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The Fire Station Building Committee recently reviewed preliminary designs for the new Greenfield (MA) Fire Department station to be built on the Main Street property near the Coombs Avenue intersection, reports recorder.com.

In a virtual presentation, Pacheco Ross Architects officials showed the plans, which include administrative offices, apparatus bays, dormitories, a living space, as well as an entryway for the public with a vestibule for the station museum, the report says.

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The design aims to incorporate both the traditional historic design of fire stations while also giving it a modern look. The committee was said to be enthusiastic about the design, the report says.

Both the temporary and permanent stations are expected to cost $17.3 million altogether, and the architectural firm says it will have more details at the next meeting.

After months of negotiations, the city has closed on the sale of the Main Street property near the intersection with Coombs Avenue, slated to be the location of the new fire station. Read more @TheRecorderNews https://t.co/d49Hd04qBm

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