Re: Stoughton fire chief hoping for state aid to fix fire station mold problem

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Another dump on a dump.

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> The $1.3 million fire station, built in 2001, has

been empty of all but two ranking firefighters since Sept. 11, 2007,

because of a mold problem.

> By Allan Stein

> ENTERPRISE CORRESPONDENT

> Posted Jun 06, 2008 @ 02:29 AM

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> STOUGHTON —

> Fire Chief Jardin said he is pinning his hopes on the

state coming through with $750,000 to repair fire department

headquarters on Central Street.

> " I've got my fingers crossed. We'll see what happens, " Jardin

said.

> Town meeting representatives last week rejected Jardin's call

for $750,000 to fix inadequate heating, air conditioning and

ventilation systems at the main fire station. The article needed a

two-thirds majority to pass.

> Jardin said the department's recent effort to attach legal

liability to building contractors for inadequate design of heating and

air conditioning units failed, since the companies no longer exist.

One contractor went out of business when it defaulted on a $2.6

million bank loan, Jardin said.

> The $1.3 million fire station, built in 2001, has been empty of

all but two ranking firefighters, Jardin and Deputy Chief Mark

Dolloff, since Sept. 11, 2007, when Jardin transferred his staff to

the department's substation on Freeman Street.

> The inadequate ventilation has produced a proliferation of mold

spores throughout the main station. Fire officials believe the

situation is unhealthy and a source of respiratory ailments.

> Jardin said state officials will lobby in support of a bill to

include the $750,000 in the governor's fiscal 2009 supplemental

budget. If that fails, Jardin said the funding request will be

revisited next year at town meeting.

> He said the town presently cannot sell the building in its

" broken " state. It remains underutilized, and there is no further

legal recourse against the builders and designers.

> " It's discouraging, " Jardin said.

> Town Manager Mark S. Stankiewicz echoed Jardin's view, saying

the town's options are limited.

> Making matters worse, the building sits on contaminated soil

that would have to be cleaned up by the town before it could be sold,

he said.

> " I don't think we can demolish the building as the best move

either. Either way you look at it, it's got to be fixed, " Stankiewicz

said.

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