Bill Growing For Asbestos Removal In Mad Co Gov’t Center

The bill for removing asbestos from the Madison County government office building is getting bigger.
The cost for the work had been estimated at $2 million. But county administrator Dan Dykes says that projection is now $3.5 million.
The (Anderson) Herald Bulletin reports that estimate includes the asbestos removal, new fireproofing, moving and storage for county offices, new ceiling tiles, paint and carpeting. That total doesn’t include the $420,000 cost to lease space to house county offices for seven months so the work can be completed. County council members are expected to vote Nov. 14 on a plan to borrow the $3.5 million and repay it with county income tax revenues.