Groton city offices and the Groton Utilities building were closed Monday over asbestos concerns, according to the city’s official Facebook page.
Groton officials posted a special notice on the city’s Web site Monday notifying residents of closures at the municipal building and the Groton Utilities/Ledyard WPCA customer service centers on Meridian Street.
According to Groton Mayor Marian Galbraith, carpet pulled up over the weekend left dust in the air Monday morning, and some employees expressed concern about mastic from tiles that had once lain underneath the carpet.
Air quality tests revealed that the building was "well below the safe level for asbestos." Although floor samples tested positive for asbestos, nothing from the mastic was released into the air, Galbraith said.
“Our asbestos management plan requires us to close any area where there was a possibility of exposure,” city officials wrote on Facebook Monday.
The building will be cleaned overnight as a precaution. Officials will make a decision Tuesday morning about whether or not to open City Hall but "believe beyond a reasonable doubt" that there will be no issues, Galbraith said.
