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additional fire station within the city to serve the south and southeastern portions of the city. The parcel southeast of the intersection of Birch Street and Centerville Road is a central location and provides for improved response times to the south and southeastern areas of the city. Addition of this fire station will result in response times of less than 14 minutes in most areas of the city (see Figure 10 below). Figure 10: Drive time from Current and Proposed Lino Lakes Stations Map Key Lino Lakes City Limit • Lino Lakes Fire Station 410 Proposed St&Bon (Birth Street) Drive Times 0-6 Minuses 6-9 Minuses 9.14 klinutes 14+ Minutes s Hllt AIIII), Construction of the proposed fire station is scheduled to begin in May 2015 and be completed in December 2015. A temporary entrance, located approximately 250 feet west of the intersection, will serve as the entrance to the fire station during and immediately following construction, until such time that the turn lanes and new entrances are completed (Figure 2). Due to Anoka County Access Spacing requirements, this access is not a permanent solution for entry to the parcel because there is not sufficient space for east -bound vehicles to stack prior to turning. Two permanent entrances are proposed to serve the fire station; one approximately 900 feet east of the intersection on Birch Street, and one approximately 330 feet south of the intersection on Centerville Road. This fire department is staffed by on-call responders; it is not staffed 24-7. Providing an access to the fire station off of both Centerville Road and Birch Street reduces response time by allowing first responders to get to the fire station as quickly as possible. Were there to be only one entrance, some emergency responders may be delayed as a result of traveling through the intersection.