STEUBENVILLE — The Brooke-Hancock Region IX Regional Planning and Development Council has been awarded a 2017 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Brownfields Coalition Assessment Grant.

The $1.2 million award will be applicable to projects in Hancock Brooke, and Jefferson counties, with specific projects eyed in Mingo Junction, Weirton, and the area of Power, W.Va. in Brooke County.

Funds can be used to assist in environmental assessment and eventual repurposing of potentially contaminated properties within the counties.

“These grants will empower our communities to transform idle, languishing lands into vibrant hubs for business, jobs, and recreation,” said BH Executive Director Michael Paprocki. “It’s all about providing that initial funding, and sparking that first conversation to s

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