Atlanta proposes up to $7.75 million for lead-hazard reduction program

An ordinance on Atlanta City Council’s Sept. 21 agenda proposes ratifying an application for up to $7.75 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for a lead-hazard reduction demonstration program. The proposed grant is described as payable over four years.

The measure would add the amount to city grant-fund budgets and authorize positions in the Department of City Planning to administer and oversee the program. It is marked for referral to the Community Development/Human Services Committee; the agenda does not establish an award or identify individual project sites.