2007 CPEO Military List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>
Date: 13 Jun 2007 15:54:33 -0000
Reply: cpeo-military
Subject: [CPEO-MEF] Mold at Kaltenbrunn housing area (Germany)
 
 	
Army tackling mold problems at Kaltenbrunn housing area


By Seth Robson
Stars and Stripes European edition
June 13, 2007

GRAFENWÖHR, Germany — Grafenwöhr housing officials have promised to fix mold problems that have sickened some 2nd Cavalry (Stryker) Regiment soldiers and their family members in the Kaltenbrunn housing area before the unit deploys to Iraq in August.

In a letter to residents last week, U.S. Army Garrison Grafenwöhr housing manager Bob Arbios said: "The owners of Kaltenbrunn have hired contractors to fix moisture/mold and other problems in Kaltenbrunn units."

Arbios said officials are taking strong precautions to make sure repairs - by German firm TBG Umwelt-— are carried out effectively and in a way that protects residents. Initial repairs to each house will take at least part of one day, but in most cases workers will need to return later to allow for proper treatment and drying and to enable families to have access to at least one of their bathrooms at all times, he said.


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For the entire article, see
http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=46653

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Lenny Siegel
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