Cloe goes everywhere that Kevin goes
In July 2007 we began to clear and prepare the site. Warren Construction Company brought in its heavy equipment and began to shape the site and take down all the small trees and brush and build the road. Kevin Combs operated the Trac Hoe and was an expert at his job. He always had his faithful companion Cloe with him.
We then began to talk with the Watauga Health Department and the Planning and Inspections Department on placement of the buildings, where to dig the well and how the septic system would work. Alan McKinney came out in October 2007 to help us plan the system.
Alan McKinney checks out the soil for the septic system
Dave Johnson digs the test holes for Alan McKinny while Dale Townsend looks on.
After lots of negotiations and tests and holes dug we were given plans for our septic system which included a 1,500 septic tank, a 1,000 gallon pump tank and station, seven eighty foot trenches, a pump station distribution box, trenches up the hill and through the woods. The well site was laid out and the construction of this over sized system was begun.
The chapel foundation was started by Galleher Construction Company in February 2008. Mike and Debbie Galleher are members of Holy Cross Church and run an amazing contruction company that does very high end work around Watauga County. He and his crew are amazing and they always give us quality work for the best price possible and they actually donate part of their fees back to the conference center.
Steve Tester lays the block foundation while Dale Townsend looks on in March 2008
Bishop Taylor visits the site in March 2008
The well was dug by Dewey Wright in February 2008. We dug a 200 foot well through 36 feet of dirt, 70 feet of granite, 2 feet of shale and the rest was granite. The well yielded 4 gallon per minute.
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