Re: Mold to push governor out of mansion

[Guest guest]

Group --

Yet another governors mansion being evacuated and remediated at

taxpayer expense. Let's see, there was the Texas mansion under

W. Bush in 1999 for $350,000, the mansion in South Carolina last year

for something like $3.5 million, and now the Louisiana mansion for

$525,000.

$4,375,000 and counting for something that experts say isn't a threat

to human health. I wonder if any of former Gov. Mike 's ®

staff had any problems they'd like to come forward with. Or for that

matter, if Gov. managed to find this forum in his Ozone

research on the internet.

Lee

> KTBS 3 Shreveport LA

>

> Mold to push governor out of mansion

> posted: 05-05-2005

>

>

> BATON ROUGE (AP) -- Mold is forcing Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco

and her

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

>

> 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.

>

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

the

> $525,000 project is completed.

>

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

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

> Former Gov. Mike resisted recommendations to have the work

done when

> he lived there -- instead putting filters over the vents when they

started

> spewing black soot.

>

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

Blanco

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

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

anything

> living in the ducts within two days. He said the state's recommended

method

> seems to be the " old-fashioned, expensive way. "

>

> Facility Planning and Control Director Jerry said 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 mansion 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.

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Texas Governor's mansion 9,000-sq.-ft., 27 room

Cost..........................$1.7 Million

http://www.hmg-associates.com/txgovmasion.html

WEST PALM BEACH - Federal courthouse

http://news.tbo.com/news/MGB3OWDPS1E.html

ville's federal judges are demanding their landlord -- the

U.S. government....

Courthouses in Fort Myers, Tampa, Orlando, Ocala and ville

were reviewed and found to have varying degrees of problems.

http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/120401/met_7996890.html

BATON ROUGE, La. Governor's Mansion

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

JACKSON, Miss. Capitol

http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/9131574.htm

St.Louis,Missouri Capitol offices Republican Gov. Matt Blunt

Missouri taxpayers more than $43,000.

http://www.newstribune.com/articles/2005/02/20/news_state/0219050012.

prt

Wexford courthouse

http://www.record-eagle.com/2005/jan/20mold.htm

COLUMBIA, S.C.Gov.'s Mansion

Mold repair costs more than $1.7 million

$6 million in renovations in the past five years

http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/news/local/10971521.htm

Ellicott City courthouse

Court Office

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1170-2004Sep6.html

> > KTBS 3 Shreveport LA

> >

> > Mold to push governor out of mansion

> > posted: 05-05-2005

> >

> >

> > BATON ROUGE (AP) -- Mold is forcing Louisiana Gov. Kathleen

Blanco

> and her

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

> >

> > 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.

> >

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

until

> the

> > $525,000 project is completed.

> >

> > Officials said the black mold detected in the ducts at the 42-

year-old

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

> > Former Gov. Mike resisted recommendations to have the work

> done when

> > he lived there -- instead putting filters over the vents when

they

> started

> > spewing black soot.

> >

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

> Blanco

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

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

destroy

> anything

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

recommended

> method

> > seems to be the " old-fashioned, expensive way. "

> >

> > Facility Planning and Control Director Jerry said 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 mansion 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.

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >