‘Incremental’ progress: Maine’s effort to address lead poisoning was gaining momentum before COVID-19
Rose Lundy, Maine Monitor Sat, 06/12/2021 - 10:45am
More than 313,000 units in the state were built before 1978 and may have chipping lead paint, like this home in Lewiston. (Photo by Hannah Rafkin/Maine Monitor)
Lewiston resident Hibo Omer reads the hazard warning about lead paint posted on a Maple Street home in Lewiston. (Photo by Hannah Rafkin/Maine Monitor)
Mahdi Irobe said he paid $1,500 in taxes last year on a home that has been empty since it was declared a lead hazard more than a year ago. (Photo by Hannah Rafkin/Maine Monitor)
The $30 million Choice Neighborhoods grant the city was awarded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is only the beginning of investment and development in a neglected part of the city.