Schuylkill County continues to fight blight by tearing down dilapidated buildings.

Commissioners on Wednesday approved two option agreements for properties slated for demolition.

One is at 30 W. Coal St., Shenandoah, and the other is at North Lehigh Avenue in Frackville.

The agreements allow the county Land Bank to buy the properties for $100 each at the next judicial sale.

Last year, the county received a $1.4 million demolition grant from the state Department of Community & Economic Development.

In January, 13 homes that were damaged by fire in Shenandoah were torn down.

The county has so far spent a total of $448,208 of the grant, said County Administrator Gary R. Bender.

Another $320,515 has been awarded for projects yet to be completed, and $325,000 is committed for projects but has yet to be awarded, he said.

Projects submitted or completed last year were in Tamaqua (252 W. Cottage Ave., 200 Pitt St., 202 Pitt St., 130 Clay St., 400 Willing St., 209 Lombard St., 211 Lombard St., 216 Penn St., 13 S. Lehigh St., and 15 S. Lehigh St.); Coaldale (223 E. Ridge St., 146 Fisher Ave., and 216 Ridge St.); Delano (70 Lakeside Ave., 13 Trenton St., and 217 Willow St.); and in Girardville (nine properties), Palo Alto (three properties), Mahanoy City (20 properties), Cressona (one property), Tower City (one property); Shenandoah (14 properties); St. Clair (seven properties); Port Carbon (five properties); Mahanoy Township (five properties); Cass Township (five properties); Pottsville (30 properties); Reilly Township (five properties); Frackville (four properties); Ashland (seven properties); Schuylkill Haven (one property); East Norwegian Township (one property); Gilberton (10 properties); West Mahanoy Township (two properties); West Mahanoy Township/Shenandoah (two properties); Minersville (three properties); Blythe Township (one property); Butler Township (three properties); Porter Township (one property); and Gordon (one property).