Volunteer Emergency Medical Services will receive $3.6 million and Volunteer and Career Fire Companies will receive a total of $26.4 million in funding.

Because the site is along a scenic corridor, a second formal review by the ASRB is necessary, as is a review by the Planning Commission. Initial plans for the station, which is located on a one-acre lot, included a basement and a second story, but to keep costs down, those extra floors were eliminated, Chief Ghiorso said. The proposed plan is less intrusive in that it's one story and resembles a residence, making it more suitable for a residential community, he said.