Legislature OKs asbestos removal

AUBURN - The Cayuga County office building will be a buzz of activity during the Presidents Day weekend.

The county Legislature agreed Monday evening to pay $32,000 to Summit Environmental Services Inc. to complete asbestos removal during one weekend.

The East Syracuse firm will remove the cancer-causing material from electrical closets on the first through fifth floors to prepare for the installation of a security system in the 160 Genesee St. building.