City of Toledo

One of the most important steps parents can take is to have their child tested for lead, especially if they live in or regularly visit homes built before 1978, where lead-based paint was commonly used. In partnership with the @Toledo-Lucas County Health Department, and @The Fair Housing Center, We work to identify homes with lead hazards and ensure families have access to the resources they need. Together, we’re committed to protecting tenants, and homeowners, and uphold the principle that safe housing is a basic right.

Residents facing housing challenges are invited to attend Tenant Tuesday, a free event providing one-on-one legal consultations with experienced attorneys. Things to know: 1️⃣ Attendees must bring a copy of their lease. 2️⃣ Each attendee will have 20 minutes with an attorney. 3️⃣ Legal advice can cover a range of housing concerns, such as lease renewal and landlord-related issues. Registration is required. Registration closes on May 28. After registering, attendees will be contacted with a confirmed appointment time. Register at https://lnkd.in/gFQwirQq

Last Tuesday, our Employee Engagement Committee hosted its annual Pancake Breakfast as a thank you to City employees during Public Service Recognition Week. To help employees start their day the right way, we served a full breakfast to around 800 staff members! This event is always a favorite and gives employees from different departments a chance to catch up and connect. Public Service Recognition Week is a time to honor the work of public servants and remind them how grateful we are for everything they do for our community each day. 💙

We need your help to make this year’s Homeownership Fair a success!🏡 We’re looking for volunteers to help greet guests, guide them to workshops, hand out materials, and be a welcoming presence for families taking their first steps toward owning a home. 📅 Saturday, June 13 🕙 10 AM – 2:30 PM 📍 Scott High School Sign up to volunteer and we’ll send you the details.📲

Lead poisoning can cause serious health impacts, especially for young children, but awareness and early action can make all the difference.Our City of Toledo departments work every day to remove lead hazards, modernize aging infrastructure, and help residents stay informed and protected. In recent years, we’ve: ✅ Replaced private and public lead water service lines ✅ Eliminated lead paint hazards in homes ✅ Hosted landlord education fairs with lead remediation resources ✅ Visited schools to teach children about lead safety We’re committed to healthier homes, and neighborhoods. Learn more about lead poisoning prevention and the Toledo Lead Safe program: toledoleadsafe.com

This week is #DrinkingWaterWeek, an opportunity to learn about how drinking water is treated, tested and delivered to your home for use. There is a dedicated workforce of people responsible for keeping those systems running every day. Did you know? The City of Toledo Department of Public Utilities supplies water to a population of approximately 500,000 people located in the city and surrounding areas? That’s about 75 million gallons per day! 🤯🤯

For Lukas Santus, End User Support Manager, public service is about making daily work simpler and more secure for City employees. “Public service to me means showing up at work every day and asking myself, how can I make it simpler and more secure for people to do the online parts of their jobs at the City,” He added that as more services and internal systems move online, the responsibility behind that work continues to grow. “Our increasingly online world asks us to move more and more of the tasks that we do onto PCs and Internet connected devices, whether we like it or not,” Santus said. “Enabling these transitions to occur in a thoughtful and secure way means that we can drive operational efficiency in every internal department, which has a massive impact on our ability to meet the needs of our residents.” Employees like Lukas help our city run smoothly, even if their work isn’t always visible to Toledo residents. During Public Service Week, we are amplifying the work of City employees who keep internal systems and departments connected and operating efficiently.

This week is National Small Business Week, a time to celebrate and support the local businesses that help make Toledo special. We’re fortunate to have a wide range of small businesses that bring culture, creativity, and talent to Toledo. Behind every storefront is an owner who took a chance on their dream and chose to invest it right here in Toledo. Here are just a few of the business owners we’ve had the opportunity to meet: 🐟 Aqua Culture, LLC owner Laurie Clark 🌭 Coney Island Hot Dog, owner Frixos Stylianides 🌮 Tex-Mex Tortilleria, co-owner Rosemary Quinones 🛒 Stanley's Market owner Joseph Zychowicz 💅 Fiber + Strand, owner Janelle Jared 🍦 Ben & Jerry’s, owner Vivian Murriel 👔 Jack's Men's Wear, Vivian Butts 🚛 Samuel & Son's Dumpster Rental, owner Samuel Hogue This week, make it a point to shop local, dine local, and show some love to the small business owners who help Toledo thrive. 💙

Join us the next Homesteading Network class, hosted by our food network partner, Michelle Wallace, Central State Extension Educator. 🌾 This month, learn the art of seed starting and transplanting. The group will meet every third Thursday of the month from until December, from 10 AM to 12 PM. Participation is free! Register using the link below. 🔽

This week, we are celebrating Public Service Recognition Week. Public servants fuel America every day, in every community across the country. For City of Toledo employees, their work keeps us safe and healthy, but rarely makes headlines. This Public Service Recognition Week, help us uplift the people who continue to show up and move our nation forward. #PSRW2026