Stop Work Orders Rescinded

General work at Kendal will resume on July 2.  Blasting may resume on July 5, with the following conditions:


Kendal will:

• continue notifications by e-mail and blog postings,
• add text messaging upon request,*
• send messages in the morning with anticipated blast times,
• send follow-up messages approximately 20 minutes prior to each blast.

The contractor will:

• replace the siren with an air horn and increase the decibel level,
• limit the number of bores of each blasting round, 
• place a minimum of two feet of overburden (soil to deaden the impact) on top of the blasting round, and
• cover the overburden with two layers of blast matting prior to detonation.

*If you would like to be added to the text notification group, please contact Becky Edmondson at bjedmondson@kalex.kendal.org.

No Saturday work

There will be no construction work at Kendal on Saturday, June 30.

Work at Kendal June 23

There will be no work in the City of Lexington this Saturday, but the contractors will be working on the sediment basin #3 on Kendal property located in Rockbridge County behind Sycamore Lane.

Additional methods of communication

Dear Neighbor,

 

In addition to posting construction updates, including blasting information, on the Kendal blog and sending e-mails, Kendal will offer texting as an additional option to receive notices regarding blasting at Kendal.  Kendal will need to have your cell phone number to be able to send the texts.*

 

Additionally, if you do not use e-mail, the internet or texts, please notify us if you would like a phone call to receive the information.  Again, please provide your phone number.*

 

Identical information will be provided through all of these methods.

 

Sincerely,

 

 

 

Mina Tepper

Executive Director

 

 

*Please contact Becky Edmondson to add your phone number to a group text and/or phone call list.  You can reach her by phone at (540) 458-3782 or by e-mail at bjedmondson@kalex.kendal.org. Please indicate your preference of text or phone call notification.

Blasting incident report

At the time of the last posting, Kendal misunderstood the investigation process.  The Fire Marshal is responsible for the investigation and will prepare the official report.

Blasting incident on June 13

Kendal at Lexington is committed to carrying out construction and renovations on our campus in the safest possible manner. Yesterday when Nielsen Builders informed us that a blast did not go as planned, we immediately halted all further work and began investigating what had gone wrong.  We are deeply thankful that no injuries resulted from this mishap, and we are working to determine what caused the problem.

 

We were grateful to have the expertise of the Fire Marshal on site at the time, and before the blast Kendal had been assured that all safety requirements had been taken into account. The impact of this event on our neighbors' sense of safety and well-being is a very serious issue, and we will be communicating with them about what happened before work resumes.

 

We have directed Nielsen Builders to advise Kendal of the result of their investigation, and we expect to receive that information by close of business on Friday, June 15. We will not allow any further blasting until we can ensure that it can be done in a completely safe and controlled manner.

Again, our apologies.

Blasting suspended at Kendal 6 13 18

At today’s event all protocols, including the use of warning sirens, were followed, but there was an unexpected occurrence with the blast. The Fire Marshal was present and is assisting with an investigation.   All blasting has been suspended until the investigation is complete and we are comfortable that we are proceeding safely. 

 

Our apologies to our neighbors.

Blasting today, June 13, at approximately 2:00 p.m.

The contractors have informed us that they plan to blast at Detention Basin #2 (behind Rebel Ridge) today at approximately 2:00 p.m., weather permitting.

Blasting planned for today, June 12, has been cancelled.

Due to the mud, there will be no blasting at Kendal today.

No blasting on June 7 or June 8

The contractors will not be conducting any blasting today or tomorrow.

CHANGE OF SCHEDULE June 6

The blast today will occur at approximately noon.

June 6 Construction Update

The contractors have notified us that they will be blasting at approximately 3:00 p.m. today, Wednesday, June 6.

Construction update June 4

There will be one blast today at approximately 3 p.m. at Detention Basin #1 (near Confederate Cove).

 

Since it has finally stopped raining, additional blasts will most likely occur this week.  Details as soon as they become available.

No blasting today, June 1

The contractors have just informed us that there will be no blasting today, Friday, June 1.