PRESS RELEASE

Due to the recent growth of the city and the need for additional services for the Point of Pines, Oak Island and beach front communities, the Point of Pines Fire Station underwent a feasibility study to determine if continued full-time use of the station could commence with improvement of the existing building or replacement of the building was necessary to meet modern fire and EMS services, according to the city of Revere. In addition, the city emergency services are in need of a training center, and the Point of Pines community is in need of a voting center and a gathering point for other such community activities.

Based on the results of the feasibility study, the consultants determined the modern needs for fire and EMS services had rendered the existing building cost prohibitive for repairs and upgrades. Therefore, design services were procured for the replacement of the fire station to include modern fire and EMS services, a training center for the city emergency services, and provide the Point of Pines a community room for voting, meetings, and community activities.

Please refer to the additional information herein for details and progress of the station development.

Timeline

As of March 2023, this is the timeline of the Point of Pines Fire Station Project:

• May 2019 – A feasibility study was completed
• July 2019 – Bond for construction was issued
• July 2020 – OPM (Project Manager) contracted
• November 2020 – Architect selected and contracted (Winter Street Architects)
• June 2020 – Schematic Design Completed
• July 2021 – Existing firehouse was demolished
• September 2021 – Design Development
• October 2021 – 65% construction documents completed
• December 2021 – City is notified that due to the land transfer it is required to submit a MEPA filing
• February 2022 – Construction documents 100% completed
• February 2022 – MEPA EENF and EIR Filing submitted
• April 2022 – EENF Decision for Single EIR submitted
• May 2022 – Construction plans redesigned with enhanced flood resiliency considerations to exceed flood plain elevation considerations
• June 2022 – Single EIR submitted to MEPA, including a redesign of plans for increased resiliency for flood considerations
• July 11, 2022– The Revere Conservation Commission issued its approval of the project with conditions.
• July 22, 2022- The MA DEP issued a notice of appeal and assumed jurisdiction over the project.
• August 1, 2022- We received the approved MEPA certificate for the Single Environmental Impact Report (SEIR) that was submitted on June 15, 2022.
• August 11, 2022- The MA DEP has scheduled a meeting and a site visit @ the Point of Pines site on Thursday August 18^th @ 1PM to address their concerns.
• August 18, 2022- MA DEP did a site survey/walkthrough of the construction site with representatives from the mayor’s office, state delegation, local elected officials, as well as several residents from the Point of Pines. The DEP reviewed the floodplain maps and firehouse layout and listened to the concerns of all the stakeholders. The DEP will follow up with their ruling within a month.
• August 24, 2022– The MA DEP withdrew their a

Hinesburg has needed a new fire station for more than a decade, and in late 2021, the roof of the town hall began to leak, mychamplainvalley.com reported.

On Wednesday, town officials heard from a Colchester architecture firm about replacement or renovation of both facilities, the report said.

The fire hall is structurally sound. However, the architects have found that the fire station doesn’t have enough space to house their vehicles and equipment, according to the report. It also doesn’t have a decontamination space to prevent potentially harmful substances from following firefighters home.

The architects presented two ideas for a new fire station. The first option is a two-story fire hall located behind the current fire station on Route 116, which would be demolished. This option would cost just over $9.4 million, the report said.

Option two is a one-story fire hall on Mechanicsville Road, costing anywhere from $9 million to $9.3 million, the report said.

A city official said the select board and the public will have a chance to receive another presentation on the the town hall project. The two options would involve renovating, and adding to, the existing building. One option would cost $3.4 million; the other would cost $6 million, according to the report.