DOWNTOWN FIRE STATION RENOVATION PROJECT

DOWNTOWN FIRE STATION RENOVATION PROJECT

March, 2008 Town Meeting approved a $2.3 million bond for the addition to and renovation of the current Downtown Fire Station.

In 1998 the need for expansion was identified and added to the CIP timeline.

2003 a Town-wide Space Needs Committee was appointed by the Select Board to analyze the facilities of Town Departments which, among others, identified the need for increased space for the Fire Department at approximately 7,000 square ft in addition to the current 6,600 square feet.

A Internal Building Committee was created in 2005 to begin the task of determining the needs of the Fire Department.The charge to the committee was projecting ahead for twenty five years and beyond. Another was location.

It was estimated that a building totaling 14,561 square feet would satisfy the current and future needs of the Department. The Committee also determined that the current site was the best location.

A Fire Station Building Advisory Committee was appointed by the Select Board in 2006. The Fire Station Building Advisory Committee findings had the same results of the Internal Committee. The Committee went before the Select Board in 2007 and was giving the approva to hire an architect to move into the next phase of the project. Final plans show 15,243 square feet for the project.

Meeting minutes for the committee can be found here.

Site work started on April, 2008. Click the links below to follow the progress of the project.


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• The project starts!

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