Times Observer photos by Josh Cotton Lexi Paris (Left photo) and Bianca Vilella (Right photo) were sworn in as Warren City Council junior council members during Monday’s meeting. Councilwoman Danielle Flasher said the council is “very passionate (about) empowering our young voices to be involved and engaged” and to give them a “platform to share their thoughts.”

An agreement to ‘unwind’ the now-withdrawn downtown senior living project could be presented to council as soon as the October meeting.

City Solicitor Andrea Stapleford said that counsel for the Hudson Companies provided the city with a draft agreement that would terminate “agreements pertaining to the project.”

She said the agreement and city records will be reviewed to make sure that all issues are properly addressed prior to council taking action.

Stapleford said she’s hoping to bring the agreement to the October meeting.

She said the agreement would “sort of unwind the project” and “return it to the state it was prior to the project being started.

“We want to make sure everything is incorporated into that so it’s complete.”

Mayor David Wortman announced at August’s meeting that the proposed Eagles Crest project has been discontinued. The project aimed to develop a senior living facility on the corner of Liberty St. and Pennsylvania Ave.

He said that the developer, Hudson Group, has informed the city that “they will no longer be moving forward with the Eagle’s Crest project.”

RIVERFRONT UPDATE

City Manager Mike Holtz told council that the city would be applying for additional grant dollars for the riverfront as well as additional Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program dollars via the General Assembly.

He said the paperwork is also in the works to utilize previously-awarded grant dollars to secure the strip of land along the riverfront behind the HIY, Inc. building and the concrete pad adjacent to the townhouses.

“Most of the heavy lifting has been done,” he said. “I think we’re within 60 days of wrapping that up.”

Downtown tables and chairs

Good weather drives high use of the city’s tables and chairs downtown and there has been discussion about potentially adding more next year.

The city’s Planning Commission previously prioritized locations – Pennsylvania Ave. between Liberty St. and Hickory St. along Second Ave. on the north side of the street, the east side restaurants, Liberty St. and then the southside of Pennsylvania Ave. between Hickory St. and Liberty St. along Second Ave.

Holtz said the final decision will be part of the city’s budget planning for 2025.

“Right now, no tables and chairs are being purchased today,” he said.