The Catoosa County Commission will start putting out bids to rebuild one of its fire stations. Located in the Graysville community at 1705 U.S. 41, Fire Station 3 was originally built as a mechanical shop about 40 years ago. Today, it hosts three full-time workers at any point throughout the day.
The remodeling plan would include two bedrooms: one with seven beds for men and a second with two beds for women. There will also be two bathrooms, a locker room, a renovated kitchen, a dining room, a living room and an exercise room.
The remodeled area will be on the east side of the building. Right now, this area houses storage equipment and an old school bus, which the fire department once hoped to convert into a command station. But Camp said the bus is too outdated, and he wants the county to try to sell it. He would also move the storage supplies to an area at the top of the building.