Yachats Oregon

January 18, 2019 UPDATE:

The analysis was complete and no asbestos was found.  https://yachatsoregon.org/Documents/Download/2019-01-18_Asbestos_Analysis.pdf 

Due the schedule in the Commons and the length of additional time the removal will take.  Installation will still resume in March.  Thank you for your understanding.

Monday it is was discovered that the tile under the old laminate flooring is not stable enough to glue the new flooring to and must be removed – otherwise our new flooring would fail.

Oregon passed a law the first of the year (Jan 1st 2019) that all building materials that are removed from a building - that were installed prior to 2008 - have to be tested for asbestos before they can be removed. This testing can take up to two weeks before results are given. It is the opinion of the flooring contractor, as well as inspector that the tiles are not asbestos, but nevertheless the testing must be done before we proceed. The laminate flooring - that had been laid on top of the tile and had been separating - was installed in 2012-13 so it doesn't need to be tested. As soon as we were made aware of this new development, we reached out to our community partners who were going to be using the building. 

We want to make sure that we can continue our valuable community events while we wait for test results, so we have placed a piece of plywood over the small section of exposed tiles by the storage room.  We have placed an area rug over the plywood and taped both of those down.  We just ask that you use care around the area – we don’t want anyone to trip on the rug or plywood that it is covering.

Winter Wonderland has decided to hold their event at the Presbyterian Church on Saturday.  However, the YAAS event will be held in the multi-purpose room on Sunday and all classes will resume on Monday Jan 14th.

We will look at resuming work in March to allow plenty of time for the testing and our amazing community events scheduled throughout January and February.  Due to the extra work to remove the tiles underneath, it is anticipated that it will take 2-3 weeks to complete installation of the flooring.  We recognize this unanticipated wrinkle has caused a different timeline than originally stated.  We appreciate your patience and understanding as we address this new development.

We will keep you informed as new information becomes available.

Thank you,

Heather Hoen, Facilities Manager

Hello Yachats!

Please see the Council's Goals for the 2019 Calendar Year

https://yachatsoregon.org/Documents/Download/2019-01-02_Council_Goals.pdf

Yachats Final Budget for 2018-19

https://yachatsoregon.org/Documents/Download/2018_2019_FInal_Budget.pdf