CHARLOTTE — The City of Charlotte is getting millions of dollars to address a lead paint problem.
Charlotte City Council will vote on Monday to accept $3,500,000 from the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
The funds will help homeowners test and remove lead hazards.
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An estimated 39 percent of homes built in North Carolina before 1978 are at risk of containing lead-based paint, according to the National Center for Healthy Housing.
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