LakewoodAlive Announces "Paint Lakewood" Program
LakewoodAlive, with Community Development Block Grant funding support from the City of Lakewood, announces a program to encourage residents to paint the exterior of their homes in 2011. The "Paint Lakewood" program offers rebates of up to $1000 on paint and supplies to eligible homeowners and residents.
"Our goal is to revitalize and improve Lakewood’s neighborhoods and reduce lead hazards by educating residents on lead safety issues, " reports LakewoodAlive Housing Outreach Director, Hilary Schickler. "One spruced up house impacts the property values of the entire street."
Applicants must:
Be a resident of Lakewood, Ohio
Meet the income guidelines.
Apply & be approved prior to painting (no receipts dated before approval will be accepted)
Complete painting by October 31, 2011
Paint entire exterior of home based upon allowable painting surfaces
Become familiar with safe lead paint practices prior to painting prep work
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Information & training provided by LakewoodAlive at the property
Have property inspected 3 times (these are not city building department inspections):
1. Prior to approval
2. After all prep work completed but before actual painting begins
3. After work is completed
For more information, please contact Hilary Schickler at 216-521-1554 or by email at hschickler@lakewoodalive.com . Application forms are also available on the LakewoodAlive website: www.lakewoodalive.com .
LakewoodAlive is a 501-(c)(3) nonprofit economic development organization that facilitates economic growth and stability in the city of Lakewood, Ohio
. Downtown Lakewood
is the National Main Street™ program of LakewoodAlive dedicated to revitalizing our historic business district. For more information go to www.lakewoodalive.com.
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