvements include the addi t ion of var ious f a c i l i t i e s . Table 30 r e f l e c t s a constant e f f o r t t o achieve the s i t e p lan , including i n i t i a l cos t s f o r a r c h i t e c t u r a l , landscape a rch i t ec - u r a l and/or engineering work i n de t a i l ed s i t i n g and spec i f i ca t ions f o r con- s t r u c t i o n of c e r t a i n f a c i l i t i e s ( i . e . Bandstand). I t is hopeful t h a t by 1979, s u f f i c i e n t revenues would be generated from t h e s a l e of l o t s i n Valley View t o a l l o c a t e some s u b s t a n t i a l support t o the development of the Lord Mason Memorial Park. Table 30 a l s o notes t h a t funds may be ava i l ab le from the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation (BOR), on a 50% matching b a s i s . The sched- u l e of major improvements f o r t he Lord Mason Memorial Pa rk should be coordinated with Planning Commission p r i o r i t i e s and coincide with e i t h e r t he revenues received from t h e Valley V i e w Development o r with funding approvals from outs ide sources.

Water System Evaluation: v e s t i g a t e t h e c a p a b i l i t i e s of t he Borough Water System and t o determine needed improvements. water and sewer extensions f o r f u t u r e development a reas . 30, t h e engineering s tudy should be i n i t i a t e d i n 1978 and t h e estimated cos t is approximately $8,000. t he engineering s tudy and t h e improvements should be made during 1979. F i - nanc ia l a s s i s t a n c e f o r water system improvements is p o t e n t i a l l y ava i l ab le from the Pennsylvania Department of Commerce, t he Appalachian Regional Com- mission, t h e Economic Development Administration and t h e Farmer's Home Ad- min i s t r a t ion . The implementation of t h i s p ro jec t should be scheduled according t o the approval of f i n a n c i a l a s s i s t a n c e t h a t would cover a t l e a s t 50% of t h e cos t of t h e improvements proposed.

This p ro jec t involves an engineering study t o i n -

The study shbuld a l s o provide a prel iminary evaluat ion of A s shown on Table

The cos t of improvements should be determined i n

Construct a Municipal Maintenance and Equipment Storage Building: proposal involves a c a p i t a l expenditure of approximately $24,000 i n bui lding cons t ruc t ion and s i t e improvements a t t h e Water Works Park S i te . shown on Table 30, it i s an t i c ipa t ed t h a t implementation of t h i s proposal w i l l begin during 1978. I t i s suggested t h a t Revenue Sharing Funds be used t o f inance t h i s p ro jec t t o the ex ten t poss ib l e and t h a t long term debt be incurred t o f inance t h e remainder of the expenses. The p o s s i b i l i t i e s of ou ts ide funding should be inves t iga ted p r i o r t o cons t ruc t ion , t o de t e r - mine if any S t a t e o r Federal programs would provide funds f o r t h i s type of p r o j e c t .

This

As

Bridge Maintenance and/or Replacement: Borough br idges spanning Foster and Meyler Runs on Thomas and Je f f e r son S t r e e t s . d i c a t e s t h a t t h e PennDOT off-systems program may be t h e most l og ica l source of f i n a n c i a l a s s i s t ance t o complete these improvements; event t h a t t h i s f i n a n c i a l a s s i s t a n c e is no t ava i l ab le , t he Borough should request spec ia l l i q u i d f u e l s funds from t h e County t o implement t h i s proposal . a s s i s t ance . of improvements required t o br ing these br idges up t o s a f e t y s tandards.

This proposal involves t h e two

Table 30 schedules these improvements i n 1978 and 1979 and i n -

In t h e

This p r o j e c t should be scheduled according t o approval of f i n a n c i a l Some engineering evaluat ion i s needed t o determine t h e ex ten t

Housing Rehabi l i ta t ion and Neighborhood Improvement Program: This proposed program suggests a Housing Rehabi l i ta t ion Program u t i l i z i n g CDBG funds t o

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provide the seed money f o r low i n t e r e s t long term loans. program requ i r e s a code of s tandards t h a t would be appl ied t o appl icants f o r housing r e h a b i l i t a t i o n loans and t o a l l new cons t ruc t ion . with t h e housing r e h a b i l i t a t i o n a c t i v i t i e s , c e r t a i n neighborhood improvement a c t i v i t i e s , providing sidewalks, curbs , g u t t e r s and storm sewers, could be ca r r i ed out . This proposal r e l i e s heavi ly on the Borough Manager t o obta in funds and adminis ter the program, and the schedule f o r t h i s proposal should correspond with approval of CDBG funds. t h a t t hese a c t i v i t i e s would begin i n 1979 and continue through t h e remainder of the 6 year schedule. The Borough should a l s o inves t iga t e the poss i - b i l i t y of promoting housing r e h a b i l i t a t i o n on a voluntary b a s i s through the Farmer's Home Administration housing improvements programs.

