During the past few weeks, the building adjacent to the Ridgeland Fire Station on Railroad Avenue has been under renovation. The final product: a weight and exercise room available to all town of Ridgeland employees.
The $7,000 renovation was funded through the fire department’s budget, but $17,000 in equipment was funded through the state’s 1 percent inspection fund the fire department receives each year, Ridgeland Fire Chief Bradley Bonds said.
Typically, the total sum of the 1 percent fund is around $20,000. Bonds said frequently those funds are put towards a different firefighter’s retirement each year, but this year all agreed establishing a designated fitness center was imperative.