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TOWN ustice @ OF THE THOUSAND ISLANDS SUPERVISOR Sheery Peoington Dae Hunneyman “Todd Gorman TOWN OF ALEXANDRIA ‘TOWN CLERK. COUNTY OF JEFFERSON ‘COUNCIL MEMBERS Jessica Hudon gap 46372 CO ROUTE 1 eait onee ALEXANDRIA BAY, NEW YORK 13607 oo ae ‘Gres Wil PHONE 315/482.9519 FAX 315/482.6342 Terry Durand ‘Thomas Petrie TDD 800/662.1220 ATTORNEY Joseph W. Russell January 13, 2016 Statement of the Town of Alexandria In December the Town learned that certain work performed by Town employees atthe Chamber of Commerce Building in Alexandria Bay may have caused the disturbance of asbestos materials in the building. Upon learning ofthe concems, the Town immediately advised Engineer Rob Campany, of Fourth Coast Inc. ~ St. Lawrence Engineering ofthe matter. Mr. Campany inspected the site that day, and contacted Adirondack Operstions, an environmental consulting firm with extensive experience in asbestos matters to conduct an assessment. Adirondack Operations commenced the assessment on December 22, and made a visual assessment which identified disturbed material onthe second floor of the building. Adirondack Operations also conducted air sampling on the first and second floors ofthe building; all ofthe samples collected swore found tobe below the clearance threshold. Adirondack Operations submitted repott to the Town on December 28, stating that the disturbed msteral consists of bulk verriculite fil insulation, (On December 29, an application was submitted to the New York Department of Labor fora cleanup of th disturbed area on the second floor and around an exterior dumpster where disturbed material had been deposited. The application was granted on December 30. The Town isin the process of reviewing proposals from approved asbestos contractors to perform the cleanup of the disturbed area on the second floor and the dumpster as soon as possible, (On January 4, the Town arranged for medical testing of Town employees who were involved in the work at the Chamber of Commerce Building. To date, the employees have declined to ‘undergo the testing, ‘The intention ofthe Town Board is to then proceed with a full remediation ofall potential asbestos materials in the Chamber of Commerce Building. “Tee Tom of Alanis an il pp prover, ployer an eds. ‘Toles carlin of drm, wea USDA, Dior Off e Civ Rah, 80 ndenene Avene SW, ‘WasigonD C2020 340 ol 00) 7983272 (ND T2O-6S2CTDD)

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