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Butler County program expands lead‑safe home work under state grant
Summary
SELF program coordinator Bob Didion updated commissioners on Butler County’s Lead Safe Ohio work, saying the county’s share of the state grant totals about $2.3 million and program spending is roughly $634,000 to date, with 9 homes completed and partnerships to expand referrals and enforcement.
Bob Didion, housing program coordinator for SELF, told the Butler County Board of Commissioners on Dec. 16 that the county’s Lead Safe Ohio work targets lead hazards—primarily windows and doors—in homes built before 1978 and requires contractors to meet full clearance dust levels before a job is complete.
The program is funded through a statewide package enacted in House Bill 45; Didion said Butler County’s allocation is approximately $2,075,000 plus a later $180,000 award, which county staff and presenters later described as about $2.3 million total for the county. SELF has used licensing and in‑house clearances to reduce third‑party costs, the coordinator said.
Didion described health effects of lead exposure—reduced childhood IQ, learning and behavioral problems, hearing and kidney damage, and reproductive…
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