Capt. Russ Davies said that the firetruck was privately owned by a person known to the department.

The truck also had the name Green Haven Volunteer Fire Department scrawled across the top of it. The Green Haven and Powhatan Beach volunteer fire departments merged into the Armiger Fire Station, Company 30, in 1990, Davies said.

The firetruck marked the second time in less than 24-hours that a vehicle outside polling place raised concerns from community members. On Monday, a vehicle resembling an unmarked police vehicle could be seen outside Woods Memorial Presbyterian Church in Severna Park.

The two-story building will have cedar shingles and a dull gray metal roof.

MVC executive director Adam Turner said the project has been in the works for five years, and the upgrade from the recently demolished fire station was required by the Federal Aviation Administration.

“It’s a beautiful building that fits our needs and fits into the community,” airport manager Ann Crook said. “This will bring us into compliance with FAA regulations, and allow us quicker and safer response … We don’t have dedicated firefighters on our staff, we have a cross-trained staff, so they mow the airfield, do snowplowing, fuel the aircraft, and if there’s an incident, they put on their gear and report as firefighters. We are staffed 24/7, 365. Those people are always doing something. Those beds will be used for naps between long shifts, or if someone is sick, but they will not be full-time housing.”

Ms. Crook said the construction will not cost Island taxpayers a dime: “Ninety percent will be covered by a grant from the FAA, 5 percent by state grants, and 5 percent will come from airport revenues.”

“This is an absolute no-brainer,” West Tisbury commissioner Doug Sederholm said. “There are no detriments.”