Sentences with phrase «old lead abatement»

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The 20 - year - old lead abatement program run by the city of Syracuse will shut down and its four employees will be laid off because federal officials, who had criticized the city's handling of grants, rejected Syracuse's application for continued funding.

Despite the need, the city was forced to shut down its 20 - year - old lead abatement program last year after HUD rejected a previous application for $ 3.5 million in aid to remove lead from low - income homes with children.

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The issue is immense and there are many older homes in our area needing inspection and potential lead abatement work, so this funding will critically strengthen our efforts and allow us to help more homeowners and landlords to recognize and ameliorate their lead problems.»

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