Cleanup of Colorado Icehouse More Than Expected Due to Additional Asbestos
Friday, October 10th, 2008
Pueblo County, Colorado District 2 Commissioner candidate Republican Debbie Rose claimed that asbestos cleanup costs for the Pueblo Cold Storage Icehouse were severely exceeding the amount the project was originally expected to cost a discussion forum on Wednesday night. According to Rose, the costs related to the project were pushing toward $7 million.
Rose is claiming that her opponent, John Cordova, as well as other commissioners, is failing to supply her with the requested documentation concerning the costs of the cleanup. She also stated that she has asked to see the bills and budget for the project repeatedly but she has yet to see them.
Cordova has stated that it is his belief that the contractor handling the cleanup of the toxic materials, including asbestos, is double-billing the county for the work.
According to County Attorney Dan Kogovsek the reason the price has skyrocketed so high is due to the fact that 3 times the amount of asbestos than was originally thought to exist on the Pueblo Cold Storage property has been discovered. The Colorado Department of Public Health is working with the county to come up with a plan as to how to deal with the asbestos problems.
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