Updated October 4, 2024
On November 8, 2022, voters approved a $13.05 million bond referendum for the design, construction, and equipping of a new fire station. The project will replace the current fire station at 864 High Street and will be located at the north end of the former Morse High School property on High Street.
The current fire station, which opened in 1958, was prioritized for replacement due to the level of deficiencies, the needs of the department, and the location of the site. In 2021, the public feedback from the former Morse reuse study supported a mixed-use redevelopment of the site, including a fire station.
The cost estimate for the project is $16,538,376. The amount to be borrowed for the project was reduced by $1,738,376 using TIF revenue and $1,750,000 in Congressional Directed Spending.
Project schedule:
Project Updates
October 2, 2024- Concept Plans
June 12, 2024- Designer Services (Context Architecture)
February 7, 2024- Owner's Representative (Colliers)
June 25, 2023- Federal Funding Secured
November 8, 2022 - Bond Referendum Results
October 27, 2022 - Public Informational Meeting
October 21, 2022 - Fire Station Tour
August 3, 2022 - City Council Approval of Bond Referendum
July 22, 2022 - Concept Drawings and Probable Cost Estimates
June 15, 2022 - City Council Fire Station Workshop
October 29, 2021 - Fire Station Residential Analysis
May 7, 2021 - Morse High School Reuse Study
November 16, 2020 - Fire and Police Facility Study