Guest guest Posted June 24, 2004 Report Share Posted June 24, 2004 Posted on Thu, Jun. 24, 2004 http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/mld/sunnews/news/opinion/8998784.htm Moldy Mansion Unhealthy air drives first family from home You would think that a $5.6 million renovation of the S.C. Governor's Mansion in downtown Columbia would include a state-of-the-art air- handling system that prevents the formation of health-threatening mold. You'd be wrong. Toxic mold contamination showed up in the mansion nearly a year ago and has become so bad that S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford, his family and the mansion staff abandoned the building while an independent contractor cleans and repairs its ductwork and air-handling system. This, after an independent engineer hired by first lady Sanford in March concluded that renovators hadn't build the air-handling system property. The agency responsible for the mansion, the S.C. Budget and Control Board, admits that the air-handling system isn't powerful enough to cool the mansion and keep humidity low. The hope must be that after repairs are completed, the board bureaucracy can explain why a multimillion-dollar renovation project didn't include an air system adequate to the challenge of the humid summer Columbia climate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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