March 9, 2010
School Levy Ruling Expected Tuesday; Industrial School Demolished
By Tony Rutherford
Huntingtonnews.net Reporter
Huntington, WV (HNN) – Cabell County Circuit Court Judge David Pancake is expected to rule Tuesday, March 9, on the lawsuit against the Cabell County Board of Education brought by representative taxpayers.
“The current lawsuit is about the 1990 bond issue, not historic preservation law,” Karen Nance, one of the plaintiffs said. Some people have intertwined the possible destruction of the historic WV “Colored” Orphans /Children’s Home.
Judge Pancake will rule on whether the tax levy money from 1990 remained mixed with current levy monies used to purchase the former Marshall University Heights property, where the Board hopes to build a consolidated middle school.
Nance and other plaintiffs relying upon a prior case have argued that the location must be put before voters.
Although a ruling has not been made on historical issues, Nance indicated that a historic structure facing Norway Avenue and in back of Wal Mart has been demolished. The structure was built in the 1920s and was the WV “Colored” Girls Industrial Home, which was not on the National Register of Historic Places.
The hearing is scheduled for 1:30 p.m.
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School Levy Ruling Expected Tuesday; Industrial School Demolished
By Tony Rutherford
Huntingtonnews.net Reporter
Huntington, WV (HNN) – Cabell County Circuit Court Judge David Pancake is expected to rule Tuesday, March 9, on the lawsuit against the Cabell County Board of Education brought by representative taxpayers.
“The current lawsuit is about the 1990 bond issue, not historic preservation law,” Karen Nance, one of the plaintiffs said. Some people have intertwined the possible destruction of the historic WV “Colored” Orphans /Children’s Home.
Judge Pancake will rule on whether the tax levy money from 1990 remained mixed with current levy monies used to purchase the former Marshall University Heights property, where the Board hopes to build a consolidated middle school.
Nance and other plaintiffs relying upon a prior case have argued that the location must be put before voters.
Although a ruling has not been made on historical issues, Nance indicated that a historic structure facing Norway Avenue and in back of Wal Mart has been demolished. The structure was built in the 1920s and was the WV “Colored” Girls Industrial Home, which was not on the National Register of Historic Places.
The hearing is scheduled for 1:30 p.m.
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