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Workers have completed removal of asbestos from parts of the Potsdam Civic Center as well as a courtroom and office, village officials told the Watertown Daily Times.

Village Administrator Michael D. Weil said tests were conducted in the courtroom and other areas where asbestos was removed and no signs of the cancer-causing mineral fiber were found. The mitigation project cost about $50,000. Still more mitigation projects remain to be done. Some parts of the civic center, including the basement, still contain asbestos, Weil said.

The village’s most recent efforts to remove asbestos began earlier this year after the death of longtime civic center employee Sharon M. LaDuke, according to the newspaper. Ms. LaDuke died from mesothelioma, a rare cancer linked to breathing asbestos. Ms. LaDuke’s family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the village, alleging that her death was caused by unsafe work conditions.

The village is also being sued by former senior court clerk Shelley A. Warner who contends that she was fired from her job because she publicly expressed concerns about asbestos and workplace safety at the civic center.

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