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Chautauqua County accepts HUD lead-hazard grant worth more than $5 million
Summary
County health officials told the Human Services Committee that a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development grant of over $5 million will fund lead-hazard remediation across Chautauqua County from Jan. 15, 2025, through January 2029; about 85% of the award is for direct remediation and roughly 15% for administration, officials said.
Chautauqua County’s Human Services Committee voted to accept a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) lead hazard reduction grant totaling “over $5,000,000,” Jessica Wersley, Chautauqua County environmental health director, said during the Feb. 19 meeting.
Wersley said the award will run from Jan. 15, 2025, into January 2029 and that “over 85% of the budget is to provide lead hazard remediation,” with the remainder for administrative costs and workforce development. Anna Powell, the childhood lead-poisoning…
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