Congressman Moulton, HUD Officials, Mayor Kennedy to Tour Lead Remediation Work at Lynn Home
Salem, MA – This Thursday, Congressman Seth Moulton (D-MA), City of Lynn Mayor Judith Kennedy, U.S. Housing and Urban Development Regional Administrator Jim Reed and Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes, Division Director Martin Nee, will tour a home at 38 Mountain Ave in Lynn, owned by Latasha Dobson, that recently completed lead remediation work utilizing some of the $2.9 million in HUD Lead Based Paint Hazard Control grant funding that the city received.
The City of Lynn was awarded $2.5 million in HUD Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control federal grant funding and $400,000 in Healthy Homes Supplemental funding. The city will use this funding to address lead hazards in 150 housing units providing safer homes for low and very low-income families with children.
The city, through its partner, Lynn Housing Authority & Neighborhood Development will work with Neighborhood Development Associates, Inc., Lynn Economic Opportunity, the Highlands Coalition and ASPIRE to complete the work.
Lead poisoning is the No. 1 environmental health threat to children and according to state statistics, the primary source of childhood lead poisoning in Massachusetts is from exposure to lead paint and dust in homes built before 1978. In Lynn, 88% of the housing stock was built before 1978 according to data from the 2010-2014 American Community Survey.
Reporters interested in attending are asked to contact Rhonda Siciliano, HUD Office of Public Affairs at 617-994-8355 or via email atRhonda.m.siciliano@hud.gov.
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WHO\
Congressman Seth Moulton (D-MA)\
City of Lynn Mayor Judith Kennedy\
Homeowner Latasha Dobson\
HUD Regional Administrator Jim Reed\
HUD Division Director, Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes Martin Nee\
WHAT\
Tour of lead remediation work in Lynn, Massachusetts home\
WHERE\
38 Mountain Ave, Lynn, MA\
WHEN\
Thursday, October 20, 2016 at 9:30 AM\
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