The Wood River (ID) Fire Protection District passed an ordinance last month to send a $17 million general obligation bond to voters to finance the construction of a new fire station on the north end of Hailey, reports mtexpress.com.
The November 2 bond election—which will need two-thirds of the vote to pass—will ask residents whether property taxes should be raised by an estimated $72.60 per $100,000 value over 25 years to build the station, the report says.
Wood River fire personnel are currently stationed at Station 1 on Walnut Street and its own Station 3, south of Bellevue. Station 2, located on Third Avenue, is owned by the city of Hailey and is used to store fire and rescue equipment, officials say. They add that Station 1 lacks apparatus space and is too small to comfortably sleep three firefighters.
A new station on the north end would render Stations 1 and 2 unnecessary, the report says, and those could be returned to Blaine County and Hailey for other uses with the potential new facility.
The district’s bond measure aims to generate approximately $967,200 per year for the new station, according to the report.