Residents stage 'mold' protests: Glenview,IL

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Sept. 1, 2005

Residents stage 'mold' protests

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Pioneer Press Online - Glenview,IL

Residents of the Village Green Atrium called attention to a dispute

with Wilmette officials in a " Mold Fest " protest Saturday in front

of the building at Lake Avenue and Ridge Road.

The 35-unit building provides condominiums to local seniors at below-

market rates, but residents say they have been struggling with water

leakage and plumbing problems that stem from the original conversion

in 1983. The cost of rehabilitation could top $1 million, and

leaders of the association are pressuring the village to cover some

of the repairs because they say Wilmette signed off on the original

work and has acted as a seller in transferring units to new owners

when they are sold. Village officials say the building is the

responsibility of owners and the governing board they elect, but

agreed to a moratorium on further sales for one month while the

problem is studied. Residents complained that years of water damage

has fed the growth of mold in many units.