Robbinsville – One county township is continuing its fight against an ongoing mold issue in its town hall, as more cleaning and decontamination work is completed.
Robbinsville Mayor Steve Hooper gave an update on the progress of the cleanup work during a special meeting of the Board of Aldermen on May 6. He said everything that could be thrown away would be thrown away, and that everything that could be saved was being saved.
She said the process of sorting was being headed by Finance Director Sonya Webster. He said the town would also have to add outlets for moisture to ensure that the mold issue does not happen again, as well as completing some work on the furnace.
“Whenever that happens we’ll be up and running, for them to come in and kill the mold,” Hooper said. “We’ve got everything ready to go.
“Whenever we call her and fix that draining problem, the basement will be done.”
However, a new possible threat may have been found, with the discovery of termites in the town hall.
“They came and inspected it yesterday, and they gave us a quote on what it would cost,” Hooper said. “They’ll have to do some drilling, treat the concrete and everything.”
Hooper said that two separate colonies had been discovered coming up the walls of the basement.
“We had some loose wood blow where we’re sitting at now, that’s been eaten through,” Hooper said.
The board also unanimously voted to approve a $24,000 budget amend meant for toward a $68,000 trackhoe to replace the town’s current machine. The current 2013 trackhoe is suffering from a hydraulic leak, among other mechanical issues.
“This would be the first new trackhoe that the town has bought, and it comes with a warranty,” said alderman Brian Johnson. “If anything breaks on it, we can send it back.
“While it’s out, I’m sure they’ll send us a loaner.”
Johnson said the town had not gone with the least expensive bid it had received, due to being told that the equipment would not last under the conditions that the town put its equipment through.