The City of Elyria is offering the following workforce training opportunities:

Lead Abatement for Contractors Training
March 19 – 23, 2012   (8:30am and end at 4:30pm )
City Hall in Council Chambers, 131 Court Street, Elyria Ohio 44035

RRP/L&RR Refresher   
April 3, 2012     (8:30am and end at 12:30pm )
Elyria Police Station, Training Room, 18 West Avenue, Elyria Ohio  44035

Contractors will be properly trained by the Ohio Center of Lead Abatement (COAD) in lead-safe work practices including interim control and/or lead hazard abatement and following lead-safe work practices to safely repair, rehabilitate and maintain residential property.

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Ohio Center for Lead Abatement: COAD is licensed by the Ohio Department of Health as a provider of EPA-approved lead abatement and hazard mitigation training courses through the Ohio Center for Lead Abatement. COAD is a member of the EPA Region III and V Lead Training Consortium, coordinated by the University of Maryland – Baltimore. Since 1993, COAD staff members have provided worker, inspector, risk-assessor and supervisor/contractor training for hundreds of Ohioans. COAD has provided lead training courses for private contractors, CBO and local government staff through grants from the USEPA, Ohio Department of Development/Office of Housing and Community Partnerships (OHCP) and the Ohio Department of Health (ODH). Contact G. H. Runevitch (grunevitch@coadinc.org) for more information regarding working lead-safe, lead training classes, and on-site technical assistance.

Click here to search for EPA-certified RRP firms near you: cfpub.epa.gov/flpp/searchrrp_firm.htm

To learn more about the hazards of lead, click here: www.epa.gov/opptintr/lead. 

The CHIP program is designed to bring affected 1-unit structures into compliance with the City of Elyria Housing Code and ODOD Residential Rehab Standards.  This will be accomplished by a combination of making repairs to, altering or replacing the electrical, heating, plumbing and structural elements of the home. 

 The City of Elyria will accept applications
beginning February 1 through March 16, 2012.

CHIP ANNOUNCEMENT

CHIP APPLICATION

CHIP QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

COMMUNITY HOUSING IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

The CHIP program is designed to bring affected 1-unit structures into compliance with the City of Elyria Housing Code and ODOD Residential Rehab Standards.  This will be accomplished by a combination of making repairs to, altering or replacing the electrical, heating, plumbing and structural elements of the home.

The CHIP  Program: offers  a 0% deferred interest loan with a declining balance of 16% per year for the first five (5) years.  The remaining 20% balance beginning in year six (6) will not have to be repaid to the City until the property changes title.

CHIP – NOTICE OF FUND AVAILABILITY 2.1-3.16.12

CHIP APPLICATION

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