Asbestos Abatement Work Finished at Connecticut High School
By B.J. O'Brien
Bethel Beacon
Asbestos abatement work continued at Bethel High School last week while students and staff were on Christmas vacation.
First Selectman Robert Burke said that Eagle Environment, the company that's doing the abatement, came in on Tuesday and finished Friday.
However, they might go back and do some more work in the spring.
Mr. Burke pointed out that there's about an hour and a half's worth of work left.
Although there is some asbestos left, it does not pose a danger.
"It's still encapsulated," Mr. Burke said. "It will be handled in the next go-round."
He noted that the work that was done last week took place in the basement of the school.
Work had been done in the school over the summer. That included classrooms, cafeteria, media center and administrative areas, and the work concluded Aug. 25.
Testing was done in May, which was when professionals discovered the asbestos.
Eagle Environmental has been managing the job, and HAZMAT Pros is doing the abatement.
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