PSB employees affected by construction fumes will receive regular compensation

The Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously Monday morning to approve full-day pay for employees in the Public Service Building who left work early May 19 due to fumes entering the ventilation system.

Construction workers May 19 were working on the the roof on the building, and fumes from their work escaped into the building

“They were supposed to close the air vents up there when they started working, and they forgot to close them,” said Commissioner Dean Kinzer.

The construction workers were completing their work in the fumes, but Kinzer noted none of them were affected by the fumes....