SUNY New Paltz Damaged By Storm

NEW PALTZ — SUNY New Paltz officials don't yet know how big a bill they're facing for cleanup and repairs of storm-related damage at the college's Jacobson Faculty Tower.

The 10-story, 120-foot-high building housing offices for faculty and support staff suffered water damage on a number of floors on the north and west sides following the blizzard that hit the area Sunday.

Jacqueline DiStefano, the college's vice president for finance and administration, said the main culprit was a power outage that affected a third of the campus.

The power failure caused water-filled coils in the building's heating and cooling system to freeze up and then burst, sending water spilling into a number of offices.

DiStefano confirmed that "one or two" windows were blown open, letting snow get into some offices. But she said that was not a "primary contributing factor" to the overall damage.

The damage was discovered Monday, and for the next two days cleaning up the water, replacing damaged or displaced ceiling and floor tiles and other work was "a primary focus" of campus maintenance crews and other staff, DiStefano said. A contractor also was hired to help with the cleanup.

All the work was essentially finished and the large dryers and dehumidifiers brought in to help the drying process had been removed by noon Wednesday, DiStefano said.

While a dollar figure for the damage wasn't known as of Wednesday, DiStefano said, "The state is self-insured, so we will have to use campus resources to pay for all of this."

The building also houses seminar rooms and Jazzman's Cafe

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Social Services' Office Damaged By Water

OCEAN TOWNSHIP — The Monmouth County Division of Social Services' satellite office at 2405 Route 66 has been closed until further notice because of water damage in the building.

The Probation Office that operates in the other half of the building will remain open, county officials said Tuesday.

The exact cause of the water damage has not been determined. A rumor that a roof collapsed is unfounded, county officials said.

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Flooding Damages School and Homes in Seville

Flooding in the community of Seville early today damaged an elementary school and at least five homes, according to county officials.

Water seeped into some classrooms at the Stone Corral Elementary School and into the homes.

Fire crews were called out early this morning to provide flood control to Seville along Avenue 384. Sandbags were deployed but failed to prevent the flooding.

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Cost Of Water Damage To SUNY Still Unknown

NEW PALTZ — SUNY New Paltz officials don't yet know how big a bill they're facing for cleanup and repairs of storm-related damage at the college's Jacobson Faculty Tower.

The 10-story, 120-foot-high building housing offices for faculty and support staff suffered water damage on a number of floors on the north and west sides following the blizzard that hit the area Sunday.

Jacqueline DiStefano, the college's vice president for finance and administration, said the main culprit was a power outage that affected a third of the campus.

The power failure caused water-filled coils in the building's heating and cooling system to freeze up and then burst, sending water spilling into a number of offices.

DiStefano confirmed that "one or two" windows were blown open, letting snow get into some offices. But she said that was not a "primary contributing factor" to the overall damage.

The damage was discovered Monday, and for the next two days cleaning up the water, replacing damaged or displaced ceiling and floor tiles and other work was "a primary focus" of campus maintenance crews and other staff, DiStefano said. A contractor also was hired to help with the cleanup.

All the work was essentially finished and the large dryers and dehumidifiers brought in to help the drying process had been removed by noon Wednesday, DiStefano said.

While a dollar figure for the damage wasn't known as of Wednesday, DiStefano said, "The state is self-insured, so we will have to use campus resources to pay for all of this."

The building also houses seminar rooms and Jazzman's Cafe.

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Faculty Tower At New Paltz Flooded

NEW PALTZ — A dollar figure has not yet been put on the amount of damage done by water that flooded parts of the Jacobson Faculty Tower at SUNY New Paltz earlier this week.
Kirsten Hali Wilson, marketing content specialist for the college, said on Thursday that the damage occurred after a power outage that affected about a third of the campus during the snowstorm earlier this week. The outage caused the water-filled coils in the tower’s heating and cooling system to freeze and burst, she said. The result was water spilling into a number of offices in the 10-story building.
Also, some windows in the faculty tower were blown open, allowing snow into the building, Wilson said.
“Most of the damage was actually caused by the heating system breaking,” Wilson said.
She said there was damage to some computers, as well as some floor and ceiling tiles.
The damage was cleaned up with the help of driers and dehumidifiers, and the system was repaired by noon Wednesday, Wilson added. She said the cleanup was accomplished by campus staff, as well as an outside contractor.
Wilson also said that while Monday was a work day at SUNY New Paltz, many college employees were on vacation so there were few people on campus when the damage occurred.
The Jacobson Faculty Tower is about 120 feet high. It houses faculty offices, as well as seminar rooms and the college’s Jazzman’s Cafe.

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Water Leakage on Christmas Eve Damages Courthouse Offices

Water seeping through nails in the catch basins on the Cass County Courthouse roof is suspected of causing floor, ceiling and wall damage in the historic building.
Cass County Sheriff Bill Brueggemann explained the damage in an initial report to the county commissioners sent on Christmas Eve.
“On Friday, Dec. 24, we discovered seven roof drains leaking on the Cass County Courthouse,” Brueggemann writes.

