The new addition includes expanded living quarters for firefighters; a locker room; storage areas for equipment; a kitchen; a day room; a fitness area; a new ambulance bay; and a small museum packed with department memorabilia.

The existing fire station was renovated into office space with conference rooms, a large classroom and testing center for firefighters, an office for the Center Township Trustee and a substation for Greenfield Police Department officers.

But some county commissioners said they had problems with the purchase because it would require spending up to $1.2 million in additional tax money to clean up soils contaminated with agricultural chemicals.