Revitalizing the East Bayfront
has a potential impact far beyond this single neighborhood.
No other Erie neighborhood has forged such strong, sustained
partnerships with local government and the private sector
like the East Bayfront. BEST is viewed as a model for other
Watch groups and their private sector partners.
BEST is a prototype that plays a
key role in reversing the bias and negative perceptions of
home ownership that plague all inner city neighborhoods in
Erie. It is a proactive, aggressive effort to promote home
ownership in Erie's surprisingly affordable inner city neighborhoods,
instead of allowing market forces to continue to ignore a
vast portion of the Erie's inner city.
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