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Article: Racine adopts plan to eliminate lead poisoning; Initiative, part of Doyle's KidsFirst program, aims at 2010
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- August 12, 2005
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Racine The City of Racine has made progress in reducing lead
poisoning in children, but officials on Thursday announced an
initiative to eliminate lead poisoning by 2010.
Mayor Gary Becker said the initiative, CLEAR Out Lead
(Collaboration for Lead Education, Abatement and Reduction), seeks to
help the city's most vulnerable residents: children.
The initiative was announced outside a home in the 1600 block of
Packard Ave. The home, owned by Maria and Herberto Flores, is among
those that have had lead abatement inside and out. A new family now
lives there without fear that playing in the yard or on the floors in
the house will hold any dangers for its two small boys.
The city of Racine has ...