Chamber relocates due to mold

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Chamber relocates due to mold

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(Updated: Thursday, November 15, 2007 10:28 AM CST)

, Madison Record

The Madison Chamber of Commerce has a new home-temporarily.

The Chamber was forced out of its office in downtown Madison in June

of this year due to mold contamination.

The Chamber's new temporary office is in Madison West Office Park on

Lime Quarry Road, just behind the Burger King on Highway 20. The new

office is fully operational as of Nov. 5.

The Chamber expects to have a brand new office in the new Madison

YMCA, which hopes to break ground next year. The Y is donating an

office to the Chamber, as well as the Volunteer Center of Madison

County, said Chamber Managing Director Sallie Wagner.

The Chamber staff suffered numerous physical symptoms because of the

mold, Wagner said.

" The staff had high levels of black mold in their systems, " she

said. " We have to be flown to Dallas for treatment. "

After the discovery of the toxic mold, a company was hired to clean

the building by the city, which owns it. The Chamber leased the

property from the city.

The company, Envirosafe, came in and cleaned the ductwork, replaced

the A/C units and cleaned the floors in July, Wagner said. When a

toxicologist came back after cleaning and discovered there was still

black mold there, the Chamber board decided it was time to relocate.

Madison Mayor Sandy Kirkindall said that after cleaning, the

building is OK.

" The mold remediation has been completed, and the building is ready

for occupancy, " he said.

Kirkindall added that no decision has been made as to what to do

with the property now that the Chamber has moved out.

" I personally would like to see a business in there that would

generate sales tax revenue for the City, " he said.

The Chamber had to operate without its office from June to November

of 2007. As many operations as possible were performed from home,

Wagner said. Office hours at the new Lime Quarry Road facility are 8

a.m. - 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.

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