Section 2. John W. Groters Memorial Highway.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
(1) John W. Groters was a prominent member of the Erie
community as a volunteer, a businessman and a public servant.
(2) He was a volunteer at the West Ridge Fire Department
and was the first person to teach first aid to all the
volunteer fire departments in Millcreek.
(3) He was a partner in the Reffner and Groters Esso
Station, located at the corner of West 26th Street and Powell
Avenue in the late 1940s and early 1950s.
(4) He went to work for the Millcreek School District in
maintenance and as a school bus driver, eventually rising to
become head of transportation, where he scheduled the bus
routes for all the Millcreek schools and still filled in as a
driver when necessary.
(5) In recognition of his contributions to the Millcreek
School District, the district honors his memory with an
annual John W. Groters Driver of the Year Award.
(b) Designation.--The portion of US Route 20, known as West 26th Street, in Millcreek Township, Erie County, from Peninsula Drive to Powell Avenue, is designated the John W. Groters Memorial Highway.
(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain signs at both ends of the roadway designated in subsection (b).