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A $25 million bond proposal passed Tuesday night at a Indianapolis City-County Council committee, WishTV.com reported Tuesday.

The money would be used for several improvements:

• A pavilion at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park.
• The replacement of plazas and an upgrade to the inside of Indianapolis City Market, 222 East Market Street.
• The replacement of a fire station on the city’s east side.
• Upgrades at other fire stations throughout the city.

The bond proposal will head to the full council for a vote. If it passes, Mayor Joe Hogsett would have to sign off on the plan, the report said.

Henderson (TN) officials broke ground on a new fire hall north of Vietnam Veterans Boulevard August 30, Tennessean.com reported Wednesday.

Following setbacks due to the pandemic, plus increasing inflation of equipment and materials, construction finally began on the $5.27 million fire hall located near Knox Doss Middle School at the corner of Mustang Lane and Spearpoint Drive, the report said.

A passion project for many city officials, the 9,030-square-foot, three-bay fire station will serve more than 1,000 homes on 450+ acres and is expected to cut response times in half for residents in several neighborhoods north of the bypass – an issue one Alderman encountered a few years prior, according to the report.

The fire hall will include a day room, bunk rooms separated by a shared wellness room, captain’s quarters, apparatus bays and other support spaces such as a covered outdoor patio and separate office space for the Hendersonville Police Department, the report said. 

In addition to providing fire safety, the station will also serve as a local storm shelter.

Muskegon Heights has approved spending to fix some of its fire department’s aging fleet, which is down to one working truck, WoodTV.com reported Tuesday.

The city’s finance committee approved up to $25,000 to repair two broken fire trucks, both of which are 24 years old, the report said.

The Muskegon Heights Fire Department currently has only one working truck, which is 11 years old. That truck was down for a time in August, forcing Muskegon Heights to call in help from other cities, the report said.

The city is trying to buy a new fire truck but it’s expected to cost up to $500,000 — more than twice what was budgeted for, the report said. A city official said the truck’s cost was higher because of historic inflation and supply chain problems. The city has applied to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for a grant to help cover the cost, according to the report.