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Superintendent says district will 'pay as we go' on large school project as environmental checks continue
Summary
Superintendent Mrs. Porter told the Wetzel County Board of Education the district will fund early site work for a major school construction project from reserved funds and pay-as-you-go financing while hazardous-materials and environmental studies (bats, mussels) and pipeline relocation proceed; permitting is expected by November and dirt-moving could begin in January.
Mrs. Porter, the district superintendent, told the Wetzel County Board of Education the district is advancing a major construction project using a pay-as-you-go approach for early tasks while retaining funds for contingencies. "We're going to pay as we go for a chunk of it. We do have some money set aside," she said, describing imminent steps including hazardous-materials and asbestos testing, geotechnical core sampling by Terracon and a demolition bid package.
Why it matters: the project will require environmental work and external coordination that…
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