Allegheny County: Funds to help battle blight

By JEFF STITT

jstitt@yourmvi.com

Several blighted properties in the Mon Valley will be demolished thanks to funds awarded Thursday by Allegheny County. The county has allocated $2,114,946 in funding to support 33 applications and demolish 95 structures through the Act 152 Demolition Fund. This is the second year in which applications were accepted for funding through the program. The grants, averaging $123,027, were awarded to municipalities and councils of governments across the county. 

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