Re: BATON ROUGE, La.Blancos will vacate the Governor's Mansion

[Guest guest]

> BATON ROUGE, La. Mold is forcing Governor Kathleen Blanco and her

> husband, , to make other living arrangements this summer.

: MCS activist.

The Mycotoxin connection to MCS grows stronger each day.

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[Guest guest]

Missing from article is what prompted the decision. Was someone

sick for example or did previous Governor mention it even though he

thought it was insignificant? Seems likely someone was sick to me.

--- In , " tigerpaw2c " <tigerpaw2C@n...>

wrote:

> BATON ROUGE, La. Mold is forcing Governor Kathleen Blanco and her

> husband, , to make other living arrangements this summer.

>

> http://www.klfy.com/Global/story.asp?S=3303676

>

> The Blancos will vacate the Governor's Mansion after the

legislative

> session so construction workers can clean the air ducts and

replace

> the heating and air conditioning units.

>

> Facility Planning and Control Director Jerry says the

Blancos

> will live in a rented house in Baton Rouge for two months until

the

> 525-thousand dollar project is completed.

>

> says the black mold detected in the ducts at the 42-year-old

> mansion isn't deadly but still needs to be removed. Former

Governor

> Mike resisted recommendations to have the work done when he

> lived there. Instead, he put filters over the vents when they

> started spewing black soot.

>

> During a visit to the mansion this week, says he told

> Blanco of a possible alternative to a two-month project. He says

he

> found on the Internet a new method of using ozone to destroy

> anything living in the ducts within two days. He says the state's

> recommended method seems to be the -- quote -- old-fashioned,

> expensive way.

>

> says cleaning the ducts isn't simple because getting to some

> of them requires breaking through plaster. The ductwork in the

> mansion dates to 1963, when the building was built.

>

> Under the mold removal plan, construction workers will replace

some

> of the ducts, install access panels to be able to get to them in

the

> future, seal storage areas in the attic, remove asbestos and

update

> the air and heating to improve temperature control.