Weekly Chatter by Nick Castele October 21, 2024
We told you last week that Cleveland City Hall is shaking up its efforts against lead paint in rental homes. Here’s another angle on the city’s fight against lead.
Cleveland prosecutors have been filing criminal complaints against landlords they accuse of not following orders to clean up lead hazards after children have been poisoned.
Lead Safe Cleveland Coalition sticks up for anti-lead paint work
The Lead Safe Cleveland Coalition – which includes nonprofits and philanthropies – says it is still committed to working with City Hall, even after Mayor Justin Bibb questioned the effectiveness of current anti-lead efforts.
The differences in viewpoint between City Hall and the coalition – explained here – are fairly technical. But those differences could have implications for how millions of dollars are spent fixing lead hazards in homes.
https://signalcleveland.org/tracking-clevelands-efforts-to-crack-down-on-lead-paint-hazards/
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