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MEMORANDUM <br /> DATE: August 17, 1998 <br /> TO: Mike Morrison, City Manager <br /> FROM: Richard Johnson, Fire Chief <br /> ITEM: NEW FIRE STATION ISSUES <br /> Construction costs for new fire stations are currently $94 - $100 per square foot. <br /> A new fire station at a central location would require 9,000 square feet which <br /> would bring the cost of construction to about $900,000. Archictect fees, <br /> engineering, and site preparation would add 10 - 15% to this cost which means <br /> $1.2 million for a new station housing all of our rolling stock. Building a new <br /> station on one end of the city with a substation at the other end would reduce the <br /> size of the main building by about 500 square feet with a corresponding reduction <br /> in cost. If the station is built on private land, land acquisition would add to the <br /> overall cost._ <br /> As for location, a centrally located site would be ideal. However, there is <br /> precious little available space left in this area. Other options would include <br /> Trillium Park, the space south of Twin City Federal (private), the space east of <br /> Custom Industrial Products on 37th (also private), and the public works site. Of <br /> these four options, the public works site presents the greatest problems in terms <br /> of safety and accessibility. Traffic lights with a pre-emption system (Opticon) on <br /> Chandler and 37th would be an absolute neccesity to prevent serious accidents at <br /> that location. A pre-emption system at 37th and Silver Lake Road would also be <br /> helpful, as a majority of our runs would now be through this intersection from a <br /> blind-sided direction. Any of the mentioned options would require a substation <br /> such as we have now to accomodate firefighters living at the other end of town. <br />