"The city's troubled Health Department would get a $7.6 million boost to help prevent lead poisoning under the 2019 budget plan Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett presented Tuesday at City Hall.
The money, part of a $20 million package devoted to lead poisoning prevention, would be used in part to fund the removal of lead paint and other hazards from homes. It comes after months of turmoil for Milwaukee's health agency.
"I am adding resources to the Health Department where administrative and program lapses have failed Milwaukee residents and tarnished the department's reputation," Barrett said during his budget address to the Common Council."
Mary Spicuzza reports for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel September 25, 2018.
Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 09/26/2018
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