Tucker County Commission meets with Jessica Scowcroft, executive director of the Tucker County CVB, and Tucker County EMS representatives to discuss a possible building to house the CVB, EMS and possibly others in Davis.
By Beth Christian
Broschart
The Parsons Advocate
PARSONS – Once Corridor H is completely finished into Davis, it is obvious there will be a need for more coverage from services such as EMS, fire and law enforcement. With that in mind, the Tucker County Commission has been hosting sessions for representatives to discuss what they would need if a new building was placed in Davis – included in these talks are members of the Tucker County EMS and the Tucker County CVB.
On Wednesday, following the regular Tucker County Commission meeting, members sat down with EMS representatives and Tucker County CVB Director Jessica Scowcroft to discuss the possibility of a building in Davis – and worked to ascertain if this building was constructed, how much space each entity would project it would need.
“Can we build a building up there that would serve the CVB and Tucker County EMS?” Tucker County Commission President Lowell Moore asked.
“Of course, you can,” Tucker County Ambulance Authority Board President Larry Armbruster said.
Moore said the Commission only owns an acre of property on the proposed site, and Armbruster said he believed that would be sufficient.
Commissioner Diane Hinkle said Western Pocahontas donated property to the town of Davis.
“That’s where the ball park is and that’s where the Boulder Park will be,” she said. “They also donated a parcel to the county. There have been a few discussions about how that property could be used and whether the CVB would be interested because that would allow them to have a handicap accessible entrance. It would also allow them to display things like the Fairfax Stone if they wanted to.”
Hinkle said there have been discussions but there has not been any decisions made.
“When the EMS relocated Station 2 to Cortland, part of that plan was that within three years, they would have a permanent site on the county parcel,” Hinkle said. “We are working on that goal and trying to figure out what type of building we need and how to pay for that.”
Hinkle said they have looked through the USDA and it is also possible that Woodlands could be able to offer some kind of good financing.
“We have not really pursued that until we get some idea of what is needed,” Hinkle said. “They have some really low interest loans, but I don’t know if it is any better than we can get through the USDA. These are conversations we can have.”
Commissioners encouraged the EMS and CVB to come up with a plan about how much space they would need if a building was constructed. It was also suggested Tucker County Commissioners check with the Tucker County Sheriff’s Office and Tucker County Community Corrections to see if they had need for space in the proposed building.
The next work session for the Tucker County Commission on this subject is slated to follow their meeting slated for 4 p.m. Sept. 28 at the Tucker County Courthouse Courtroom.
