Chinese drywall Newport News, VA TownHall Meeting w/ CPSC July 13, 2010

A Chinese drywall town hall meeting was held in Newport News, VA last night with representatives from the CPSC.

According to Wavy.com, representative Jay Howell went over a the steps that the Consumer Product Safety Commission has taken over the last year in testing the defective drywall, as well as drafting remediation guidelines.

There were questions concerning water safety, health problems, and  foreclosure but there seemed to be no answers.

“There were no representatives from the Health Department or the Centers for Disease Control in the meeting. Del. Glenn Oder (R-Newport News) who co-hosted the event said he would reach out to those agencies for future meetings.”

Homeowners were not the only ones present last night.  Renters who signed leases in homes who have discovered that they have defective Chinese drywall also attended the meeting.  There concern seemed to be focused on getting out of the situation without ruining their credit.