Shoddy work done by a licensed lead abatement contractor, and approved by a regional agency, has raised concerns about the oversight of a Maine program meant to protect children from lead poisoning.
Lorain County commissioners balked at proposed contracts with consulting firms with hefty price tags at their meeting Feb. 2. First, a $15,000 payment came to the attention of Dave Moore, vice president of the commission. The payment was requested from the Lorain County Prosecutor’s Office to hire McCaulley and Company LLC, a grant writing firm. […]
Shoddy work done by a licensed lead abatement contractor, and approved by a regional agency, has raised concerns about the oversight of a Maine program meant to protect children from lead poisoning.
The Lorain County Commission unanimously approved a nearly $2 million grant Jan. 30 to implement a lead abatement program countywide. The county’s Community Development Department received the Lead Safe Ohio Grant Funds in the amount of $1,892,000 for Lorain County from the Ohio Department of Development to implement a lead safe renovation and lead abatement […]
The Ohio Department of Development announced Jan. 11 that $1.6 million in grants to help remove toxic lead from 82 low- and moderate-income households in 25 communities across the state, including Lorain County, according to a news release.