County

Fairfield basement flooded; proper handling of asbestos; and a public health update

A water line break at the Fairfield Center in Meeker flooded the basement with about 6 feet — more than 400,000 gallons — of water last Tuesday. The community center houses the county’s public health and human services departments and Chuckwagon, the senior meal service. 

The basement, which is not ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) compliant, has been used for storage. Human services and county human resources files were damaged and had to be destroyed…