[CPEO-BIF] "Milwaukee [Wisconsin] apartment complex TCE settlement, tenants find relief"

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

Milwaukee apartment complex TCE settlement, tenants find relief

By Spencer Tracy
Fox 6 News (Milwaukee, WI)
October 19, 2023

MILWAUKEE - Residents of a Milwaukee apartment complex who were forced to evacuate due to a chemical concern reached a settlement for their trouble Thursday, Oct. 19.

"Everyone wants to see nice affordable housing in the inner city," said Attorney Michael Cerjak.

Tenants at Community Within The Corridor, near 32nd and Center, thought that's what they'd be getting. Instead, health officials shut the building down after finding high levels of a toxic chemical called TCE.

"These folks were in quite a difficult circumstance and a difficult time in their lives, and we wanted to try and help them," Cerjak said.

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For the entire story, see
https://www.fox6now.com/news/milwaukee-apartments-tce-resident-settlements

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Lenny Siegel
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Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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LSiegel@cpeo.org
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