2022 News Articles
December 18, 2022 - $150K donation to help Latrobe move forward with blight program
December 16, 2022 - Laurels & lances: Blight, gas and RSV
December 13, 2022 - Historic Greensburg building among first targeted in battle against blight
December 13, 2022 - Westmoreland officials kick off effort to target blight at Greensburg building set for demolition
December 12, 2022 - Westmoreland to kick off blight blitz with Advance Furniture demolition in Greensburg
November 26, 2022 - East Huntingdon joins Land Bank
November 22, 2022 - Jeannette leaders order demolition of 12 properties
November 22, 2022 - 'Making great strides': Jeannette IDs 12 more blighted homes for demolition
November 17, 2022 - Demolition begins on Monessen's old Fifth Street Hotel
November 15, 2022 - Delayed $16 million senior housing project resumes in East Vandergrift
October 17, 2022 - Municipal leaders say code enforcement is key to fighting blight across Western Pa.
October 10, 2022 - Ligonier Township working to stay on top of blight
October 04, 2022 - Westmoreland redevelopment agency to focus on blight prevention
August 28, 2022 - Westmoreland Land Bank knows communication is key
August 8, 2022 - Former Fort Pitt Brewery in Jeannette among dozen of properties bought by land bank
July 14, 2022 - 'Blight monster' brewery site in West Jeannette to be torn down
July 14, 2022 - Westmoreland County commissioners announce plan to spend COVID-19 relief money
July 12, 2022 - Blight removal, water/sewer projects, food bank set to receive Westmoreland covid funding
June 24, 2022 - $332,000 Olmsted Commons park planned for Vandergrift’s historic district
June 14, 2022 - Brewster Announces $1.6 Million in Housing Funds
June 13, 2022 - Program to eliminate blight comes to New Kensington and Arnold
June 12, 2022 - New Kensington-Arnold approves joining blight-fighting program, sets stage for Arnold
May 30, 2022 - Vandergrift officials continue efforts to fight blight in the borough
May 18, 2022 - Arnold officials consider joining Westmoreland land bank to fight blight
May 06, 2022 - Redevelopment sought for formerly blighted Scottdale property
May 05, 2022 - Scottdale Eagles site ready to be developed
April 22, 2022 - Redevelopment experts advise local officials at Westmoreland 'blight boot camp'
April 10, 2022 - New Kensington-Arnold School District has sway over its cities joining county blight-fight program
March 07, 2022 - Westmoreland blight remediation seminar set for April
March 02, 2022 - County official: Prevention is a key to controlling blight in Latrobe
January 30, 2022 - Westmoreland County funds demolition of blighted properties in Vandergrift, New Ken and Arnold