When Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz toured the former Bethlehem Steel site on the shore of Lake Erie in the summer of 2017, he knew what few others did.
Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz looks over the Bethlehem Steel site with his father, Charles Poloncarz, who worked at the Lackawanna plant for 38 years, during a tour of the property with The Buffalo News in May 2017.
This is not the first time the Bethlehem Steel property has been reimagined. But this time, the plans are being backed with nearly $19 million in local, state and federal
Overhead shot of the former Bethlehem Steel site on Route 5 in Lackawanna where a solar farm, windmills and other development now occupy some of the property.
Overhead shot of the former Bethlehem Steel site on Route 5 in Lackawanna where a solar farm, windmills and other development now occupy some of the property.
The company that makes the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser for Procter & Gamble is helping to erase some of the blight along the former Bethlehem Steel complex in
Overhead shot of the former Bethlehem Steel site on Route 5 in Lackawanna where a solar farm, windmills and other development now occupy some of the property.
Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz looks over the Bethlehem Steel site with his father, Charles Poloncarz, who worked at the Lackawanna plant for 38 years, during a tour of the property with The Buffalo News in May 2017.