Charges Were Against Supervisors Recommendations
Article Added June 7th, 2006 - Print This Story - Bookmark This Story
Letters now show that supervisors urged the state of California not to file charges involving the Salinas County Courthouse. The letter shows that money and timelines were stressed to the contractors involved.
Supervisors wrote a letter to the state, asking that prosecutors refrain from bringing charges against contractors involved with the Salinas Courthouse. The suit was in response to the mishandling of asbestos, but the supervisors counter that it was integral to complete the job on schedule. It was also quoted that the Courthouse had to remain open during renovations. Regardless of the reminders put forward in the letter, charges were brought against the main companies involved in the renovations, as well as the directors of those companies and the project manager.
The lawsuit claims that, utilizing saws and jackhammers, the lead contractors were aware that they were posing a threat to those in the Courthouse. Another contractor was hired in stead and completed the job over two nights without knowing that asbestos was involved, risking exposure to himself. After the second night or renovations, it was discovered that high levels of asbestos had been released into the air by way of the ventilation system. The letters are supposed to point out that while safety was an issue, concerns were known and ignored by the county in order to keep the project on time and under budget.
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