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Franklin Board declares emergency to remediate mold at Fire Station No. 1
Summary
The Board of Public Works on Oct. 2 authorized an emergency declaration and waived bidding to begin mold remediation at Fire Station No. 1 after testing and staff health complaints; the action uses a $50,000 2025 capital appropriation and was approved by voice vote.
The Board of Public Works of the City of Franklin on Oct. 2 declared a public emergency and authorized the city to waive bidding requirements to begin mold remediation at Fire Station Number 1 on Drexel Avenue, citing prolonged water intrusion, test results and staff health complaints.
The action matters because the station houses a 24/7 crew and administrative staff, and officials said contamination and ongoing leaks risk employee health and could degrade emergency response if the station must be vacated. Fire Chief James Mayer told the board that crews occupy the headquarters station “24 hours a day, 365 days a year,” and that employees who moved out of affected offices reported “a marked improvement in her symptoms.”
Mayer and assistant chiefs described a long-running building-envelope problem dating…
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