Erie EAC to draft letter urging bird‑safe window treatments for Market House and new hotel

Members of the Erie Environmental Advisory Council discussed drafting a letter to developers asking them to adopt bird‑safe window treatments after a recent city council meeting and consultant recommendations for the Market House. A member who attended the council meeting summarized the consultant’s plan, including use of a UV film that is invisible to people but appears to birds as a solid object, and asked the EAC to prepare a letter thanking Scott Enterprises for dimming lights during peak migration nights and urging application of similar measures to windows on other projects.

Council members discussed logistics for producing the letter, including drafting the text in advance, placing the letter on city letterhead and approving it by email if members agree rather than waiting for the next meeting. Members said the EAC could also reach out to local groups that have been in contact with developers — the transcript references the Erie Birding Observatory communicating with the Erie Downtown Development Corporation about atrium treatments — and urged prompt action because design and ordering decisions are already underway for some projects.

No formal motion to send the letter was recorded; members agreed to draft the wording and either vote at the next meeting or approve the letter by email if available. The EAC did not adopt any binding requirements; it proposed sending a courtesy communication to encourage voluntary adoption of bird‑safety measures.