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AUG ® 3 1993 BOOK 90 PnF 122 <br />AIR QUALITY STUDY - UTILITIES DEPARTMENT <br />The Board reviewed the following memo and petition dated <br />7/20/93: <br />v. , <br />DATE: JULY 20, 1993 <br />TO. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMIS ONERS-.;l;` <br />THRU: TERRANCE G. PINTO <br />DIRECTOR OF UTILI SERVICES <br />FROM: CINDY E. WHITE/Not <br />FRANCHISE COORDINATOR <br />DEPARTMENT OF UTILITY SERVICES <br />SUBJECT: PETITION FOR AIR-QUALITY STUDY <br />I have attached a petition for an air quality study, due to the <br />increasing number of complaints that are being voiced by members of <br />the Utilities and Solid Waste Disposal District Departments. <br />Any assistance you can render regarding this situation would be very <br />much appreciated. <br />*0_CJ c <br />We, the occupants of the Utilities and Solid Waste Disposal District <br />Departments located in the Indian River County Administration Building, <br />have become increasingly aware of health problems that we feel are <br />associated with "sick building syndrome." Symptoms include, but are <br />not limited to, frequent headaches, burning/itching eyes, fatigue, <br />coughing, and shortness of breath. These problems decrease 2r, entirely <br />disappear upon exiting this building. <br />In addition to these problems, nauseating odors are frequently present <br />in the department, despite numerous cleanings of the air conditioner <br />vents and filters and the application of air freshener solutions. <br />Due to the potential health hazard of working in these offices, we, the <br />employees of the Indian River County Utilities and Solid Waste Disposal <br />District Departments,, request that the Board of County Commissioners <br />approve a study to investigate the air ality problems that are <br />currently present (and 4increasing) in our icese <br />14 <br />