1928 - Alderson High School - 1968
TOWN OF ALDERSON
POST OFFICE BOX 179
CITY BUILDING—202 SOUTH MONROE STREET
ALDERSON, WEST VIRGINIA 24910
TELEPHONE (304) 445-2916
NEWS RELEASE - June 7, 2016
Contact: Mayor Travis Copenhaver 304-445-2916 / Margaret Hambrick 304-646-2439
WORK TO BEGIN ON HISTORIC 1896 DEPOT IN ALDERSON
Since
2011,
the
Town
of
Alderson
and
Alderson
Main
Street
have
been
working
to
restore
the
exterior
of
the
historic
1896
C&O
Depot.
Now
work
is
scheduled
to
begin
on
Monday,
June
13.
A
competitive
bidding
process
resulted
in
the
selection
of
DCI/Shires
from
Bluefield
as
the
low
bidder.
The
work
will
consist
of
exterior
renovation
to
include
replacement
of
the
east
and
west
wing
roofs;
removal
of
lead-based
paint
and
repainting
including
any
repairs
needed;
installation
of
drainage
around
the
building;
and
the
repair/replacement
of
the
existing
concrete
retaining
wall
including
paint and a new metal railing.
The
work
is
partially
funded
by
Transportation
Enhancement
grants
from
the
Department
of
Transportation,
Division
of
Highways
and
with
the
approval
of
the
State
Historic
Preservation
Office.
Matching
funds
were
provided
by
Alderson
Main
Street.
Architect
Dan
Hart
and
Historic
Preservationist
Michael
Gioulis
designed
the
project
and
will
assist
with
construction oversight.
Mayor
Travis
Copenhaver
said,
“One
of
the
issues
we
faced
was
the
presence
of
lead-based
paint
which
is
common
in
buildings
of
this
age.
Because
we
were
responsible
and
law-abiding,
we
had
a
lead
report
done
before
we
bid
this
work.
Then we required proper disposal of the lead based paint in the bid and contract documents.”
The
contract
for
the
rehabilitation
and
restoration
of
the
Depot
includes
the
following
language:
“Remove
all
existing
paint
from
the
building.
Use
a
system
such
as
“Peel
Away”
which
will
contain
the
emulsified
paint
to
be
removed.
Existing
paint
does
contain
lead
and
will
need
to
be
removed
and
disposed
of
according
to
all
state
and
federal
requirements
for
lead paint.”
During
the
pre-construction
conference,
DCI/Shires,
informed
the
team
providing
oversight
to
the
project
that
they
would
be
bringing
in
hazardous
waste
barrels
from
a
disposal
company
to
contain
the
paint
residue;
the
barrels
would
be
sealed
as
filled;
the
company
would
pick
them
up
and
dispose
of
them
in
accordance
with
state
and
federal
regulations;
and
a
certificate of disposal would be provided.
Copenhaver said, “We are so pleased to be able to start this work and soon have our beautiful depot shining once again.”
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