Wonderful. Jackson shuts down auditorium cuz of mold.

Dumbasses never bothered to fully repair the HVAC system. City has been renting chillers for events. Well, HVAC failed, humidity went up, and mold set in. Now the auditorium is shut down for an indeterminate amount of time. Symphony, ballet, and concerts are moving out. Kevin Hart supposed to perform near end of month and it will probably have to be moved as well. The Broadway are probably gone for the fall and winter as there is no other stage in the Jackson area that can handle such a production.

Let's see, the city lost several libraries after it let them fall apart, it let the water system fall apart because it didn't order parts nor hire employees, and it had to shut down the zoo for almost.a year. Here are some pictures from the assessment of the auditorium.












The assessment's executive summary stated:

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The total indoor spore levels were above the outdoor levels in five cases and Penicillium/Aspergillus exceeded outdoor levels in all cases. Elevated concentrations of Penicillium/Aspergillus were reported in Main auditorium sample sites #2 & #5, basement floor storage room, and ground floor sample location #11. Sample #11 was collected in the west room across from refreshment station and couch seating. This floor, especially this room, exhibited strong fungal odors. Many of the return-air grates contained a visible presence of dust, debris and suspect mold growth. There was significant multi species biofouling of wood surfaces on this floor. The wood surfaces of doors, furniture, and synthetic baseboards being the most heavily affected. The main auditorium hall presented significant fungal biofouling in carpeting, surface contamination of wood armrests and handrails, and exceedances in spore trap samples #2 and #5. A five- point sampling strategy was employed in this environment because of cubic volume and stratification concerns. The sampling methodology should have captured the most unbiased fungal data in terms of randomness and proximities to visual fungal biofilms. Surface contamination of carpet and hard surfaces on second floor balcony was visibly less than first floor locations. This is supported by the laboratory analyses. The soft surfaces of seats and curtain upholstery were closely examined, and no visible growth was determined. Because of the spore load in these locations, it is likely that spores are present on these soft surfaces but environment and labile carbon restrictions are preventing primary hyphae tube growth and colony formation. "
Proposed as hypothesis is the atmospheric rain events coupled with indoor condensation from lack of climate control and temperature/nutrient sources being optimal on surfaces facilitated the primary proliferation event.

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