Texas Development Corporation Approves Asbestos Removal Funds
Funds for the removal of asbestos in a hotel located in Conroe, Texas have recently been approved by the Conroe Industrial Development Corporation. The $75,000 in funds will be used to begin the safe removal of all asbestos-containing materials present in the building and the project is set to begin as early as a couple of weeks from now.
The old hotel was purchased by the city for $1.9 million last June. The original estimate for the cost of the asbestos removal was approximately $120,000 but due to the economy Purchasing Director Wallace Dodd feels that they were able to land a much better deal.
Asbestos is present in a large number of older buildings due to the fact that during the time in which they were constructed asbestos was used in a number of building materials. It wasn’t until congress formed the Occupational Safety and Health Administration that use of the substance began to become regulated by the government. Today those individuals who work around asbestos are required to be provided with protective gear in order to prevent exposure to the harmful toxin.
Asbestos exposure has been known to lead to the development of a number of related diseases that tend to have a considerably long latency period. For this reason treatment options are often very limited by the time diagnosis occurs.
According to Downtown Director Larry Calhoun demolition of the building should begin approximately three weeks after the asbestos has been removed.