Schuylkill County commissioners on Wednesday approved a number of property-related actions.

They agreed to award a $23,800 contract to the Redstone Company of Wyomissing, Berks County, for a Community Development Block Grant project at Holy Family Apartments in New Philadelphia.

The project will upgrade showers to walk-in showers.

Commissioners also agreed to enter into a cooperation agreement with Porter-Tower Joint Municipal Authority for a demolition project at 7 E. Grand Ave.

In other matters, commissioners approved the repository sale of a property at 241 Lafayette St., Tamaqua, to the borough for $1.

The property will be placed on the demolition list.

In January the county received a $1.4 million demolition grant through the state Department of Community and Economic Development to tear down blighted properties.

“We are very happy with the cooperation we’re getting from local municipalities,” said Commissioners’ Chairman George F. Halcovage Jr. “The demolition program is being done properly, expeditiously and professionally. It’s great to work as a team with local officials for the good of the people.”

In other business, commissioners approved a contract between the Adult Probation Department and Premier Biotech Inc. to provide drug testing for one year beginning April 1.

Commissioners also approved a contract with the University of Cincinnati Research Institute to provide training on the Ohio Risk Assessment System for one year beginning April 1.

Also on Wednesday, commissioners proclaimed March as National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month.

Commissioner Gary J. Hess spoke about his developmentally disabled sister, and the good work being done by Avenues, a program based in Pottsville that provides education and services to those with developmental or acquired disabilities.

Halcovage wore mismatched socks in honor of World Down Syndrome day, which was Wednesday.

Down Syndrome International encouraged people to participate in its #LotsOfSocks campaign, by wearing mismatched, unusual or fun socks.

“It’s because chromosomes kind of look like socks. People with Down syndrome have an extra chromosome,” the organization’s website says.

In 1987, then-President Ronald Reagan made a public proclamation that the month of March should be recognized as Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month to “increase public awareness of the needs and potential of Americans with developmental disabilities.”

This year’s theme is “See Me for Me!”

The theme means to look beyond someone’s disability, seeing him or her as a person and not just a person with a disability.