Westport Board Of Ed OKs $94K To Remove Mold At Coleytown Middle School

WESTPORT, CONN. -- Money for the removal of mold at the Coleytown Middle School in Westport were approved by the Board of Education Monday, according to a report by westport-news.com.

The Westport Board of Education has approved money for the partial clean-up of mold at the Coleytown Middle School on North Avenue.
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Carol Reif

10/26/2016 2:23 p.m.

About half of the 30 targeted classrooms already had been inspected -- of those, eight were found to have mold issues – and the remaining classrooms will be examined during the Thanksgiving holiday, school officials told westport-news.com.

The board earmarked $93,822 for the partial clean-up, but the project may cost a total of $200,000 by the time it’s completed, westport-news.com said.

Schools Superintendent Colleen Palmer blamed the mold situation on problems with ventilator units and insulation, according to the westport-news.com report.

The school, 255 North Ave., houses grades 6-8.

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