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County commissioners approve HUD lead-hazard grant support, multiple local contracts
Summary
Mahoning County commissioners on July 17 approved a package of agreements and resolutions, including a resolution supporting a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development 2025 Lead Hazard Reduction Grant application for $7,750,000 (with a 10% local match) and several contracts for vehicle repairs, concrete work and emergency sewer repair.
Mahoning County commissioners voted July 17 to approve a bundle of agreements and resolutions that included support for a 2025 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Lead Hazard Reduction Grant application and several local service and repair contracts.
The commissioners approved a resolution supporting a HUD Lead Hazard Reduction Grant application for $7,750,000, which staff said requires a 10% local match. Phil, speaking for the applicant team, said the request was corrected at the meeting from $7,500,000 to $7,750,000 and that the award would allow the county to extend its lead-hazard program, "hopefully for another four years." Phil also said the county’s largest previous application was $5,000,000.
Why this matters: a successful HUD lead-hazard award would provide federal funding to identify and remediate lead paint…
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