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Council on Southern Mountains asks to be removed from Kimble conveyance consideration

MCDOWELL COUNTY SCHOOLS · August 18, 2026
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Summary

An email read at the board meeting said the Council on Southern Mountains met the town of Kimble and requested to be removed from consideration to receive Kimble Elementary; the council offered to partner with the town if conveyance occurs.

At the start of the discussion on Kimble Elementary, Dr. Barker read an email from Miss Eldrich, identified in the message as the executive director of the Council on Southern Mountains. The message said the council "is requesting that our agency be removed from consideration of conveyance" and that it would "work together to ensure community needs are being met, including occupying space within the building."

Board members acknowledged the email and said that, with the council removing itself, the town of Kimble remained the primary suitor. Members noted the council had offered assistance to the schools and families if the town obtains conveyance and that the district would coordinate deed language and partnership details with counsel after a motion to convey is made.

The email was entered into the record by Dr. Barker; no representative from the Council on Southern Mountains spoke at the meeting.