Girard officials balk at plans for bridge

Girard officials balk at plans for bridge

GIRARD — A local businessman is determined to place an elevated road across a portion of the Lower Girard Lake, but city officials say it won’t happen unless the city approves of the bridge’s design and placement.

James Coates of Niles bought the land surrounding the lakes in 1982 with plans of developing the land with single-family homes and condominiums.

The land is divided into three sections, each separated by a finger of Lower Girard Lake. Development has been ongoing on one section of the land, but Coates says he is now ready to begin developing a second section. The second section has no access unless a bridge or road crossing the lake is put in place.

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