WE VISITED LOCAL RESTAURANTS. LEAD INSIDE MILWAUKEE AREA HOMES IS A SIGNIFICANT ISSUE, IMPACTING MORE THAN JUST THE PIPES. THE CITY’S HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS MAKING A NEW PUSH TO REMOVE THE HARMFUL CHEMICAL. 12 NEWS IS ZOE HENRY TAKES US TO TWO HOMES BEING RENOVATED TO MAKE THEM SAFER. LEAD PAINT IS A MAJOR ISSUE IN OLDER MILWAUKEE HOMES. 88% OF THE HOMES IN MILWAUKEE WERE RESIDENTIAL HOMES WERE BUILT BEFORE 1978, AND SO 1978 WAS THE YEAR THAT LEAD PAINT WAS BANNED. AND WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO TO REMOVE THAT PAINT THAT’S STILL IN OUR WINDOWS AND OUR DOORS AND OUR FLOORS, AND IT’S CHIPPED OFF INTO OUR SOIL. IT’S OUTSIDE. SO WE HAVE TO CONTINUE CALLING ATTENTION TO THAT. IT ONLY TAKES A SMALL AMOUNT TO CAUSE HEALTH ISSUES, INCLUDING BRAIN DAMAGE, ESPECIALLY IN SMALL CHILDREN. AND SO IN THIS BUILDING, YOU’LL WALK THROUGH …
