Blight elimination efforts continue

It won’t be long before more unsafe, unsightly houses are torn down in New Castle as part of the ongoing Blight Elimination Program (BEP).
The New Castle Board of Works met Monday and voted unanimously to accept the low bid from Neal’s Scrap Metal to tear down 10 dilapidated houses at a total cost of $68,500. They are located at 135 Columbia Ave., 325 N. 29th St., 908 S. 17th St., 923/925 S. 15th St., 1204 S. 20th St., 1212 S. 20th St., 1325 J Ave., 1815 A Ave. and 2830 C Ave.
Ed Hill, the city’s GIS and MS4 coordinator who is overseeing the BEP effort, said the 10 houses soon to be razed will bring the total number of houses torn down to 42.

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