Complaints of mold in the Dallas County School System building will soon be satisfied.

The Dallas County Commission voted unanimously Monday to take immediate action and declare a state of emergency for the building.

Prior to the vote, Commissioner Roy Moore said something needed to be done to protect the school system’s employees.

“We’ve had some mold problems over there, and we need to go ahead and declare that a state of emergency,” he said. “We need to get that fixed for the safety of the employees that are located over there.”

When the problems were reported, Moore said they hired a professional to get to the source of the problem and expect a report soon.

“We had a consultant go in there and see what the problem was, and he is supposed to get back with us and let us know the situation,” he said.

Tests are being conducted to determine the best approach.

The commission will also add a new county road to the mix. Following a unanimous vote, and lots of work in preparation, the board voted to add Pear Tree Road.

Initially, Moore said the road was not up to code.

“There has been a subdivision out on Highway 22 for some time and the people out there wanted to get it dedicated as a county road,” he said. “It simply didn’t meet the specifications.”

But he said the county and property owner paid to rework the road so it met the county’s specifications and is now up to date.

As part of continuing road maintenance, the Commission also approved an agreement with the Alabama Department of Transportation to resurface and widen a portion of County Road 30 in front of Shiloh Elementary School.

Dallas County Engineer Coosa Jones said the county’s portion of the project will be $218,000, but will come from a fund set aside for these types of repairs.

“This is pretty much in line with what we had approved before,” he said. “This is just the final revision of the agreement. We get ready to bid it this Friday.”