Township Hall treated for mold

STAFF REPORT

CANFIELD — The process of removing mold from Township Hall, a building that is more than 100 years old, begins today.

Township trustees voted at their board meeting Tuesday night to approve up to $6,000 for Erman Algaier, owner of local business The Mold Man, to remove mold that’s been growing in the North Broad Street building.

“His bid was almost $4,000 less than the next guy up,” township Fiscal Officer Carmen Heasley said.

Trustee William Reese said Algaier and his crew will go through an extensive process to sterilize every surface in the building, including ceiling panels, heating and cooling systems and air ducts.

He said equipment will then be installed in the furnace duct to kill the mold and keep it from growing back.

All the trustees agreed that the mold problem was something that needed to be addressed, especially since it’s been a contributing factor to sicknesses many township employees have experienced while working in the building over the years.

“It permeates the air and fills the air content,” Reese said.

He said the process of cleaning and installing the equipment should take several weeks, but once it’s in, the mold should disappear within days.

“[Algaier] said once he installs the proper equipment it can kill [the mold] in only a couple of days,” Reese said.