The Monroe County commissioners awarded the contract for janitorial service for the magisterial district justice offices.

The contract went to KKJ Inc., doing business as Jan-Pro Cleaning and Disinfecting of Northeastern Pennsylvania in Larksville.

Jan-Pro’s bid was slightly higher than the other bid at $686 per week for an annual total of $35,672, but its bid included a security of 10% cashier’s check. The other company was Team Cleaning Solutions Inc., based in Philadelphia, at $675 per week for an annual total of $35,100, but it did not include bid security.

The contract with Jan-Pro gives it the option to extend the contract twice with one-year extensions each time and a 3% increase each year.

In other business, Jennifer Strauch-Petersen, the executive director of the Redevelopment Authority of the County of Monroe, presented the final hearing for theFederal Fiscal Year 2025 Community Development Block Grant application. The county is requesting $663,596 in CDBG money for the following projects:

• $325,061 — Rehabilitation of single-unit residential housing for low to moderate income people who qualify for the program.

• $125,991 — East Stroudsburg Borough for road and street improvements on parts of Walnut, West Broad and Park streets.

• $93,098 — Stroudsburg Borough for street and road improvements on McConnell Street.