Employees say the Department of Revenue Building on Blountstown Highway is infested with mold. That building holds more than 200 employees.

One former employee says, just going inside the building would trigger his asthma symptoms. "Within 2 hours I'd start having hay fever attacks and also I'll be blowing my nose and nose congestion and all that. And then normally within 4 hours I'd have to start taking the Albuterol inhaler," says Thomas Covenant.

And he says, he's not the only one. "They have migraines, they have colds, sinus attacks you know. A bunch of different things but these are common ailments that are definitely manifest by mold infestation," says Covenant.

The Department of Revenue hired a consultant to see if mold was actually present in the building. The consultant confirmed what some say they already knew.

"Unfortunately we don't know how much mold causes illness and how much mold is safe, so the public health approach we take, is no amount of mold in a building is acceptable," says David Krause of Indoor Air Solutions.

The report shows some of the mold and water stains were clearly visible but other evidence was hidden in air ducts. "They're not immediate exposure concerns to people as they walk by, however there is a potential for exposure."

Officials from the Department of revenue say they're still evaluating what to do next. "We are also looking at relocating our employees because of course their health and safety is of the utmost concern to us," says Renee Watters, spokesperson for the Department of Revenue.

But some say that's not good enough, "I don't want them to consider, I want them to move these people out. Because these people are in danger for their physical health," adds Covenant.

Officials say they plan to make a decision on relocation within a week.
But they say they plan to install air filters on Friday, until they finalize a more permanent plan. They've also scheduled a more in depth survey of the building and the mold which will begin in the next few weeks.

Some have also expressed concern about the second floor of the building. The second floor is unused but many say the concrete is cracked in places.

The consultant who evaluated the mold indicated, David Krause says, the concrete is sitting on top of a steel, base so it doesn't seem it can fall below. But he added that it should probably be evaluated by a structural engineer.