Construction of a new Ogden fire station is set to begin after Riley County commissioners approved the project during their Thursday meeting. Commissioners unanimously approved a special use authorization request Thursday to build the 50-by-80-foot station where Skyway Drive and Riley Avenue intersect. Officials said trucks and equipment have become too much for the fire station at Ogden’s city hall.
The station will have three spaces for fire trucks and a room to house and train firefighters. The Ogden station is one of two the county is working on. The county also is trying to build a new Leonardville station. The two stations will cost $900,000. Riley County Fire Department officials plan to pay $100,000 up front and use a loan from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for the rest.