2nd Colorado library closes due to meth contamination
Posted By: NorthernDog, 1/16/2023 10:00:11 AM
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — For the second time in a month, a Colorado library has closed its doors to clean up methamphetamine contamination. Officials in the Denver suburb of Englewood shut down the city library last week within a couple of hours of getting test results Wednesday showing that the contamination in the facility’s restrooms exceeded state thresholds, city spokesman Chris Harguth said. Other spaces such as countertops also tested positive for lower levels of the drug and will require specialized cleaning, he said. The larger-scale remediation work will include removing tainted surfaces, walls, ductwork and exhaust fan equipment. The city
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The librarian says they try to be accommodating to the homeless population. But what you end up with is people doing drugs (and I can only imagine what else) in the public restrooms.