Mold a growing concern in wake of floods

Published: July 27, 2010
Tags: CDBG, common council, Community Development Block Grant, Department of Public Works, flood, Joe Davis, Michael Murphy, mold

By Bill Clements Special to The Daily Reporter Milwaukee could lose to demolition hundreds of houses if damaging mold infects them as a result of flooding from the recent heavy rains. Vacant houses, of which Milwaukee has between 5,000 and 6,000, are most likely to fall victim to mold infiltration; the majority of those structures [...]