Removing asbestos from the older buildings are a health priority in a number of parts of the country and world. The same is true with Kinston City. The Free Press is reporting about the progress of asbestos removal of an old power plant on Manning Avenue.

Asbestos removal at the old power plant on Manning Avenue should be finished within the next couple of months, Kinston City Manager Ralph Clark said Thursday.

"Our primary goal has been to get it cleaned up at a price we can afford," Clark said. "Now it is at the point where you can actually (safely) get inside".

Eastern Environmental of Jacksonville began cleaning asbestos from the old brick and concrete building in October. The project is costing the city $342,500.

City Council awarded the cleanup contract in late August after reviewing 10 bids ranging from $342,500 to $1.66 million.

Scott Stevens, Kinston's assistant city manager, said that the project is moving along on schedule and should be completed by the end of February. No problems have developed during the removal process, he added.


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