The report, presented to the City Council Health & Human Services and Public Safety Committee on Tuesday, comes as Jackson and his staff finish planning for renovating the North Deering Fire Station at 380 Allen Ave. City Manager Jon Jennings said study findings will be considered in his upcoming budget and a template as he and Jackson map out the department’s future. They are also working on a five-year plan to begin defining the needs and when they can be met.

The contract officially began on Tuesday, according to the Daily Times Chronicle, and Castagna has 14 months to complete the project. The new, 15,000-square-foot fire station will have three bays and be built on the existing on the same site as the existing station. The current station was built in 1971; the contractor that one the bid to demolish it is in the process of applying for a demolition permit.  

Replacing the station has been an issue for several years in Burlington. Two years ago Town Meeting approved the plan to build a new station.