Jim Cheng the, Virginia Secretary of Commerce and Trade has appointed a task force to develop the state’s strategy for dealing with drywall from China that has prompted complaints nationwide.
Cheng decided to form the group after a visit last month to Newport News, where dozens of homes in Hollymeade have been identified as containing the Chinese drywall. Cheng says the panel will form a plan for responding to any action taken by the federal government on the drywall problem
Cheng’s office announced Thursday that the state would gather together a group of experts, state officials, lawmakers and homeowners to try to come up with a way for the state to help people trapped in toxic homes The working group includes Del. G. Glenn Oder, R-Newport News, who helped arrange for Cheng to visit, and Sen. John Miller, D-Newport News.
More than 2,360 homeowners nationwide have said the drywall made them sick and corroded wiring and HVAC systems throughout their homes.
Locally, Chinese drywall has affected homes in Newport News, York County, Williamsburg and South Hampton Roads. Neighborhoods where the product has been discovered include :Hollymeade, Braemar Creek, New Town, Wellington and Kensington Woods, all in James City, Overlook Point in York, The Hampshires at Greenbrier, and Cromwell Park on the Southside.
The Chinese Drywall Information Center is a great resource for homeowners who believe their home may have been built with defective drywall. It seems as if the majority of homes constructed with Chinese drywall were built during the years of 2004-2008. This period was an era of “Hurricane Reconstruction,” during which the supply of American drywall could not meet the levels of demand. An influx in imported drywall ensued, now at the center of multidistrict litigation in federal court.
Read more about Chinese Drywall in Williamsburg and Hampton Roads here
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 This post was authored by local resident and REALTOR, John Womeldorf. John is known around town as Mr. Williamsburg, for both his extensive knowledge of Hampton Roads and the historic triangle, and his expertise in the local real estate market. His websites, www.WilliamsburgsRealEstate.com and www.MrWilliamsburg.com, were created as a comprehensive resource about living in Williamsburg and Hampton Roads, with the hopes of selling a house now and again. You can reach him at 757.254.8136 or John@MrWilliamsburg.com. |
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