VIDEO: The Nampa Fire Protection District has found a new administrative home near Midland and Caldwell Boulevard, solving a years-long search for a permanent space. The district plans to move into the new building at the beginning of June. Currently, day-to-day operations happen in downtown Nampa, but Chief Kirk Carpenter said that was never the long-term plan. The search for space goes back to when the fire district split from the city.
“At the same time, it was identified that the police department was growing at a pace in which they were going to need more space. So, during that year, the fire department was moved out of the public safety building and into this location,” Carpenter said.
The district previously considered moving near a bowling alley, but a pause in federal grant funding put those plans on hold. Carpenter said the city’s $880,000 figure was based on a 2021 valuation, which does not go far enough in today’s market. “It isn’t enough to purchase a new building; new buildings today are significantly more per square foot,” Carpenter said.
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