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1 <br />Joyelle McSweeney <br />628 Park Ave South Bend IN 46616 <br />610-745-3059 <br /> <br />SUMMARY OF REASON FOR APPEAL: <br /> <br />I am writing to appeal the ruling of the Historic Preservation Committee on April 13, 2022, <br />denying us a certificate of approval for our proposed lead abatement plan at our home address, <br />628 Park Avenue, South Bend. <br /> <br />In October 2021, our three-year-old tested with elevated lead levels. Our pediatrician informed <br />the St Joseph County Board of Health, and a mandatory County Lead Inspection performed. <br /> <br />The inspector found elevated lead levels throughout our home and property, particularly on the <br />interior frames of our windows. She gave us a list of licensed lead-abatement contractors to <br />consult and informed us that we were legally required to abate the lead, and that she would be <br />back to inspect after the abatement was complete. <br /> <br />We contacted several contractors; many were not available or only do commercial bids. <br />Eventually we were able to receive bids from two. One proposed replacing all 30 windows with <br />new windows. The other, GreenTree, proposed repairing the majority of the windows with a <br />process called encapsulation, and replacing only 6 of the windows-- the 6 that were found to