County Public Health again afflicted with mold

July 27, 2002

Local News - Gillette, Wyoming Saturday, July 27, 2002

Public Health again afflicted with mold

County officials are waiting for an insurance company to pay for

the cleanup of the latest outbreak of mold at the Public Health building

alongside 4J Road. Public Health has moved its operations to the

Amos Building, next to the County Courthouse, indefinitely, waiting

for word from Hartford Insurance to pay for the cleanup, County Engineer

Matt Zahn said.

Operations moved to the Amos Building on May 12. It has been able to

provide full services this time because they have more space than from the

last move. This is the second time Public Health has moved because of mold

in their building.

The agency was relocated to the Amos Building April 26 to May 15,

2001, when mold was found in the building's crawl space. Officials detected

the mold after workers complained of a gas smell in the building. The crawl

space was cleaned and dried, all the carpet and furniture was washed and

disinfected. A sump pump, exhaust fans and a new duct system was installed.

But officials apparently missed mold that was inside the walls.

" It wasn't totally cleared out last time and it just reactivated again. This

time we'll clear out every trace, " Zahn said. The Public Health phone

number remains the same, 682-7275.

For history of this story see:

May 16th

y/16-1708-news08.txt

Public Health moves back home today

May 5th

y/05-629-news8.txt

Public Health is still in temporary offices

April 26th

ril/26-1704-news5.txt

County faces cleanup at Public Health building

April 25th

ril/25-1725-news2.txt

Mold closes public health building

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