Monessen prepares to sell Donner Avenue building

By Mon Valley Independent

By KRISTIE LINDEN

klinden@yourmvi.com

Monessen council has hired Ferrara Appraisals to do some preparatory work on the building at 557 Donner Ave. to get it ready to sell. The building sits across a concrete courtyard from Monessen’s current city hall and used to function as city hall before summer 2021.

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