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Commissioners approve Fox Theater abatement contract amid public calls for broader asbestos remediation
Summary
The board approved a contract and a first change order with Buffalo Builders for the Fox Theater abatement project (100% grant funded). Local contractors and residents urged broader asbestos testing and removal; staff said testing has focused on construction-disturbance areas and that not all asbestos in the building has been identified.
Huerfano County commissioners approved a contract and first change order with Buffalo Builders for abatement work at the Fox Theater, while residents and a local contractor urged the county to identify and remove all asbestos rather than only the materials addressed in the current construction scope.
Staff told commissioners the project is grant funded and that the current work and change order remain within the grant award. A local contractor who identified himself during public comment asked whether "all of the asbestos [has] been identified and tagged…
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