Baltimore City joined an ongoing lawsuit Monday, accusing two companies of contaminating residential areas with lead paint chips and dust as they washed a television tower in 2022.
After the tower on “TV Hill” above the Woodberry neighborhood was power-washed, or “hydroblasted,” residents reported finding red paint chips on their lawns, plants and walkways. According to the Murphy, Falcon & Murphy law firm leading the complaint, the majority of the chips tested by an environmental consultant tested positive for lead.
The tower, which is located in the 3700 block of Malden Avenue, serves three broadcasters in the region. According to Monday’s announcement, the amended lawsuit added its owners, CBS Television Licenses LLC, Hearst Television Inc. and Scripps Broadcasting Holding LLC, to the complaint.
With the city as a plaintiff, the amended lawsuit also seeks class representation of all residential and non-residential property owners within a 4,000-foot radius of the broadcasting tower, including Baltimore’s historic Woodberry community, according to the release.
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