Rolling the railing

New lead program spurs work for contractors, but it comes with a price tag

Published: August 17, 2012
Tags: A & G Services, Department of Health Services, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Jeff Raiche-Gill, lead abatement, Lead Hazard Reduction Assistance Program, Mary Anderson, Ofelia Mondragon, Social Development Commission

A Milwaukee program designed to reduce lead in city housing is providing work for local contractors willing to become certified.

Stimulus stalls weatherization

Published: December 2, 2009
Tags: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Community Action, Community Action Inc. of Rock and Walworth Counties, Davis-Bacon Act, Furseth, Montgomery, Novinskie, Social Development Commission, Social Development Commission of Milwaukee, Southwest Wisconsin Community Action Program
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By Sean Ryan Federal prevailing-wage rules tied to stimulus money led to the delay of weatherization projects in Wisconsin. Nonprofit companies such as Janesville-based Community Action Inc. of Rock and Walworth Counties receive public weatherization money and either do the projects themselves or hire contractors to improve energy efficiency in houses and apartments. “I think [...]