Public Hearing on Elks Home, January 21, 7pm

Elks Home as it appears today. Courtesy Discover Downtown Middlesboro

A Public Hearing on up to $600,000 in grants to clean up the Elks Home in Middlesboro will be held at City Hall on January 21, 2014, starting at 7p.m.


Discover Downtown Middlesboro acquired this property in December 2012. We're working with the EPA to find ways to make the building safe. This includes removing he asbestos, lead, and mold that has been documented on the site.


Another benefit of this project is to create dozens of jobs, helping to train people in environmental clean-up. These good paying and safe jobs help to provide opportunities for local people needing this the most. If you can, please come out and support our application tonight.


Even if you are unavailable to attend, it is possible to send your responses in writing to the
Regional Office of the EPA.

Elks Home as it appeared in the 1980s. Courtesy Kentucky Heritage Council.