Area cities addressing ‘BAD’ buildings at their own pace
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PDFCLARKSBURG — Area cities participating in a statewide program on how to address vacant and run-down properties are pacing themselves, officials say.
Weston, Shinnston and Fairmont are among 17 municipalities in the BAD Buildings Program, an initiative of the Northern West Virginia Brownfields Assistance Center at West Virginia University.
“Different communities are going at different speeds,” said Luke Elser, project manager.
BAD Buildings is an acronym for Brownfields, Abandoned and Dilapidated Buildings. The program is funded by the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation.
“The goal of the program is to help communities organize and start to solve abandoned and…
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