COURTHOUSE CLEAN-UP CONTINUES AFTER STEAM PIPE BREAKS

CLEAN UP IS CONTINUING IN THE BASEMENT OF THE WOODBURY COUNTY COURTHOUSE AFTER A STEAM PIPE BURST EARLIER IN THE WEEK.

PATTY ERICKSON-PUTTMANN, DIRECTOR OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, SAYS WORKERS FOUND WATER STREAMING OUT OF THEIR OFFICES WHEN THEY RETURNED TO WORK TUESDAY MORNING:



ERICKSON-PUTTMANN SAYS THE DAMAGE DIDN'T PREVENT STAFF MEMBERS FROM CONTINUING THEIR WORK:



STAFF ALSO PITCHED IN TO HELP WITH SALVAGE AND CLEAN UP EFFORTS. ERICKSON-PUTTMANN BELIEVES ALMOST ALL OF THE CASE FILES DAMAGED WILL BE SALVAGED:



IT'S TOO EARLY TO TELL WHAT THE TOTAL DAMAGE AMOUNT IS, AND BECAUSE THE COUNTY IS SELF-INSURED, THE COUNTY WILL HAVE TO ASSUME ALL THE COSTS RELATED TO THE CLEAN -UP.