Leaks were found on the third floor in the offices of the deputy county attorney, county attorney, county attorney office manager, district court judge chambers, district court library, district court clerk and jury room.
On second floor, damage was found in the county clerk’s office and clerk’s administrator’s office.
Water damage was also discovered in the probation office on first floor.
“Electronic equipment, furniture, wood flooring, carpet, phones, ceiling tile and paper records were damaged from these water leaks,” Brueggemann writes.
These items are not a complete list. A more detailed list of the damage is forthcoming.

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Fire Damages Fulton Mall Businesses

Water from a fire sprinkler extensively damaged at least two businesses on the Fresno Fulton Mall overnight, the Fresno Fire Department says.

The most heavily damaged business was Galeria Mexico, which sells leather goods.

Battalion Chief Charles Tobias said it appears that an electrical fire started in Galeria Mexico and a fire sprinkler went off, putting out the flames. However, for an unknown reason, the fire department was not alerted to the blaze and the sprinkler ran all night long, flooding Galeria Mexico with hundreds of gallons of water.

The business next door, Family Town, also has extensive water damage. The total cost is still being tallied. Firefighters are still on the scene, helping to mop up the damage.

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Post Office Reopens, Then Closes Due To Water Damage

DENVER -- A post office on the 16th Street Mall in Denver closed for 10 months reopened on Wednesday, then suddenly closed permanently.

The post office has been in a basement level office space since 1994. Over the years, it's had problems with flooding, according to Al DeSarro, spokesman for the U.S. Postal Service western region.

DeSarro said the Postal Service worked with the landlord to get the water leakage problems fixed, but suddenly in January, there was a major flood that damaged equipment and forced the postal service to close the location.

The Postal Service looked at other locations, but they still had a lease on the 16th Street Mall location, DeSarro said.

"Over the summer, we got reassurances from the landlord they that were going to fix problems," said DeSarro. "So we decided to invest in new equipment and other improvements like redesigning the lobby and adding a self service postage unit."

The newly remodeled post office opened Wednesday, but within hours, there was a water leak right over the customer counter, DeSarro said.

The post office was closed.

"We can't continue to do this," DeSarro said. "It's not acceptable from a business standpoint."

The Postal Service has terminated its lease, effective Friday, said DeSarro.

DeSarro said the Postal Service is concerned about safety, the welfare of its customers and employees and possible damage to its customers' packages.

There are two post offices within one mile of the closed location. The locations are the downtown main branch at 20th and Curtis streets and the Mile High Station post office on 14th Avenue near the Denver Justice Center. An Office Depot on the 16th Street Mall also sells stamps and handles postal shipping.

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Water Damage at Ithaca High School

Ithaca, NY (WBNG Binghamton) Rain damage in Ithaca caused parts of a school to be evacuated.

Heavy rain and snow forced Ithaca High School to close off parts of the building.

The Ithaca City School District's Superintendent's Office says only certain sections of the school were evacuated.

Those rooms and halls are said to have significant water damage.

Parts of Cayuga and Lake Streets near the school were shut down as well.

The roads have since been re-opened.

No students were sent home as a result of the water damage.

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Water Damage Spoils Decorations

Cleveland: Ronald McDonald House in need of decorations

CLEVELAND -- Mother Nature did some damage to 

the holiday decorations at the Ronald McDonald 

House, but it appears social media might save the 

day.

The group's holiday decorations were ruined by 

water damage in an outdoor shed.

So the group decided to put out a plea for 

decorations via Twitter and Facebook and the 

phones began ringing almost instantly with local 

folks who wanted to help.

The Ronald McDonald House usually has 10 to 12  

Christmas trees and is hopeful to have at least that 

many donated to help decorate for this year's 

holidays.

The group can only accept new items and is asking 

for pre-lit artificial trees, wreathes, and other 

decorations.

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Clothing Building Suffers Water Damage In Fire

Beehive Clothing building suffers smoke, water damage in fire

By Molly Farmer

Published: Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010 10:14 a.m. MST

AMERICAN FORK — A fire at Beehive Clothing in American Fork resulted in smoke and water damage Monday evening.

American Fork Fire Department Capt. Benjamin Anderson said crews were dispatched just after 6 p.m. to the building located at 398 E. 1100 South. They found flames confined to one area on the inside of the building.

"Crews got a quick knockdown," Anderson said. "Right now we're doing ventilation, trying to get the smoke cleared out of the inside."

There was no exterior damage to the building, Anderson said, and the extent of the damage to the interior was unknown Monday night.

"It was confined to one area," he said. "We don't have a good report on the extent of the damage so far."

Machinery used to make clothing was inside the building at the time of the fire, Anderson said. Firefighters didn't know the cause of the fire Monday evening.

Beehive Clothing is owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Church spokespeople were not available for comment Monday evening.

— Molly Farmer

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