$15.4 million plan to address schools' mold problems

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In a message dated 9/4/2005 3:02:55 PM Pacific Standard Time,

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$15.4 million plan to address schools' mold problems

By DANIELLE CAMILLI

Burlington County Times

phillyburbs.com

September 2, 2005 8:17 AM

http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/112-09022005-535883.html

EVESHAM - School officials will spend the coming weeks educating

residents about their $15.4 million plan to alleviate mold problems

at two district schools.

Voters are scheduled to go to the polls Sept. 27 to decide the fate

of the proposal.

The Board of Education announced this week it would hold a public

hearing on the bond referendum Sept. 13 at the Frances S. DeMasi

School on Evesboro-Medford Road. The meeting will start at 7 p.m. in

the auxiliary gymnasium.

If approved, the bond would be used to address mold problems at

DeMasi and the L. Rice School. Mold was found at both

schools in 2003.

The project would also provide for safety and security upgrades at

DeMasi and Marlton Middle School.

The state School Construction Corp. has pledged $6.06 million to the

project. However, that aid could be lost if the referendum fails.

The local share, or the amount to be raised by taxation, is $9.4

million.

While major repairs are needed to remedy the mold problems, district

officials said the mold does not present a substantial risk to the

health of students and employees.

The schools are safe for the return of students next week, district

spokeswoman Jeanne . A fact sheet outlining the history of the

problems and details of the referendum will be sent home with

students Sept. 8, the first day of school.

" We want the community to understand the importance of the

referendum, " said.

In addition to the fact sheet and the public hearing, district

officials will meet with school parent-teacher associations, senior-

citizen groups and other community organizations to discuss the

referendum. Board members will also attend back-to-school nights to

answer questions about the referendum.

E-mail: dcamilli@...

This is really a stupid approach. It's the same approach we are seeing the

Realtors, builders, the US gov't, etc are taking to " solving " the mold

problem. Do you know how hard it is to get a school bond passed? I do. I

spent

much time on this when my children were little. Took us three tries.

So let me get this straight: They need the money to remove the mold from

the schools, yet in an attempt to falsely placate the fears of the health

threat from mold they are claiming the mold is really no problem. If they

downplay the problem, then people will not be as willing to open their pocket

books

to correct a problem as they are being told is NOT a problem. This one looks

like a self defeating effort to me.

I'll be interested to see how this one comes out!

Sharon

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$15.4 million plan to address schools' mold problems

By DANIELLE CAMILLI

Burlington County Times

phillyburbs.com

September 2, 2005 8:17 AM

http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/112-09022005-535883.html

EVESHAM - School officials will spend the coming weeks educating

residents about their $15.4 million plan to alleviate mold problems

at two district schools.

Voters are scheduled to go to the polls Sept. 27 to decide the fate

of the proposal.

The Board of Education announced this week it would hold a public

hearing on the bond referendum Sept. 13 at the Frances S. DeMasi

School on Evesboro-Medford Road. The meeting will start at 7 p.m. in

the auxiliary gymnasium.

If approved, the bond would be used to address mold problems at

DeMasi and the L. Rice School. Mold was found at both

schools in 2003.

The project would also provide for safety and security upgrades at

DeMasi and Marlton Middle School.

The state School Construction Corp. has pledged $6.06 million to the

project. However, that aid could be lost if the referendum fails.

The local share, or the amount to be raised by taxation, is $9.4

million.

While major repairs are needed to remedy the mold problems, district

officials said the mold does not present a substantial risk to the

health of students and employees.

The schools are safe for the return of students next week, district

spokeswoman Jeanne . A fact sheet outlining the history of the

problems and details of the referendum will be sent home with

students Sept. 8, the first day of school.

" We want the community to understand the importance of the

referendum, " said.

In addition to the fact sheet and the public hearing, district

officials will meet with school parent-teacher associations, senior-

citizen groups and other community organizations to discuss the

referendum. Board members will also attend back-to-school nights to

answer questions about the referendum.

E-mail: dcamilli@...

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tigerpaw2c <tigerpaw2c@...> wrote:

$15.4 million plan to address schools' mold problems

Don't get me wrong, I am glad to see school's mold problems addressed but as

soon as those children become adults and become ill like most of us have, they

forget about us??? I hope that someone at the CDC realizes that there are no

good way of getting rid of the effects of mold. Like someone said, this will

soon become obvious in New Orleans, Maybe! It seems nothing is obvious to

governments.

Bob

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