Health department says mold at City Hall needs to be fixed fast

NEW LONDON, CT (WFSB) -

A leaky pipe and mold inside New London City Hall will have to be fixed immediately, according to officials with a local health district.

After an inspection on Jan. 10, Ledge Light Health District officials slapped the city with an order on Thursday.

The Ledge Light Health District officials said the city has to come up with a remediation plan for the leaky pipe and mold by Jan. 24.

City officials have to repair the steam pipe and remove the mold by Jan. 31.

New London Mayor Daryll Finizio said the repairs are "doable."

"It absolutely is, if the council acts," Finizio said. "I hope they act and don't drag their feet on this."

On Tuesday, the City Council will vote on spending $250,000 to underwrite the repairs and apply for state funding to cover it.

"But our budgets are very, very limited, so we don't have the direct funds to make these repairs," said New London Mayor Daryll Finizio.

"I'm really skeptical that it should cost that much money to fix a leaky steam pipe," said councilman Michael Passero. "I have a lot of questions as to how it got to this point."

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Health department says mold at City Hall needs to be fixed fast