Steubenville officials optimistic grant funds will cover costly MLK roof replacement
STEUBENVILLE — A new roof for the Martin Luther King recreation center is likely to cost around $240,000, but the good news is city officials are optimistic most — if not all — the cost could be covered by grants. City Manager Mike Johnson said the engineering work alone will cost around $34,000, but it will be covered by a grant secured through Mayor Ralph Petrella’s participation in the Mayor’s Partnership for Progress. “We got an estimate from a construction company, a roofing company, that it would be roughly $200,000 to replace the weight room…
