School District Cleaning Up Mold Mess

November 22, 2006

WTOV 9 Steubenville, OH

Last month The Buckeye Local School District sent letters home to

parents alerting them that mold was growing inside the east wing of

Northwest Elementary School because of moisture.

Superintendent Joe Pielech said, " we found the land between the wing

was sloped about a 12-inch grade. "

Over time, that caused water to get into the foundation creating the

mold. The district is putting in new drains and are working hard to

fix the problem.

While they were fixing the mold problem they also found termites

ruining the bottom plate of the building.

The school is repairing the walls, putting in new windows,

insulating, dry-walling, taking out all of the bad wood and sealing

the building to protect it from moisture.

The project will cost between $80,000 to $100,000.

Pielech said the school's goal is to have all work done by the time

students come back from Christmas break, but that date is not set in

stone.

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