Construction on Fire Station 2 for the Plainview, TX, fire department will begin next week with a ground breaking ceremony, according to a report published by myplainview.com.

Voters originally approved the project in 2017 by voting for a $5,325,000 bond for the fire station relocation, according to the web site.

The new building will be 14,500 square feet and have living quarters, multi-purpose training room, administration offices and four truck bays, according to the report.

The report says Lee Lewis Construction has been chosen to handle the fire station project.

Steamboat Springs (CO) city officials have further explored selling the current fire station at 840 Yampa St. and building a new one at 137 10th St., reports steamboatpilot.com.

The location, where City Hall currently sits, would call for the construction of a new City Hall on city-owned land at the corner of Lincoln Avenue and 10th Street, the report says.

They said the current station location is too small and doesn’t handle the appropriate equipment or housing for crews.

City officials estimate the project would cost $18,726,978; though they say $4 million would come from the mill levy passed in 2019; $5.4 million from the Steamboat Springs Area Fire Protection District; $100,000 from solar grant funds; and $1.2 million from Department of Local Affairs grants.

The council has been in discussions about the move for months now, and the proposed facility would be about 17,500 square feet with four bays, living quarters, administrative offices, and building support, according to the report.

Mantoloking (NJ) Fire Company 1 and the borough officials have shown interest in purchasing a new mini pumper, reports starnewsgroup.com, following a presentation at a council meeting earlier this week.

The apparatus, a Ford model built to NFPA standards, will be much smaller than the department’s ladder truck, which is approaching its 25-year lifespan, but can pump more water, the report says.

Officials estimate its cost at about $9,000. The next council meeting is set for October 19, though it’s unclear whether the next purchasing steps will be ready to be taken by then.

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