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Akron launches Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, cites HUD grant and Lead Safe Akron work

City of Akron Council (committee meetings: Budget & Finance; Housing & Neighborhood Assistance) · October 21, 2025
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Summary

City housing officials opened Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, outlined Lead Safe Akron activities and said the city has a HUD lead-hazard and healthy-homes grant it will use to assess and remediate lead hazards. Staff noted housing-age and exposure maps, radon testing plans and outreach events for residents.

City housing officials briefed the Housing and Neighborhood Assistance Committee on Lead Poisoning Prevention Week and the city’s Lead Safe Akron program, outlining outreach, testing and remediation priorities.

"Ninety percent of Akron's housing stock predates 1980," Terron Cunningham, housing-rehab manager in the Department of Neighborhood Assistance, told the committee as he summarized lead-exposure risks across several ZIP codes. Cunningham and other staff highlighted three technical thresholds they are using for intervention: a blood-lead level of 3.5 micrograms per deciliter (the CDC intervention benchmark cited in the presentation), a radon mitigation recommendation at 4 picocuries per liter, and program delivery milestones tied to the Lead Safe Akron effort.

Officials also read a mayoral proclamation declaring October 19–25, 2025, Lead Poisoning Prevention Week in Akron and stressed that the city’s current flagship program will continue to 2029 while staff seek additional funds to sustain efforts. A committee speaker stated that the city has secured a federal grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to support lead-hazard control and healthy homes work; the amount stated in the meeting was $7,750,000.

Council members and staff discussed outreach and events; committee members were invited to ward meetings and a library session where staff will share data and resources. Officials noted that the program mixes assessments, lead-abatement work, workforce development for home-performance jobs, radon testing and coordination with public-health partners.

Ending: The committee thanked staff for the briefing and adjourned after confirming outreach plans and the proclamation reading.

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