Senior center closes doors for roof repair

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Senior center closes doors for roof repair

Aspen Daily News Staff Report

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

http://www.aspendailynews.com/section/home/senior-center-closes

The Pitkin County Senior Center closed its doors Monday after a

ceiling leak that was covered with plastic developed a mold. Air

quality tests are being conducted by Ecos Environmental

Professionals.

" Ecos is using a huge fan they call an " air scrubber " to pull air

out of the building, " said senior services director Marty Ames. " It

is so noisy we couldn't hear each other talk. We had to leave the

building while mitigation is under way. "

The senior services staff is relocating temporarily to the Health

and Human Services building on Castle Creek Road next to Aspen

Valley Hospital. The Pitkin County Senior Center will be closed

until March 10. The air in the building will be re-tested Feb. 29.

All senior lunches and exercise classes will be canceled for two

weeks, with the exception of the " balance class. " Transportation

service will continue uninterrupted and officials say they are

working to maintain as many other services as possible.

For more information, call 920-5432.