HUNTINGTON â The obstacles that the Cabell County Board of Education will face in building the new Davis Creek Elementary School are not what many thought they might be.
The proposed location, the site of the former Barboursville Brick Company, has long been the focus of conversations centered on contaminants and has not had a tenant since the factory closed in 1979.
But contaminated soil isnât the biggest hurdle the school board will have to clear to build there â itâs what the soil is composed of.
EnviroProbe Integrated Solutions, a company specializing in geotechnical and environmental drilling, sampling and analysis, was hired by Cabell County Schools to conduct a study of the land and what lies beneath it as it pertains to regulations for building a residential property.
Cabell BOE to discuss hiring procedures, Davis Creek site Monday
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Land studies underway at proposed Davis Creek site
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HUNTINGTON â A new elementary school will be built on a property that has been without a tenant for decades.
During their regular meeting Tuesday, Cabell County Board of Education members voted to give authorization to Superintendent Ryan Saxe to move forward with the necessary actions to acquire the former Barboursville Brick Co. property near Riverview Drive, where they plan to build the new Davis Creek Elementary School.
The current Davis Creek Elementary is located just outside of Barboursville on Alternate W.Va. Route 10.
The decision was met with applause by school staff in attendance and some even got a little emotional after the vote, visibly expressing their thanks to board members for the decision.