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City, county to fund full lead abatement and temporary housing for families; $250,000 city share proposed
Summary
Officials presented a plan to contract with HOPE headquarters for a full lead abatement at a four-unit property that will provide temporary, no/low-cost housing for families displaced because of elevated child blood-lead levels. The city proposed up to $250,000, split with Onondaga County, and councilors asked for contract and program details.
City officials told the Syracuse City Common Council they plan to enter an agreement with HOPE headquarters to perform full lead abatement at a four-unit property owned by Syracuse Model Neighborhoods Corporation (SMNC), and to use that property as temporary housing for families with children who have elevated blood-lead levels or who must relocate while lead-hazard remediation occurs.
The administration described the property at 789 Lincoln Ave (block/lot details not specified in the transcript) as four two-bedroom units. The council heard that the work would be a full abatement rather than a lower-level remediation…
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