In Oregon, Ohio, the city council has approved a $25,528,234 budget for capital improvements for 2010. One small portion of this project will include the removal of asbestos-laden pipe insulation at the municipal building. While the cost associated with this project (a $8,000 price tag that seems paltry when compared to some of the big ticket items on the budget) is quite small, the benefits are great. Removing asbestos helps to protect workers in the building, as the material can cause serious health problems if accidentally inhaled or ingested.

Asbestos exposure has long been associated with the development of mesothelioma, a rare but deadly form of cancer. Mesothelioma affects less than 3,000 Americans each year, and may cause cancerous growths in the lungs, on the membrane that encases the heart, or throughout the tissues of the abdominal cavity. While there are palliative treatment methods available, including chemo, there is no known cure for mesothelioma. The disease typically lies dormant for decades, but majority of patients lose their battle with this cancer in less than two years following diagnosis.

Among the other improvements in the capital improvements budget is the $3 million Otter Creek Road project, a three mile road repaving project. According to Paul Roman, acting administrator and public service director, “Our hope is to bring legislation for the first committee of the whole in February. It’s likely work would not begin until April. We’re hoping Otter Creek will be constructed in one construction season, start sometime in April, and end sometime in November.”

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