Blight fight comes to sections of Newport Township
There is a plan for blighted properties to come down in one section of Luzerne County, along with some needed improvements.
Author: Chelsea Strub
Updated: 5:27 PM EDT May 26, 2021
GLEN LYON, Pa. — Changes are coming to Main Street in Glen Lyon and other areas of Newport Township, in part thanks to nearly $300,000 from the state to demolish 18 blighted properties.
This came as good news to Eleanor Hamrick, who has lived in the township for 70 years.
"I go out for my walks every other day, and I kept on saying, 'That one needs a match, that one needs a match, that one needs a match, that one needs a match.' And I'm glad it's happening. I'm really glad it's happening because I was too ashamed to tell people I was in Newport Township because they say, 'Why is Main Street with all those rundown homes?' I'm glad they're going."