Home repair delays frustrate resident as city faces federal grant deadline

Misty Decker’s cousin, Tracy Kesterson, shows a hot water heater that has been replaced four times and a sump pump that sits where a drain should be on Thursday in Decker’s home in Newark. She received help from Newark to renovate problems in her home, such as the presence of lead. Decker is unhappy with the repairs done to her home and says it is worse than before. / Zach Gray/The Advocate

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