Times Leader Staff Writer
ST. CLAIRSVILLE — City leaders are considering whether to transfer ownership of the fire station at 142 S. Marietta St. to the Cumberland Trail Fire District.
District ownership of the decades-old building could mean access to more grant funding for upgrades, according to Cumberland Fire Chief Tim Hall. He spoke to council members during a Monday teleconference meeting, saying the firehouse was built in 1978 and that there had been intermittent discussion of transferring ownership to the district since 2015. He said the action was not pursued since 2017, when other matters occupied the city and district.
Hall said that as in many other aspects of life, the COVID-19 pandemic has spurred a change.