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Chautauqua County Receiving $5.75 Million For Lead-Based Paint Remediation

October 4, 2024 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Chautauqua County will receive $5.75 million for lead-based paint hazard reductions. U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced the funding as part of $22.4 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for four … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chuck Schumer, Lead Based Paint removal, Lead Poisoning, Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Program, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Rental Inspection Ordinance, Food Truck Ordinance Up For Review By Jamestown City Council

July 8, 2024 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Jamestown City Council will begin final review of a rental inspection ordinance as well as review a food truck ordinance at their work session tonight. The city is proposing a rental inspection ordinance that would require rental inspections for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: food truck ordinance, Food Trucks, Gus Macker, Jamestown City Council, Jamestown Department of Development, Jeff Russell, Kim Ecklund, Lead, Lead Based Paint removal, Rental Inspection Ordinance

Jamestown Area 7th Highest Number of Lead Poisoned Children in NYS Outside NYC

October 27, 2022 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

The 14701 zip code has the seventh highest number of lead poisoned children in New York State outside of New York City. That data is according to New York State Department of Health’s 2020 data and being shared by the Healthy at Home CHQ Coalition … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua Opportunities Inc., City of Jamestown, Healthy at Home CHQ Coalition, Lead, Lead Based Paint removal, Lead Poisoning, Lisa Schmidtfrerick-Miller, National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, New York State Department of Health

[LISTEN] Community Matters – Lead Contamination in Jamestown Housing

July 19, 2019 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN VIA SOUNDCLOUD Originally airing Thursday, July 18, 2019 Local health officials discuss Lead Poisoning and the effort to remove lead from homes within the community. Guests include Dr. Lillian Ney with the city's Health … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Audio Tagged With: Childhood Lead Poisoning Primary Prevention program, Lead, Lead Based Paint removal, Lead Hazard Reduction, Lillian Ney, Lisa Schmidtfrerick-Miller, Natalie Whiteman

County Health Officials Ask City Council Members to Help Get the Lead Out

July 18, 2018 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council is looking into ways to leverage federal money to help address the ongoing problem of lead paint in homes throughout the community. On Monday night the council’s Housing Committee had a member of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua County Department of Health and Human Services, Jamestown City Council, Lead, Lead Based Paint removal, Lead Hazard Reduction, Vanessa Weinert, Vicki James

Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Federal Grant for to Help Remove Lead from Area Homes

August 25, 2015 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand have announced a federal grant of $2,217,833 in Lead Hazard Control funding for Chautauqua County to address lead hazards in 150 housing units. According to the senators, the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Charles Schumer, Kirsten Gillibrand, Lead Based Paint removal, Lead Hazard Reduction, Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control

County Health Officials to Address Lead Abatement Plan During Thursday Press Conference

October 23, 2014 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

MAYVILLE - As part of the continued effort to reduce the risk of childhood lead poisoning, the Public Health Division of the Chautauqua County Department of Health and Human Services administers a Childhood Lead Poisoning Primary Prevention program … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua County Department of Health and Human Services, Childhood Lead Poisoning Primary Prevention program, Christine Schuyler, Lead Based Paint removal

MORNING NEWS: Public Hearing on Lead-Based Paint Removal Funding is Today

January 31, 2013 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - The Chautauqua County Department of Planning & Economic Development will hold a public hearing today to solicit comments regarding the County's Abbreviated Consolidated Strategy for Lead Based Paint Removal. The hearing is pursuant to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua County Department of Planning and Economic Development, Lead Based Paint removal

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