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PARKERSBURG – The Wood County Commission awarded a bid to Tim Graham Excavating to tear down a house at 122 Victory St. in Parkersburg during its Monday meeting.

The commission was considering two bids of $5,900 from Tim Graham Excavating of Parkersburg and $16,000 from Bosley Construction.

Officials said the job specs were clear about asbestos testing and removal.

The commission approved the awarding of the bid unanimously.

The job would qualify for removal under some of the dilapidated property cleanup grant money the county gets from the state. Once they are awarded, the work would be paid through the state Division of Environmental Protection Dilapidated Properties Program Grant, officials said.

This is the fourth project under this program that was awarded to Tim Graham Excavating of Parkersburg in a row, officials said

The Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Council was on the agenda to discuss paperwork required for the Hill Avenue Sewer Project. However, no one appeared at Monday’s meeting from the Regional Council so officials decided to reschedule for a later date.

The project has been in the works for a number of years with the goal to provide sanitary sewer service to an underserved part of the county which includes multiple homes along Marrtown Road and Hill Avenue as well as the Rivers Complex (a business complex on Star Avenue.). It will include sanitary sewer lines, pump stations and more. The sewers will be owned and operated by the Parkersburg Utility Board.