Hancock County has received a state grant from the Ohio Department of Development worth $500,000 to be used to demolish commercial and residential buildings. As of mid-February, only three applications have been sent in to use the grant money. 

Commercial and residential businesses that do not contain environmentally hazardous substances or conditions within Hancock County are eligible for the demolition funds. Barns or other agricultural buildings are not eligible unless they are attached to a residential structure to be taken down. The grant money is expected to cover the expenses for demolishing and restoring the site after the demolition process. 

The deadline for applications is 4 p.m. Friday. Application packets are available for pick-up at 318 Dorney Plaza, Room 304, Findlay, or for online access at www.hancockrpc.org.