Dilapidated Property News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Legislators proposed a new program with the West Virginia Department of Environment Protection to assist with flooding related demolition around the state.

The City of Wilkes-Barre demolished a longtime eyesore Thursday in the southern section of the city. A demolition crew from Brdaric Excavating made quick work of the two-story home at 101-103 Westminster St. The city redevelopment authority purchased the home at a 2001 tax sale for $5,900, and the property had been a problematic eyesore for several years — as far back as 2005, according to Citizens’ Voice archives. The city acquired the property in 2015, according to Luzerne County assessment records. An engineer deemed the property uninhabitable in February 2020, at which point cit...