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The Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills District 181 Board will hold an emergency meeting Monday to address mold issues at Hinsdale Middle School as classes were postponed yet another day.

The board will hear reports from Integrity Environmental Services and SERVPRO, as well as consider expenses related to steps to address the issues at the middle school. There will be an opportunity for public comment.

The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. at Elm School, 6010 S Elm St, Burr Ridge.

Sunday, officials learned of two additional steps to remediate the mold found in the building that, if approved by the board, would cancel classes the rest of the week. The district already closed Hinsdale Middle School through Wednesday. The district is working with the Illinois State Board of Education on options for school makeup days.

The proposal before the board tonight involves cleaning the ductwork throughout the building and removing the cove molding (baseboards) and any drywall that touches the flooring. The action comes after district officials over the weekend revealed a second pipe leak during the recent cold spell that closed all district schools for two days, and a city water main leak affecting the middle school. The discovery of mold Jan. 16 led to a decision last week to cancel all after-school activities and keep the school closedFriday. Classes were already canceled for Monday due to the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.

Teachers and other staff have complained to the School Board about health concerns. Heather Scott, co-president of the Hinsdale Clarendon Hills Teachers' Association and a sixth-grade language art teacher at HMS, told the board Dec. 13 of concerns because of continued building problems with water leaks and resulting increased moisture, which can result in mold.

In a statement released late Saturday night, district officials said the buildings and ground department first discovered mold in an upstairs bathroom at Hinsdale Middle School in July 2012, prompting a search that also uncovered mold on a wall between the choir and music rooms, in a custodial closet in the kitchen and on other bathroom walls. The cause was determined to be related to a leak in a pipe, missing caulking in the closet and the manner in which bathroom were mopped. Abatement was done at the time and drywall replaced with a concrete drywall. Air quality tests before the start of the 2012-13 school year confirmed it was within federal and state requirements, district officials said.

However, mold was discovered in August 2013 on drywall in classroom 223, near an exterior window, and in classrooms 225 and 228. Hygieneering, Inc. of Willowbrook assisted in further evaluations and remediation of the identified mold, including the removal of the bottom 2-4 feet of drywall, officials said. A mold and moisture assessment at the time found no visible mold growth on readily accessible drywall, and no moldy or musty odors.

Over Columbus Day weekend last October, isolated sections of wet drywall were removed and replaced. Hygieneering, Inc. confirmed the area was safe for students and staff to return to school, though Hygieneering, Inc. suggested engaging a structural engineering firm to review the moisture findings and assist in identifying the source, officials said.

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HINSDALE The holiday weekend will be extended longer than expected for students at Hinsdale Middle School (HMS) after low concentrations of mold were found at the school.

On Jan. 16, mold testing was conducted at HMS by Integrity Environmental Services, who were on site to perform deep cleaning and removal of wet drywall. The results from these samples showed low concentrations of mold spores on the drywall and surface samples tested, according to a letter from School District 181 to the community.

The district is working with SERVPRO and Integrity Environmental Services to eradicate the mold following the microbial remediation guidelines provided by Integrity, according to the letter.

After this work is complete, additional testing will be completed prior to resuming classes at HMS, which have been canceled for Tuesday and Wednesday.

According to the letter, the evening before classes resume there will be a meeting where parents and staff can tour the facility and hear reports from representatives from SERVPRO and Integrity Environmental Services.

In addition, the District 181 Board of Education will be holding an emergency meeting at 7 p.m. Monday at Elm School for the purpose of addressing HMS facility issues, stated a letter to the community.

The board will hear reports from Integrity Environmental Services and SERVPRO, as well as consider expenditures related to additional steps to address facility needs at HMS.

Representatives from SERVPRO and Integrity Environmental Services indicated that two additional steps to remediate the mold found in HMS should be recommended to the Board of Education for completion prior to resuming classes. These recommendations involve cleaning the ductwork throughout the building and removing the cove molding (baseboards) and any drywall that touches the flooring, according to the letter.

These recommendations will be made to the board for approval during the emergency meeting Monday. If the board approves the recommendations, the anticipated completion time would require that classes at HMS be canceled through Friday.

For more information, visit d181.org.

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Classes canceled at HMS Tuesday, Wednesday after mold discovery

HINSDALE The holiday weekend will be extended longer than expected for students at Hinsdale Middle School (HMS) after low concentrations of mold were found at the school.

On Jan. 16, mold testing was conducted at HMS by Integrity Environmental Services, who were on site to perform deep cleaning and removal of wet drywall. The results from these samples showed low concentrations of mold spores on the drywall and surface samples tested, according to a letter from School District 181 to the community.

