New Milford Mayor David Gronbach is providing an update on asbestos testing done at the former John Pettibone School.  He says based on the preliminary testing, no asbestos was found in the sheetrock or ceiling tiles. 

The old Board of Education decommissioned Pettibone as a school in 2015, taking materials deemed valuable to the respective schools where teachers were re-assigned.  Some wall-mounted fixtures were also removed, leaving holes in the walls. 

Cosmetic work has been done to spackle holes, but Gronbach says the contractor halted work to make sure they were not disturbing asbestos.  He expects work to resume soon to repair the damage. 

Gronbach says this means the town can also move forward with plans for Town Offices and Community Center to move into the former school building.