Scott applauds “HUD” announcement

The U-S Department of Housing and Urban Development will make $5 million available for the purchase of carbon monoxide detectors in public housing units, and that announcement is being hailed by Tim Scott, South Carolina U-S senator. Scott says it amounts to “concrete steps being taken to ensure the safety of families across South Carolina and the nation.” It’s the first time that “HUD” is targeting grants specifically for carbon monoxide detectors. The funding availability comes a month after the government housing agency announced its intent to make optional detectors mandatory and sent a notice to all public housing authorities and private owners of HUD-subsidized housing reminding and encouraging them to install working detectors on their properties. If not properly vented, the undetectable gas can be dangerous and even deadly.