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Commissioners authorize bids to salvage or demolish county transportation/tax/sheriff building after mold and flood damage
Summary
After finding persistent mold and significant water damage in the county’s Tax/Transportation/Sheriff building, commissioners authorized the county manager to solicit bids for salvage or demolition, citing worker-safety concerns and insurance considerations.
Mitchell County commissioners authorized the county manager to solicit bids to salvage or demolish a county building that previously housed the tax office, transportation and sheriff’s functions after the structure failed post-storm mold testing.
County staff described the building as having sustained about 18 inches of water on the transportation side, lesser depths on the sheriff’s and tax-office sides, and subsequent mold contamination in ventilation, ceiling tiles and insulation despite initial remediation. Staff said sheetrock had been removed to approximately a 4-foot level and furniture and floors removed for…
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