[Bookstoprisoners] Re: [Imc-bookkeeper] Re: sos...roof leak at btp

[Mike Lehman]

I checked the leak at the east end of the B2P main room. The water is 
coming down from the ceiling through a series of very small cracks in 
the structure at the northeast corner of the dock area. This is 
underneath the secure postal dock area, so I was unable to gain access 
to it from above to see where the water was entering from.

Run-off from the leak was being controlled by catching it in several 
buckets. Given the very moderate flow, this should be sufficient for now.

I went outside to check things as best I could. The area of the leak is 
at the very corner of the building. The most easterly of the 
north-facing dock doors is there, as well as the sole east-facing door 
(the metal roll-up one that doesn't work, IIRC) both of which are in the 
secure PO dock area. There was little water on the dock lip outside the 
north-facing door, but quite a bit of water was present on the dock lip 
of the east-facing door, as well as all over that door. The concrete of 
the dock lip is very crumbly at this point.

If Chris can get a PO escort, he should try to check it on Wednesday to 
see if any water is present in the area around the inside of the very 
northeast corner of the secure dock area. This would be helpful to 
determine if there was a leak from the roof above that went onto the 
floor there and then down through cracks in the floor into the B2P room.

I actually suspect that the water was coming from around the dock lip 
just outside the east-facing door. Normally, we don't get rain blown in 
from the southeast direction, but this seems to have been the case 
tonight as almost the entire door was wet. We also rarely get the volume 
of rain we encountered today.

I know of no previous occasion when we've had a leak that anyone has 
noticed in this area since we've moved into the building. If there are 
any noticeable cracks through which water is gaining access, then 
sealing them with some silicone caulk may help. The cracks seemed fairly 
tight from below, so this may not help. Given the limited volume of 
water and the unique weather of tonight, I suspect that otherwise we may 
have to just put up with this issue.
Mike Lehman

Mike Lehman wrote:
> I'm just now reading this, but will check on it shortly, before the 
> RFU meeting. I suspect a leak from all the rain, as I don't think 
> there is any plumbing in that area except for the heater in the 
> ceiling, which is near the east end, but not quite there. If it is the 
> rain, nothing much can be done except to catch it and identify where 
> it's coming in so we can mitigate it later. I'll let folks know what I 
> find after 9pm.
> Mike Lehman
>
> Danielle Chynoweth wrote:
>> SOS - a water leak in B2P. Chris is coming from the other side of 
>> town now -  I will go down to investigate now. Jamie, please put 
>> buckets to catch the water.  There are some in the maintenance closet 
>> across the hallway. - Danielle
>>
>>
>> On Feb 5, 2008 5:04 PM, jamie storm <gary_jamie at hotmail.com 
>> <mailto:gary_jamie at hotmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>     I can't find anyone to report this problem to.  Water is dripping
>>     through the ceiling at the far east side of the workroom.  Jamie 
>> Storm
>>
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>>         Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2008 02:19:11 -0600
>>         From: chyn at ojctech.com <mailto:chyn at ojctech.com>
>>         To: chyn at ojctech.com <mailto:chyn at ojctech.com>
>>         Subject: Vote today! ... on Urbana parks, criminal justice
>>         reform, anti-war, the President
>>
>>         Dear Friends and Neighbors,
>>
>>         It's Tuesday - don't forget to vote today!
>>         In addition to the Presidential race, we have an important
>>         ballot referendum to support Urbana parks, a State's
>>         Attorney's race, and some advisory referenda on war.  In
>>         Champaign there is an important vote to restore funding to
>>         children, families and adults living in extreme poverty in
>>         Champaign.
>>
>>         Polls are open 6am to 7pm.
>>         View your ballot here, find your polling place here:
>>         
>> https://www.champaigncountyclerk.com/elections/registration_status.html
>>
>>
>>         Here is how  I will be voting FYI:
>>
>>         *OBAMA for PRESIDENT*
>>
>>         Please note that to vote for President, you will need to
>>         answer 3 different ballot questions.  Although you select your
>>         candidate at the top of the ballot, it is essential that you
>>         ALSO vote for their delegates.  You get 4 votes for delegates 
>>         and one vote for an alternate - these are the people who will
>>         actually choose the Presidential candidate at the national
>>         convention.  Below the delegate names you will your
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>>
>>         John Edwards, Dennis Kucinich and other names appear on the
>>         ballot even though all other Democrats have now dropped out
>>         besides Obama and Clinton.
>>
>>
>>         *ALFRED IVY for STATE'S ATTORNEY*
>>         Ivy is a local African-American attorney who supports crime
>>         prevention not just detention, equity in charging, restorative
>>         justice, and addressing poverty as a root cause of crime.
>>
>>         I am concerned that the current State's Attorney, who I
>>         supported four years ago, has continued the legacy of
>>         prosecutorial discretion in such a way that middle class
>>         professionals too often receive light (or no) punishment for
>>         serious crimes while Champaign County continues to send the
>>         poor and addicted away to serve punishments that neither fit
>>         the crime or are rehabilitative.  (I tracked every felony
>>         charge in our county in 2006 and can provide many specific
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>>
>>
>>         *YES on URBANA PARKS !!*
>>         Urbana Park District has an important yes-no question on the
>>         ballot to raise their property tax rate.  Their rate has
>>         dropped more than 20% in the last decade because of tax caps,
>>         and their portion of the total property tax bill has dropped
>>         significantly.  Now they want to increase the tax rate to go
>>         back to roughly the rate they were at 10 years ago.
>>         This long winded question on your ballot asks whether you
>>         support paying about $83 more annually on a $100,000 home to
>>         fund the Park District to:
>>         *
>>         *
>>         *-  build trails*
>>         *-  repair Crystal Lake pool*
>>         *-  repair neighborhood parks *
>>         *-  restore and maintain natural areas*
>>
>>         Read a QA on the Parks referendum here:
>>         http://www.urbanaparks.org/pdfs/QA_Referendum.pdf
>>
>>
>>         *YES on all three WAR RELATED REFERENDA*
>>         Cut Funding For War And Occupation Of Iraq
>>         Detainees' Rights Referendum - restore US Constitutional right
>>         of habeas corpus of detainees
>>         Prevent War With Iran
>>
>>
>>         *CORONER *
>>         I am leaving this blank and do not support Mark Medlyn, the
>>         only Democratic candidate.
>>
>>
>>         *CHAMPAIGN TOWNSHIP*
>>         In Champaign there is a yes-no question asking whether to
>>         restore funding to children, families and adults living in
>>         extreme poverty in Champaign.  I support a Yes vote.  This
>>         funding was previously slashed and you can learn more online
>>         at: http://www.cctownship.com/.
>>
>>         *
>>         COUNTY BOARD RACES*
>>         Although my district has no contest - some do, so check your
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>>         
>> https://www.champaigncountyclerk.com/elections/registration_status.html
>>
>>
>>         No matter how you vote, happy voting!
>>
>>         Danielle
>>
>>
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