EPA grant to grow Baltimore water work force

EPA grant to grow Baltimore water work force

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONAGENCY, AND ADMINISTRATORMICHAEL REGANOUTSIDE OF WASHINGTON CAME INBALTIMORE TODAY WHERE HE CAMEBEARING A GIFT.

WMAR 2 NEWSJEFF HAGER HAS MORE ON MONEWHICH WILL BE INVESTED TO FILLCRITICAL JOBS HERE IN THFUTUR“FEDERAL GRANT MONEY WILL HEBALTIMORE TRAIN YOUNG PEOPLETO MANAGE AND DELIVER ONE OITS MORE PRECIOUSRESOURCES---ITS WATER SUPPLY”ITWATER TO 1- POINT-8 MILLIONCUSTOMERS, AND BALTIMORE ISLOOKING FROM WITHIN TO REPLACEITS AGING WORK FORCE CHARGEDWITH THAT TASK.

ALEXANDERSEARS OF EAST BALTIMORE IS ONEOF ITS NEW RECRUITS.“The YH2Oprogram changed my life,because growing up inBaltimore City, you see a lotof crime.

You see a lot ofyour friends you grew up withdie, because theysecure fast money in a crimlike way” SEAR IS ONE OFALMOST A HUNDRED YOUNG ADULTSWHO HAVE COMPLETED A SIX-MONTH PROGRAM CALLED Y-H2O INRECENT YEARS THAT HAS TRAINEDTHEM TO WORK AT ONE OF THECITYPLANTS, LIKE THIS ONEASHBURTON, OR TO HELP MAINTAINITS 45- HUNDRED MILES OF WATEMAINS.

EPA ADMINISTRATORMICHAEL REGAN STOPPED OFF ATTHE PLANT TO ANNOUNCE THEAGENCY WILL USE SOME OF IGRANT MONEY FROM THE AMERICANRESCUE PLAN TO INVEST IN TPROGRAM.“Iof the first recipients ofthese funds includesBaltimorewhich is receiving a $200,0grant” IT IS AN INVESTMENT,WHICH HELPS CREATE A PIPELINEOF NEW WORKERS LIKE SEARS WHOALREADY HAS LANDED A FULL-TIME JOB.“I work in 804Hayden Street.

ThatMaintenance, so Icoming out thatback in water, fixing thewater main breaks, fixing thevalves, fixing the meters.Thateveryday.

Actually, this isthe first time Iin about three months.

Ibeen& (laughter)”“THE CITYAWARD WINNING YH2P INTERNSHIPPROGRAM HAS BECOME A NATIONALMODEL ADOPTED BY OTHER STATESLIKE TEXAS, MISSISSIPPI ANDNORTH CAROLINA.

REPORTING INNORTHWEST BALTIMORE, JEFHAGER, WMAR 2 NEWS”DEREK CHAUVIN IS SENTEN