Fire officials said the city’s decades-old stations are not healthy for firefighters and lack accessibility features. The department will need millions of dollars to rebuild them. On May 3, voters will decide whether to approve $16.8 million in bonds to pay for the project.
A $1 million property tax levy will be on the May 3 ballot to build four fire stations. That’s the cost of designing, furnishing, and constructing the four facilities that would replace the “inadequate and obsolete” existing stations, according to the city.