Re: Problems persistent at police station, union head says

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To : tigerpaw2, I've been Going the Same Problems in a " City " in

South Florida but with More Than One Building--The Complex was

Deemed " SICK " in 1996 ( but My Records show as Far back as 1988)

I'm The Senior Maintenance Mechanic and ALL FLOORS of Our

Police/Fire Headquarters Failed an " Air Quailty " Test Miserably in

Feb. 1996, with 11 Types of Molds Throughout the Bldg. Most

concidered " Toxic " .

I had My First Sinus Operation June 9,2000 and have been Declining

Healthwise since.

The " CITY " claims no Responsabilty and Hired an " Eye-Wash " Air

Quailty Inspector. The Thing is, I'm an Asbestos Abatement

Contractor, and EVERY Test They took, I took on My Own, WITH Dramatic

Differences. Mine (and I use a Qualified " National " Lab for My

Results) Proved POSITIVE to all Thier NEGATIVE Results.

I've been Reremanded and Threatened for My Actions,but I Tell

the " City " , I do the Testing for the Best Interests of My Fellow

Employees.

(I am Very Seriously Ill From the " Exposure " , I'll tell You at

another Time)

GO TO ANY AND " ALL " OUTSIDE AGENCIES!!!! Start a Petition (if

Your People have the " Nerve " , most of Mine Don't.

I'll get back ASAP, Something just came Up. Straywolf

In , " tigerpaw2c " <tigerpaw2c@...>

wrote:

>

> Problems persistent at police station, union head says

> The Journal News*

> By Theresa Juva • The Journal News • May 30, 2008

>

> http://www.lohud.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?

> AID=/20080530/NEWS02/805300367

>

> RYE - The city police commissioner said mold and other problems at

> police headquarters have been fixed, but the head of the police

> union said he doesn't think the issues have been fully corrected.

>

> Rye Police Association President Franco Compagnone said that

> although cells have been cleared of office storage and prisoners no

> longer have to be handcuffed to handrails, it was unclear whether

> the mold and asbestos found at the station have been eliminated.

>

>

> An inspector from the state Commission of Correction visited 21

> McCullough Place in March in response to union complaints.

>

> An examination found that cells were being improperly used to store

> office supplies and prisoners were being handcuffed to handrails

> because the holding pen was broken.

>

> Building inspections conducted by the city also have shown asbestos

> and mold at the station. Mold in one office has forced the

> department's records officer, Groglio, to work outside in

a

> trailer since 2006.

>

> This month the union announced a vote of " no confidence " in the

> commissioner and city manager stemming from the conditions at the

> station.

>

> Commissioner Connors said yesterday that repairs to the

> building's air conditioning ventilation had eliminated the mold and

> that a cleaning crew had gotten rid of the asbestos.

>

> " There was a very small amount of asbestos in the dust, " Connors

> said. " They wiped down the desk and lobby areas. "

>

> Compagnone said the cleaning was insufficient and that tests

weren't

> conducted afterward to verify the asbestos was gone.

>

> " They still haven't removed the computers and the laptops, " he

> said. " We have a cabinet system, and everything there is enclosed.

> It's been pointed out by a sergeant in charge of the computers that

> it is highly likely there is asbestos in the computers. "

>

> He contended that even though the department installed a new

holding

> pen for prisoners before they are booked, " the door still isn't

> secure " and " if you grab it a certain way, you can lift it off the

> sliding (track). "

>

> Compagnone said renovations were finished on Groglio's office

months

> ago, but he was still working in the trailer. Connors said the

> department is waiting for new furniture for the renovated office.

>

> City Manager Shew said " to the best of our knowledge, no one

> has been exposed to anything dangerous " and the $1 million

> renovations give officers " a much improved facility to work out of. "

>

> Janine Kava, spokeswoman for the Commission of Correction, said a

> facility planner visited the station May 12 and approved plans for

> the holding-cell renovations. She said inspectors will return to

> ensure the department has rectified the problems the commission

> uncovered, though a date has not been set for that visit.

>

> Reach Theresa Juva at 914-694-5012 or tjuva@...

>