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be trying to determine the problem and eliminate it. You had previously informed me that the insurance carrier suggested that two so-called experts from the University of South Florida, 'as a team be called in, but it was evident from their references that they were totally unqualified to make this study. This indicates again that the insurance carrier has not tried to find the source of the problem and eliminate it, but `I s only seeking tol-avoid liability and bury the problem., The County Commissioners are going to have to take the position that the safety and welfare of the occupants of the courthouse comes first over the wishes or desires of the insurance carrier and if a conflict has arisen, the County Commissioners should be honest enough- to recognize this and*turn over their responsibility for the maintenance and safekeeping of the courthouse to a third party. There is just no real excuse or valid reason why the delay for this testing has occurred. In regard to the pigeons, this problem was called to the attention of the County Administrator by written Memorandum, personally delivered to him on September 11, 1981. It was my -understanding, from you, that you were trying to eliminate or solve this problem since you advised me that you had written the Humane Society. In fact, you also wrote the Fresh Water & Game Commission a letter of April 5, 1982. If you never intended to do anything about the pigeons, why did you write the Humane Society and Game Commission? There is enclosed a copy of a letter from.Dr. Jeff Slade, D.V.M. in which he suggested that there have been devices that scare pigeons away. Also I received a call from a party that suggested wooden owls installed on the roof keep pigeons away. I am not saying that there is a present problem with the pigeons, but this request to scare or kill the pigeons from the fresh -air intake on the air-conditioning units on the roof, was for preventive measures to prevent any future problems and as an extra precaution against the pigeonsgetting into the fresh -air vents again. Nearly any time you go by the courthouse, you can see pi;§eons on the roof or flying around the roof, so I know that we still have pigeons and since the pigeons have gotten into the air-conditioning vents before, I still think there is a good chance that they will do so again, although it may be several years down the road. As to the carpeting, the attorney for Focus Carpet Corporation advises in his letter of March 24, 1982, to Gary M. Brandenberg, and I quote: " We are advised by the Company that no formaldehyde has been used in carpet manufacturing.for approximately ten years.. Additionally, the company has requested each of its suppliers to verify that they do not use formaldehyde in the products sold to.the Company for use in manu- facturing carpet." Now the same attorney for Focus Carpet Company, by letter to Brandenberg of April 30, 1982, sent us tests of the carpeting results which show that there are 47ppm free formaldehyde, but that.the formaldehyde is non-detectable with nose or sense of smell. These test results thep, show conclusively that there is -formaldehyde in this carpet, contrary to what they previously stated on Mar ch 24, 1982. We do not know , or at least I have never been informed about the glue other than some technical terms and I don't know what they mean. Since the carpeting dogs contain formaldehyde we are again requesting that all the carpeting and the glue be.removed from the entire courthouse and that suitable nop-allergenic carpeting, with po glue, be installgd. .As far as the halls are concerned, we don't care if it is carpeting or some cheaper product. In regard to the completion date of the large courtroom and your advise- ment to us as to estimated completion time-, you still have not given. us any time in your reply. The importance of having a courtroom large enough for a twelve -person jury cannot be over emphasized since it is mandatory in capitol cases and condemnation cases. All of the judges work on schedules_ prepared months ahead and it would greatly help us if we could have some estimated date of completion. ' ` 88fJK MAY 2 6 198241