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Etna Economic Development Corporation

Mission Statement

"To maintain a high integrity in the effort of identifying, organizing and implementing projects of civil and commercial importance for the revitalization of the Borough of Etna."

Etna Needs Your Help...

We're sure those of you who have lived and worked in this town share our concern for its future. We, of the Etna Economic Development Corporation, wanted to take this opportunity to share with you, the shareholders of Etna's prosperity, some of our vision of our town. Our hopes and dreams are for an Etna community that is vibrant, economically healthy, environmentally friendly and, in short, a wonderful place to live and work. A number of local business people and residents are working diligently behind the scenes to move the community in this direction, but WE NEED YOUR HELP.

We realize our Etna business community does not offer every product or ser­vice to meet every possible need. We do, however, believe that the businesses in the community provide many of the essentials of everyday life, and, in some instances, much more.

The vitality of our business community plays a major role in the quality of the community at large. Police and fire departments, road crews, recreational areas, and activities such as Light Up Night, summer concerts, street fairs, local government pro­grams, education for our youth, environmental initiatives and much more, are depend­ent on the tax revenues collected from your local business community.

With this in mind, we ask you, the residents of Etna, to do what you can to patronize your local businesses. So doing will help ensure the long-term vitality of the community we call home.

MAIN STREET MANAGER IS HERE!

Since 2002, when the Etna Economic Development Corporation formed, our goals have been for Etna to become a Main Street Community, complete with a full time Main Street Manager. BOTH GOALS HAVE BEEN MET! WELCOME JOHN TOKARSKI who begins his employment May 5 as the first Etna Main Street Manager. Mr. Tokarski will be based in an office in the central business district. His immediate goals will be to assist the present businesses and to locate new businesses. He comes to this job with a wealth of experience in economic development, having spent twelve years working in Pittsburgh during the Murphy administration.

As we welcome Mr. Tokarski, we would like to announce that Mr. Thomas Samuels is retiring from the Development Board of Directors. Mr. Samuels played an integral role during the formative years of the EEDC. He was the first EEDC Board President and was instrumental in putting together the Main Street application. We wish Tom nothing but the best and thank him for his devotion and service to the Borough and the EEDC.

Click Here for an application for membership to the EEDC. It is an annual dues payment and along with up to date dues, comes the voting right at any General Membership Meeting. Please send your check payable to "Etna Economic Development Corporation", c/o 437 Butler St., Pgh., PA 15223. These meetings are held at the Municipal Building, the second Tuesday of each month, beginning at 7:00 p.m. All are welcome, call the borough office to con­firm the meeting date at 412-781-0569.

It is very important that we increase our membership. Part of the Main Street grant application is a commitment that the EEDC can collect $2,500.00 in annual dues. Please seriously consider becoming a dues paying member.

Allegheny River Towns Enterprise Zone

In another effort to advance Economic Development, Etna has joined with Aspinwall, Blawnox, Millvale, O'Hara, Shaler and Sharpsburg to form the Allegheny River Towns Enterprise Zone (ARTEZ). This effort will concentrate on the creation, expansion and retention of manufacturing and industrial businesses along with the possible development of the communities' brownfield sites. Current businesses located within the ARTEZ area will also be able to access many special State programs including Corporate Tax credits. Check future newsletters for additional information.

Route 8 Corridor Partnerships

Speaking of business development, the Borough of Etna has joined partners with the Townships of Shaler and Hampton and the Northern Allegheny Chamber of Commerce for the implementation of the Route 8 Corridor Study, completed early last year by Environmental Planning and Design. This study was conducted along the Route 8 Corridor and noted improvements that could be made to make the area more attractive to new businesses. The study was paid for by grants from the County of Allegheny and the State Department of Economic Development The study recommends traffic improvements as well as designated areas for certain types of businesses. Included in Etna's portion of the project, is the north side of Butler Street from the Route 8/Kittanning Street crossing, down Bridge Street and to the Industrial Park.

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