Open Source: Where did Danville intermediate building materials go?

DANVILLE — A Knox Pages reader asked us for an update on the Danville Intermediate Building’s demolition. Specifically where the rubble and other building materials went once the job was complete.

We tracked it down and here’s Danville superintendent Jason Snively with his answer.

The building’s asbestos was removed prior to demolition by LEPI Enterprises out of Zanesville, Snively said. It was taken to a licensed landfill.

Snively said he believes the steel went to Coshocton Recycling. 

Everything else (such as wood, roofing etc.,) went to a certified or licensed landfill.

Snively believes the concrete went to several different farms and construction sites for fill.

The final grading of the lot was completed last Friday after being delayed a week due to inclement weather, Snively said. 

The demo area is intended to be used as a parking lot, but the board has not yet approved a contractor for the project.

In mid-Feburary, a 1945 time capsule from the intermediate building was opened, revealing high school yearbooks and World War II era newspaper clippings.

Before the demolition

Before its demolition, the Danville administration worked in the building before moving to 203 Richards Street last year.

Danville School Board of Education voted 3-2 approving the demolition in September, with board members Dawna Stephens and Joshua Byers dissenting.

District administration faced dissent from a local anti-demolition group, the Danville Heritage Association, who wanted to use the building as a potential community center leased by the district.