The use of t h a t

Included

I t is an t i c ipa t ed

8. Acquisi t ion and Development of a Municipal Parking Lot: volves t h e acqu i s i t i on of land and the development of a municipal o f f - s t r e e t

This proposal i n -

parking f a c i l i t y within the general commercial core of t h e Borough. shown on Table 30, t h i s p ro jec t is scheduled f o r implementation during 1980 and t h e estimated expenditure i s approximately 25,500 (including ac- q u i s i t i o n ) . poss ib l e and t h e remaining expense t o be financed by long term debt .

As

The use of Revenue Sharing funds is suggested t o the extent

9. Thatcher Run Storm Sewer: This proposal i s based upon t h e U.S. Department of Agricul ture , S o i l Conservation Service recommendation t o r ep lace the Center S t r e e t storm sewer and r ea l ign t h i s storm sewer t o conduct a more d i r e c t flow of Thatcher Run i n t o Conneaut Creek. As shown on Table 30, it i s estimated t h a t t h i s p ro jec t w i l l c o s t approximately $150,000. This p ro jec t i s scheduled f o r implementation i n 1980. The Borough w i l l be r e - sponsible t o acquire easements f o r t he new alignment. c o s t s can be financed through Revenue Sharing or loans and the c o s t s w i l l depend upon the easements required.

These acqu i s i t i on

10. I n d u s t r i a l Park Acquis i t ion and S i t e Improvements: In conjunction with the e f f o r t t o promote i n d u s t r i a l development i n Conneautvil le, t h i s proposal suggests t h a t t he Borough i n i t i a t e a program t o provide developed sites f o r i n d u s t r i a l development. Close coordination with t h e County Indus t r i a l De- velopment Authority and the Meadville Area I n d u s t r i a l Commission would provide technica l a s s i s t ance , promotional a c t i v i t i e s a s wel l as a vehic le f o r economic development a s s i s t ance through Federal g ran ts for i n d u s t r i a l development. Table 30 includes t h i s a c t i v i t y i n the l a t t e r s tages of t he 6 year schedule and cos t s a r e t o be determined a t a f u t u r e da t e . opment proposed would include access roads, provis ion of water and sewer l i n e extensions, e t c . The proposed U.S. S t e e l Plant near Conneaut, Ohio could be a v i t a l motivating f a c t o r i n loca t ing prospect ive l i g h t i n d u s t r i a l a c t i v i t i e s i n Conneautvil le. An i n d u s t r i a l park development would be most des i r ab le i n a t t r a c t i n g these a c t i v i t i e s , a s wel l as s t i m u h t i n g t h e loca l economy .

The devel-

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TABLE 30

CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM 1977 THROUGH 1982

SCHEDULE

PROPOSED PROJECT 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 19R2 METHODS OF FINANCING

MUN. B U G . E SITE Publ ic Works Act - 100% IMPROVEMENTS 112,000 construct ion-Grant , Bor-

ough s h o r t term debt f o r a r c h i t e c t fees

Short term debt t o f i - VALLEY VIEW EXT. ENGINEERING 6,000 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 nance i n i t i a l engr. E i m - IMPROVEMENTS 20.000 20.000 20,000 25,000 25.000 prvmts. Rev. from sale

o f l o t s t o pay debt E t o f inance l a t e r imprvmts.

LORD MASON MEM. 50% Grant BOR/DCA Rev. PARK SITE IMPRVMTS. 500 500 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 from Valley V i e w lot sales WATER SYSTEM EVAL. ARC, FHA. Pa. Dept. of ENGR. IMPRVMTS. 8 , 000 TBD* Commerce, EDA

MUN. M I N T . BLDG. & Revenue Sharing, Long term debt SITE IMPRVMTS. 24,000

BRIDGE MAINT. &/OR PennDCT off-system i m - REPLACEMENT 50.000 40,000 prvmts. program + long

term debt ( l i q u i d f u e l s could be appl ied)

MUN. PARKING LOT Revenue Sharing E long (ACQ.) G SITE term debt IMPRVMTS . 25,000

HOUSING REHAB. & NEIGHBORHOOD HUD CDBG Grant IMPRVMT. PRGM. 30,000 30,000 40,000 40,000 THATCHER RUN U.S. Dept. of Ag. gran t STORM SEWER 150,000 through RCED

SITION & SITE ARC, PIDA (CCIDA IMPRVMTS . TBD' TBD* vehic le )

TBD - To Be Determined

NOTE:

INDUS. PARK ACQUI-

The c o s t s es t imated on this t a b l e are not based upon t h e a c t u a l design of each ind iv idua l improvement. These estimates are provided t o g ive "ba l l park" estimates of the improvements recommended.

SOURCE: CCPC eva lua t ions and suggested p r i o r i t i e s

CONCLUDING STATEMENT

The preceeding Capi ta l Improvements Program can be used as a model program t o develop a f u t u r e C I P process . One of t h e most e f f e c t i v e ways t o implement t h e Comprehensive Plan i s through an a c t i v e C I P process . a s s i s t a n c e i n the CIP process as wel l as o the r matters concerning government se rv i ces i n Conneautvil le.

The importance of annual reeva lua t ions cannot be overs ta ted .

The employment of a Borough Manager would provide tremendous

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