Kingman – Mojave County officials are seeking grants of up to $150,000 to remove toxic asbestos from the former Kingman facility, so three county buildings will receive funding from state grants this year. You may benefit.

The Mojave County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to vote next week on whether to accept the grant. This allows materials containing asbestos to be removed and routed from the County’s Former Victim Witness Facility, Former Defense Attorney’s Office, and the County’s historic prisons.

The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality approved this year’s grant allocation in January through ADEQ’s Brownfields State Compliant Grant, according to county records. Hazardous material removal is paid for in full through a grant.

Under a Brownfields State Response Grant, the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality will investigate lead and asbestos structures and provide $20,000 in state funding.

Time may be of the essence for the county’s historic prisons. In January the Mojave County Board of Supervisors approved the building for his 15-year lease to the Mojave County Historical Society. Under the lease, the Historical Society would pay for the renovation of the building and open the former county facility to the public for educational purposes.

However, county records show that hazardous materials must be removed as a prerequisite to that agreement.

The county board will vote on Monday, April 17, at its next board meeting in Kingman on whether to accept state grants to remove lead and asbestos from former county facilities.