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Mold remediation work under way in Keansburg
Posted by the Asbury Park Press on 11/2/07
BY KEVIN PENTON
KEYPORT BUREAU
(New Jersey)
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KEANSBURG — Work has begun to remediate several classroom trailers at Port Monmouth Road School that are infested with mold, state and local education officials said.
The school district's 239 preschoolers, who now spend half their school day in a gymnasium at Joseph C. Caruso School, are expected to begin attending classes in the trailers once their winter vacation is complete on Jan. 2, Board of Education President William Manoes said.
The $700,000 project, which is being paid for with state funds, is expected to be complete by December, said Larry Hanover, a spokesman for the state School Development Authority.
"We feel very confident we'll be able to get the kids back in right after the new year," Hanover said.
Farmingdale's TCI Construction and Management Company began the remediation work this week, Hanover said. The state will pay TCI $224,000 for the project, according to SDA documents.
TCI will replace the trailers' walls, floors and plumbing fixtures, Hanover said.
The rest of the $700,000 will be spent on various architectural, engineering and environmental consulting fees, Hanover said.
Tests performed in August of the air inside, immediately outside and under the trailers found higher than desired amounts of mold, district consultants have said.
The mold grew because of plumbing leaks inside the trailers and because the structures are located over a recessed area where rainwater collects and leaves from nearby trees accumulate.
The dead, rotting leaves attract microscopic mushrooms that generate spores that can cause allergic reactions in some people, the consultants have said.
Preschool students never got a chance this year to attend classes in the trailers, which are supposed to be a temporary measure until the SDA builds several schools for Keansburg.
The trailers have been located near the entrance to Port Monmouth Road School for several years. It is not clear when the schools will be built.
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when i worked for an engineering firm I saw what the markup was on the services, it is amazing, an they mark up everything and no one ever questions it. First if you have plans done and copies made you pay sometimes 4-5 times the amount. An engineer will be paid so far below what thier billable amount is it should be a crime. The only people who make money are the owners of the company! They rip off municipaities all of the time. Have one of them come in as an expert and forget about it, your town better start raising taxes. They continually charge for consultations and meetings to discuss the projects that are not necessary.
Posted by: gouk9089 on Fri Nov 02, 2007 10:59 am
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Does anyone else see the problem here?
$476,000 in consulting fees and only $224,000 in repairs? What is wrong with this picture?
That money should be spent on more repairs for the kids, not fees to find the problems.
Geez, Billy Manoes found the problem 3 years ago and he's not even a rocket scientist.
Posted by: jerzeechik on Fri Nov 02, 2007 8:30 am
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