Lets get to Kent Wainscott at first, city hall with the mayors advice. The mayor says the safety risk from underground lead pipes pipes leading to homes is greatest for young children. But while the city works on a longterm solution a simple step can help protect you and your family. We want to make sure that people realize this is not an alarmist call. Mayor tom barre s threat from lead Service Lines is real, but it is no greater now than when he first alerted residents to the problem last january. Our concern is about the safety of the people who live in this community, and there is a particular concern for infants and children under the age of six. Lead lines connect about 70,000 milwaukee homes built before the 1950s to the water main beneath the street. Late last year the city , discovered lead leeching into work was happening. But at a forum at Marquette Law School yesterday, a water safety expert said the lead is always a concern. As long as we have those lead pipes, no one know
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