Crestview officials are soliciting bids to remove asbestos and lead-based paint from FAMU’s future pharmacy building in the city. Until those contaminants are gone, negotiations on transferring the building’s title to FAMU are on hold.
According to the Northwest Florida Daily News, “an environmental assessment authorized by FAMU identified roughly 60 square feet of asbestos tile and 250 square feet of drywall containing asbestos that must be removed before renovations begin.”
It will cost between $15,000 to $20,000 to clean out the asbestos. Estimates on the paint removal are forthcoming. FAMU expects Crestview to remove any environmental hazards before signing the building over to the university.
FAMU plans to spend $10.2M in order to renovate the Alatex building and has already received $2.5M from the legislature.
The Daily News interviewed a city official who estimated that “the direct annual economic impact would be between $3 million and $6 million. Most of that would be generated through spending by the school’s estimated 50 graduate students, seven to 10 faculty members and 15 staffers.”
According to the Northwest Florida Daily News, “an environmental assessment authorized by FAMU identified roughly 60 square feet of asbestos tile and 250 square feet of drywall containing asbestos that must be removed before renovations begin.”
It will cost between $15,000 to $20,000 to clean out the asbestos. Estimates on the paint removal are forthcoming. FAMU expects Crestview to remove any environmental hazards before signing the building over to the university.
FAMU plans to spend $10.2M in order to renovate the Alatex building and has already received $2.5M from the legislature.
The Daily News interviewed a city official who estimated that “the direct annual economic impact would be between $3 million and $6 million. Most of that would be generated through spending by the school’s estimated 50 graduate students, seven to 10 faculty members and 15 staffers.”