For the second time in a month, a Colorado library has closed its doors to clean up methamphetamine contamination.
Signs on the outside doors of city hall to advise visitors that the library as well as a restroom are closed because of meth contamination, in the south Denver suburb of Englewood, Colo., on Jan. 12, 2022.ENGLEWOOD, Colo. —
The city of about 33,000 just south of Denver decided to test for the drug after officials in the nearby college town of Boulder closed its main library after finding meth contamination, Harguth said. “We’re very accommodating,” Underhill said. But “there are some individuals who abuse this space and unfortunately put us in this position.”
Boulder officials suggested that their city’s library closure last month was the result of strict state rules for cleaning up meth once testing reveals it. They also pointed out that standards for how much meth contamination is acceptable were developed with an eye toward homes, where frequent exposure is more likely than in public buildings.
The Englewood library has made some changes to help homeless people who go there. An outreach group comes each Monday to offer services like help getting identification, food vouchers and housing, according to Underhill.
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