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Illinois attorney general sues downtown Bloomington developer and tenant
03/03/2008 21:47:50
By Colleen Reynolds
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has filed a lawsuit against the owner of the downtown Bloomington Front and Center building and a tenant for not properly removing asbestos during a renovation project.
Attorney general spokesman Scott Mulford says the complaint, filed in McLean County Court, alleges Merle Huff and tenant Ben Slotky, removed flooring tiles contained with asbestos and placed them unsealed plastic garbage bags.
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After a citizen complaint in March of 2006, state public health inspectors found piles of dry, broken, chipped flooring materials and carpeting on site. An analysis showed it contained asbestos.
Slotky, the former owner of the Castle Theater, had planned to open a restaurant in the building called, "Your Mother's" but has since filed for bankruptcy.
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