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Groundbreaking Ceremony For Fire/Police Substation
A special event to recognize the beginning of construction for the new “Fire Station #5” on East White Lane and Union Avenue was held on Tuesday, March 13th. The media and public joined Mayor Harvey L. Hall, Councilmember Irma Carson, and other City officials to commemorate the occasion. 

The City’s newest public safety facility, to be located at 106 East White Lane, will replace the fire station located at 700 West Planz Road.  The current site on Planz is over 50 years old and has inadequate street access, and does not accommodate the new apparatus and equipment now used by the Fire Department.  The new building will serve a dual purpose, including a 7,125 square foot fire station and a 618 square foot police satellite station, allowing for both fire and police operations. It will be in a better geographical location for fire and police personnel to respond within their designated service areas. 

RRM Design Group was responsible for project design of the new fire station, and the construction will be done by Wallace and Smith Contractors.  The estimated completion date is April, 2008.

The cost to construct the new facility, estimated at $3.9 million, will be paid from several sources, including HUD funding, Community Development Block Grant entitlements, Supplemental Law Enforcement Services funding, and the Redevelopment Agency Southeast Project Area operating fund.  

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