FARMINGTON – Commissioners agreed Tuesday to solicit bids for asbestos removal in the district attorney’s office and an air-quality analysis, asbestos survey and lead paint determination for the county courthouse.
In January, an assistant district attorney, state police detective and a legal secretary relocated to other offices in the courthouse’s basement due to noxious odors in their offices.
Earlier this month, Franklin County commissioners postponed their decision in order to review information from an industrial hygienist who did an initial assessment of the building.
It’s suspected that tiles and pipe insulation in the district attorney’s office contain asbestos. It is also suspected that there may be mold-contaminated wallboard caused by a catastrophic leak from the heating system and condensation caused by cold air coming in from outdoors.
County Clerk Julie Magoon plans to seek three proposals, which include asbestos abatement and air-quality assessment. Commissioners also voted Tuesday to sign a two-year contract with NorthStar Emergency Medical Services for ambulance service for unorganized townships. The cost of the first year of the contract is $51,214, with the second year subject to a 4.5 percent medical consumer price index adjustment, which was initially proposed at 4.9 percent.
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