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Perryville demolition company faces penalties over lack of asbestos inspectionSunday, November 1, 2009PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- A Perryville demolition company faces possible civil penalties following a Missouri Air Conservation Commission vote to seek legal action by Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster. The commission sent the case to Koster during a meeting Thursday in Jefferson City, Mo. The commission found Clifton Farms & Excavating Co. failed to obtain an asbestos inspection, provide notice of a demolition job and failed to respond to several attempts to settle the case. Bernard Clifton, owner of the company, said he believed the matter was being handled by the property owner and denied violating any environmental rule deliberately. The case involves the final demolition of two homes at 902 and 905 N. Kingshighway in Perryville. The Department of Natural Resources investigated the work June 15 and discovered the lack of an asbestos inspection and demolition notice. Under environmental rules, when a single home is demolished, no asbestos inspection or demolition notice is needed. When the demolition involves two adjacent homes, the inspection requirement that also applies to almost all other types of buildings is triggered. The department sought to settle the case for $4,000 on July 15, sending a registered letter. Clifton said he turned the letter over to Bank of Missouri, which owns the land and hired him to demolish the houses. He said he had no trouble obtaining a city demolition permit and thought at the time he did the work that all requirements had been met. "It looks like the bank should clear this up because we were just hired by the bank to do it," Clifton said. The homes had already been stripped of many pieces, including doors and windows, when he came in, he said. The fine being sought by the department is more than he was paid for the work, Clifton said. The asbestos rules are in place to protect the public, said department spokeswoman Renee Bungart. The amount of any potential fine is now up to the attorney general's office, she said. 388-3642 Pertinent addresses: 902 N. Kingshighway, Perryville, MO Jefferson City, MO
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Guess they should check their paper work out better.They also got in trouble when they done the dirtwork for the Wal*Mart suppercenter in Perryville. I think they should be fined heavly this time because it's not their first violation!
If there was any asbestos in the structures razed,
it is probbably now buried and not a threat. This is not a case of remedy but a case of enforcing the agency's authority. Is there a cost of permit
fee to be avoided by not notifying? If so the fine should reflect a deterent to future avoidance, not an attempt to harm the ability of a private company to enjoy freedom of enterprise.
zeroit muust be the competition.
Not necessarily, Mr. Wiffle, this firm just thinks that rules don't apply to them.
No, I'm not the compitition just know how they work.They think their to good to follow the rules or laws. Hope it cost them dearly!!!!!!!!!! Hope Perryville learns something from this.
By the way Mr.Wiffle must only has one u!
No, I'm not the compitition just know how they work.They think their to good to follow the rules or laws. Hope it cost them dearly!!!!!!!!!! Hope Perryville learns something from this.
-- Posted by zeroit on Sun, Nov 1, 2009, at 4:15 PM
So they are too good to follow the rules. I didn't notice that.
I know the guys. They have done a lot of work for me over the years. They do a good clean job, have fair prices, are honest, and perform on time.
When jobs are done in the Cape area I usually keep the subs and material suppliers local but if they are not available I use Clifton.
So you hope they pay dearly. You have a personal vendetta against them.
By the way Mr.Wiffle must only has one u!
-- Posted by zeroit on Sun, Nov 1, 2009, at 4:16 PM
BTW
Oh so you are the grammar police? Is that the best you can do?
compitition is spelled...competition
They think their to good... You must have meant they are or they're.
Just another competitor, disgruntled ex employee, jilted lover, or just plain old envy.
No, Just think they should be treated like you or I if we break the law!Not let off because they took something for granted.Would you let them out of a contract because they didn't read it all before they sighned it!!!
BTW did they ever clean Perry Co. lake out after it silted in caused by erosion from the suppercenter?
ZEROIT YOU SOUND LIKE SUCH A HATEFUL EMPTY PERSON, WHO FINDS PLEASURE IN OTHER PEOPLES MISFORTUNES. YOU SEEM TO BE A VERY MISERABLE PERSON. SO MUCH FOR YOU. I WOULD OF THOUGHT THE CITY WOULD OF REQUIRED THAT KIND OF PAPER WORK BEFORE THEY WOULD ISSUE A PERMIT TO DO THE DEMO ON THE HOUSES. AND I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THE PROPERTY OWNER WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ASBESTOS INSPECTION BEFORE DEMOLITION OF THEIR PROPERTY WAS DONE. IS IT NOT THE HOME OWNERS RESPONSIBILITY? AND THE BANK OF MISSOURI IS THE OWNER. CLIFTON EXCAVATING HAS DONE A LOT OF FINE WORK ALL OVER SEMO FOR MANY YEARS. ZEROIT I FEEL SORRY FOR YOU. YOU SEEM TO BE A MISERABLE PERSON WHO LIKES TO SEE OTHERS BE AS MISERABLE AS YOU. AND FOR SOME REASON HAVE A PERSONAL VENDETTA AGAINST THE CLIFTON'S. SHAME ON YOU.
HD GIRL I'm not miseradle person but if you were in the demo bussiness you would know it's the domo contractors responciblaty to have all permitts including one from the DNR.It's not the property owners(THEY ARE NOT THE ONE DOING THE WORK). Cut rate prices=Cut rate work .