Selectmen in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire had a lengthy discussion about the future of a local nursery school. The Wolfeboro Nursery School was forced to abandon their former location after asbestos was found in the crawlspace of the former Railroad Station that is home to the school. Asbestos, a potentially deadly material, is linked to the development of life-threatening medical conditions.

These diseases include COPD, lung cancer, asbestosis, and pleural mesothelioma, a rare but aggressive form of cancer. Mesothelioma has a long latency period, so it is often decades after a person is exposed to asbestos that they begin to develop the initial symptoms of the disease. Once mesothelioma symptoms emerge, it is not uncommon for the disease to aggressively metastasize, sometimes killing victims within a few months.

The nursery school shared the former Railroad Station location with the Wolfeboro Area Chamber of Commerce. Both entities were forced to relocate after the asbestos was uncovered. Lead paint was also a problem at the former location. The nursery school was forced to finish out the remainder of the school year at Wolfeboro’s First Congregational Church. The repairs and health-related updates at the school are expected to be completed in time for the September start of school.

The rent on the property increased, but the term was lowered from 12 months to 9.5 months to correspond with the school year.

Reports have not yet indicated what company will be dealing with the asbestos problem, or how much of the repair budget will be spent to remove the potentially deadly carcinogen.

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