Mold inside Vermillion County Courthouse

August 20, 2008

Posted: Aug 19, 2008

WTHI - Terre Haute,IN*

VERMILLION COUNTY, Ind (WTHI) - At the end of last year employees

at the Newport Vermillion County Public Library started getting

sick. The cause was black mold that was found inside. Back in April

that mold was removed.

The discovery of that mold prompted the Vermillion County

commissioners to take a closer look at their courthouse.

" It's the county. The courthouse is the hub of the county. The

courthouse has people working in here. People in and out all the

time and we were concerned for their safety, " said Tim the

president of the Vermillion County commissioners.

A mold inspection report indicated, indeed there is mold growing

inside.

The problem started up on the rooftop. Every time it would rain the

water would go down the drain. A leak later sprung in the attic

which left mold in the Chief Probation office.

" The first spot that we had come up was right up here on the ceiling

which we have got taken care of all that at the present the time.

And the next spot that came above is right above my desk, " said Ron

Stateler the chief probation officer at the Vermillion County

Courthouse.

When Stateler's spotted ceiling started to change colors the

commissioners took action.

" We have contacted a company that has come in and they have

inspected it and they found some spores in different areas and

recommend we had the air conditioner ducts cleaned, " said .

At the next county commissioner meeting in September they will

receive a final bid to remove the mold. Shortly after that the

cleanup process should begin.

Report by Jane Santucci, WTHI.

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