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Cayuga County legislature authorizes requests for proposals to clear and evaluate contaminated County Office Building
Summary
The legislature voted to authorize requests for proposals to retrieve employees' personal belongings, remove historic/confidential materials and evaluate options for the future of the County Office Building at 160 Genesee Street after vermiculite contamination was discovered.
The Cayuga County Legislature on Oct. 20 authorized staff to begin a process to clear and evaluate the County Office Building at 160 Genesee Street after a substance later determined to be vermiculite was found there in May 2024.
Legislator Ben Vitale introduced a resolution directing the chair of the legislature, in collaboration with the county attorney and the county purchasing director, to request proposals to coordinate retrieval of personal belongings for current, past and retired employees, to identify and remove historical and confidential materials, and to solicit options including the potential sale of the building so the county can weigh future options.
The resolution text recites that the building was vacated after the discovery on May 29, 2024, and that remediation plans are being developed with…
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