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[email protected] 29 de marzo, 2019 Weekly/Semanal 16 páginas Vol. 65, No. 4 SPECIAL CESAR E. CHAVEZ ISSUE FLOC: Lead Paint to be renewed as Community Issue to be solved By La Prensa Staff March 2019: Toledo’s judge also ruled city leaders minority community will don’t have the authority to once again call for a solu- grant enforcement authority tion to lead paint in the city’s to the Toledo-Lucas County older homes, hoping to stem Health Department, which the health effects on chil- was originally assigned with dren in the community’s registering properties. The rental housing stock. amended lead-safe ordinance The Brown and Black Sykes is pushing moves that Unity Coalition plans to de- task to Toledo’s Department mand answers from Toledo of Neighborhood and Busi- City Council as to why they ness Development fell silent on the issue fol- “We’re not going to walk lowing a court order block- away from that. We’ve ap- ing lead pain legislation pealed (the case) and we’re from being implemented last going to continue with other year. The coalition will be groups in the city to stay on led in the effort by Baldemar top of this,” said Wood. “I Velásquez, president/ think they are hoping, be- founder of the Farm Labor cause it was overturned in Organizing Committee court, that we’re going to walk (FLOC), and Ray Wood, away from it and continue to NAACP president.