[CPEO-BIF] Former St. Joe’s hospital, Warren, Ohio

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Former St. Joe’s hospital cleanup coming

By Jeff Levkulich
WYTV TV-33 News (Youngstown, OH)
July 10, 2014

WARREN, Ohio (WYTV) - In 2012, there was mold, open elevator shafts,  
a leaking roof and 10 feet of water in the basement of the former St.  
Joseph Riverside Hospital in Warren.

Thieves also were stripping the building. Two years later, the  
hospital continues to deteriorate.

"This is the nightmare on Tod Avenue and it’s dangerous. And God  
forbid we have children go in there," Warren 2nd Ward Councilman Al  
Novak said.

Even though all the entrances have been boarded up, vandals and  
scrappers keep coming into the building and stealing whatever they can.

But now there is hope the property soon could be cleaned up. Novak  
said Wednesday that city health officials confirmed asbestos  
assessment will be conducted inside the building next week.

...

For the entire article, see
http://wytv.com/2014/07/09/former-st-joes-hospital-cleanup-coming/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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