The district is working with SERVPRO and Integrity Environmental Services to eradicate the mold following the microbial remediation guidelines provided by Integrity, according to the letter.

After this work is complete, additional testing will be completed prior to resuming classes at HMS, which have been canceled for Tuesday and Wednesday.

According to the letter, the evening before classes resume there will be a meeting where parents and staff can tour the facility and hear reports from representatives from SERVPRO and Integrity Environmental Services.

In addition, the District 181 Board of Education will be holding an emergency meeting at 7 p.m. Monday at Elm School for the purpose of addressing HMS facility issues, stated a letter to the community.

The board will hear reports from Integrity Environmental Services and SERVPRO, as well as consider expenditures related to additional steps to address facility needs at HMS.

Representatives from SERVPRO and Integrity Environmental Services indicated that two additional steps to remediate the mold found in HMS should be recommended to the Board of Education for completion prior to resuming classes. These recommendations involve cleaning the ductwork throughout the building and removing the cove molding (baseboards) and any drywall that touches the flooring, according to the letter.

These recommendations will be made to the board for approval during the emergency meeting Monday. If the board approves the recommendations, the anticipated completion time would require that classes at HMS be canceled through Friday.

For more information, visit d181.org.

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Classes at HMS canceled Tuesday, Wednesday after mold discovery

Avoca, Luzerne County -- A demolition crew made serious progress Monday dismantling something that stood for more than a century in Avoca. Chunk by chunk, Pioneer Construction tore down the old Ss. Peter & Paul Church at Main and Vine Streets. "Another church gone," said Bob Ryzner of Duryea. He was married in Ss. Peter & Paul Church in 1983. He wanted one last look at the Avoca landmark before it was all gone. "It's sad to see it go but I guess that's today's way of things. Knock 'em down instead of fixing them up."

The Diocese of Scranton closed Ss. Peter & Paul in October 2011 and sold it to the borough of Avoca for $144,000. Borough council decided it was cost prohibitive to renovate the building so decided to demolish it and build a new municipal building on the church grounds. "You know, I think it's wonderful in the name of progress that it's going to be a municipal building. I'm sad that we weren't able to save the structure," said Jeff Romanecz who lives next door to the church in the parish's former rectory building which he bought last year. He co-write a book about the church's history for its centennial celebration in 2009. "My great-grandfather was one of the founders of the parish and actually built this building," said Mr. Romanecz. "The family's been at the house all morning stopping by, taking pictures and you know shedding some tears." He and others hoped the former house of worship could be used in some capacity. "If it was saved, I hope it would be a community center or a theater. You know if somebody came commercially, a restaurant," said Mr. Romanecz. Mr. Ryzner added, "I would have hoped it would have been kept and renovated into a borough building and you know at least kept the old look."

Even though the construction crew waited until Monday to carry out the bulk of demolition, some removal work was done in advance. The borough salvaged the church's granite steps and a bell from the church tower. It's even cleaning up some bricks to give away to former parishioners at a later date. But for some, that's little consolation. "You never would have thought years ago this was going to happen but here it is and it's happening," said Mr. Ryzner.

Demolition on the church should be completed Tuesday morning with all of the debris removed by the end of the week. Avoca borough hopes to begin construction of its new municipal building at the site this spring.

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It has flowed quietly beneath our feet for nearly 40 years, carrying the oil used to power our lives. But a plan to reverse and increase the flow of oil in Line 9 has thrust the 30-inch pipeline into the spotlight, sparking fears of catastrophe, and promises of prosperity.

This is the story of a pipeline and the people whose lives it passes.

It was built in 1975, of quarter-inch steel made in Hamilton, coated in a single layer of polyethylene tape, designed to be reversible, to change with the ever-fluctuating oil markets.

It was called Line 9.

In 1976, it went into operation, flowing crude oil from west to east, feeding a half-dozen hungry oil refineries in Montreal.

More than two decades later, Enbridge reversed the flow as a glut in overseas markets led to lower prices. Foreign oil has been glugging down Line 9 from Montreal to Sarnia ever since.

But North America is in the midst of another oil boom, with Alberta's oil sands and North Dakota's Bakken region alone producing nearly 2.7 million barrels per day in 2012.

There aren't enough pipelines to move it all to market. And, because North American product is selling for less than the oil that comes from overseas, Quebec refineries are eager to get their hands on the cheaper supply.

So, Enbridge wants to turn the oil tides again, reversing Line 9 to flow eastward, carrying hundreds of thousands of barrels a day across Ontario to Montreal.

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