Summary
Goldsboro had to hit pause on its house-demolition program because crews totally dropped the ball on asbestos safety rules. If you live near one of these tear-downs, expect delays while the city figures out how to handle environmental safety properly.
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Impact analysis
Delays could stall neighborhood revitalization efforts and potentially rack up extra administrative costs to retrain crews and fix compliance issues.
Nearby residents benefit because they won't be breathing in sketchy, mishandled asbestos dust.
Folks living next to ugly, abandoned eyesores are stuck waiting longer for them to finally get torn down.
Mentions & discussions (3)
City of Goldsboro Halts Demolitions After Discovering Asbestos and Procedural Violations
City of Goldsboro Halts Demolitions After Discovering Asbestos and Procedural Violations Goldsboro Daily News
Goldsboro stops demolition work over asbestos handling failures
Goldsboro stops demolition work over asbestos handling failures WRAL
Goldsboro shuts down residential demolitions after asbestos protocol violations discovered
Goldsboro shuts down residential demolitions after asbestos protocol violations discovered WITN
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