The city of Meridian will move forward with building its sixth fire station in 2018 - a project that was going to be delayed a year until the Meridian Rural Fire District stepped in. The rural fire district has offered to pay for the station's first 13.5 months of operations, including wages and benefits of up to 12 firefighters.
The city of Meridian will move forward with building its sixth fire station in 2018 — a project that was going to be delayed a year until the Meridian Rural Fire District stepped in.
The rural fire district has offered to pay for the station’s first 13.5 months of operations, including wages and benefits of up to 12 firefighters. That expense is projected at $1.5 million.