Carbon County [PA] REALTORS® Help Bring Tiny Borough of Lehighton Back to Life

The 82-member Carbon County Association of REALTORS^®, based in the borough of Lehighton in the foothills of the Pennsylvania Poconos, knew their three-stoplight town needed help.  After suffering the loss of its traditional industries – garment mills and the railroad – decades ago, the four-block business district was in a bad state of decline. After learning about the REALTOR^® Party’s Smart Growth Grant Program, the association leaders applied for help, and they got it.

• Read how CCAR helped revive Lehighton’s downtown area with a smart growth grant (419K PDF)