Matzie: Aliquippa secures more than $140,000 for blight removal project

Will fund clearing, demolition, excavation/grading at Bricks site

Rep. Robert Matzie    August 2, 2021 | 2:13 PM

AMBRIDGE, Aug. 2 – A grant of $140,233 from the state Department of Community and Economic Development will allow the city of Aliquippa to clear The Bricks site in Plan 12 and prepare the site for future development.

Matzie, D-Beaver/Allegheny, said the grant, awarded under the Keystone Communities Program, will fund the first steps of blight removal, demolition and preliminary site work.

“The funding awarded today will allow Aliquippa to clear the overgrown, debris-ridden Bricks site located along Temple and Oliver streets in Plan 12 and prepare the site for development,” Matzie said. “In addition to blight removal, the grant will fund demolition of several structures and excavation and grading work.

“Those projects will lay the groundwork for eventual construction of single-family homes, duplexes and townhomes, meeting the growing demand for workforce housing and drawing new and welcome residential and commercial activity to the area.”

The Keystone Communities Program assists Pennsylvania’s core communities in achieving revitalization. More information about the grants is available here.

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