HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2011-10-13, Page 20PAGE 20. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2011.
Clean-up of the Huron County
Courthouse and its cost were
examined by Huron County Council
at its Oct. 5 meeting.
An application is being made for
the courthouse to apply for Ontario
Disaster Relief Assistance Program
(ODRAP) dollars being made
available to Goderich by the
Provincial Government with the
division of costs still very muchundecided.The heads of many councillors
were turned when Dave Overboe,
director of social services, told
council that clean-up and restoration
at the courthouse is costing $150,000
per week. That number, coupled
with the fact that the clean-up could
take over six weeks to complete
due to the presence of asbestos,
caused concern among several
councillors.
Overboe said costs have elevateddue to asbestos. He said any timeemployees have to wear hazardous
material suits, the cost goes up.
In addition to the presence of
asbestos, the impact of the tornado
caused small pieces of glass to be
implanted in the carpet, resulting in
the need for a complete overhaul of
the interior of the building.
The cost, however, Overboe said,
is not as shocking as it might first
appear.
There will be substantial costs
covered by the county’s insurance
company, he said, in addition, the
county’s main tenant in the building,
Ontario Court Services, also will
bear a fair chunk of the cost.
How the clean-up and restorationcost will be divided, Overboe says, has yet to be properly
negotiated.
Overboe said there could be
problems going forward, however, as
the county’s insurance coverage is
said to not cover clean-up associated
with asbestos. However, the county
has made the argument that the
building had been cleared of
asbestos on two recent occasions and
that the asbestos in the building
came as a direct result of the August
tornado.
Chief Administrative Officer Larry
Adams said the building had been
evaluated in both 1996 and 2008
saying the building was clear of
asbestos.Overboe assured councillors thatthe two places asbestos was located,
it was found to be in very small
quantities.
Goderich Mayor Deb Shewfelt
said he felt the county’s insurance
company should be responsible for
the clean-up if the building had been
cleared of asbestos years ago.
“I don’t see how they can duck the
liability,” Shewfelt said. “I’m not a
lawyer, but I sure would get one.”
Huron East Councillor Bill
Siemon then made a motion to
employ the services of an insurance
lawyer to investigate the situation for
Huron County Council, which was
carried.
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some research into the accusations
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[Deputy-Reeve Riach] wants to
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Vincent stated at the council
meeting.
Riach declined that opportunity
until speaking with The Citizen late
last week.
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