Templeâs Fire Station No. 5 â shuttered in June after a kitchen fire damaged the facility â Â could reopen late next month if the City Council approves funds to restore the station.
The Council will decide Thursday whether to authorize a series of contracts aiming to restore and improve the fire station. The contracts total $295,000, with more than half accounting for the main restoration of the building.
The fire â which started in the stationâs kitchen while the crew was out on a vehicle fire call â displaced the crew for about a week.
Temple spokesman Cody Weems said it was important for the city to restore the fire station, located at 510 N. Apache Drive, through emergency work right after the fire.
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Temple City Council member took another step Thursday to restore some normalcy after the coronavirus pandemic by returning to their City Hall chambers.
The Council returned to their chambers downtown after more than six months hosting their meetings at Sammons Community Center. The Council moved to the community center in November for more room to provide social distance.
City spokesman Cody Weems said the city was happy to get back to City Hall, 2 N. Main St., for both their bi-monthly meetings and workshops.
âWe were grateful to have Sammons Community Center available as a place to hold meetings in a safe, socially-distanced way, but we certainly missed the convenience of City Hall,â Weems said. âEveryone is ready to get back to a sense of normalcy, and this is just another step in that direction.â