If the walls could talk at

Duncan Park, Fulton County may not like what they have to say.

When Fairburn took over the

facility they were faced with a daunting task of correcting the park's

problems which are still not completed. Aside from a public pool which

has sat dormant for 3 years, the main banquet hall received a failing

grade on its mold report this month.

The indoor air quality survey

conducted by Atlantic Environmental Inc. of Atlanta identified several

molds and ruled out the presence of a deadly black mold thought to be

growing there. The building remains under lock and key for public health

reasons.

Harvey Stokes, property manager

for Fairburn, has been busy trying to find a solution to the building's

fate.

"It could turn out to

be a nice place. The building itself has many functions and I think it

is the key to success of the park."

Formerly used as a banquet

hall and an after school arts and crafts center, Stokes said the interior

basement walls are leaking,creating a continuous puddle in the basement.

The basement isn't the only problem.

"You can look in the ceiling

and see that they have had roof leaks that I would say have probably gone

a while being neglected or repaired."

A quote from Becfor USA of

Tucker quoted $169,000 just to get rid of the mold. Add renovation costs

to the bill and it looks as if the structure might make better use as

a perpetual science project.

"We've had so many other

things come up that we really just cant push it to the forefront ahead

of everything else we have going." Stokes said. "Realistically,

I'm thinking by early spring I will have a plan together to get this building

open or to have some kind of decision made about it," he added.

The Fairburn Police Department

has been keeping a close watch on the facility patrolling the park hourly

to make sure no one breaks into the hazardous structure.

"We did get a letter from

Fulton County saying they were not willing to participate in helping us

with the cleanup, but we still haven't given up on it."

���� There has been mention

of grant money available to address the issue, but other than conjecture,

all solutions seem to be just talk right now.