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Decorah council delays bond resolution for new fire station, eyes up-to-$18.8 million ballot question
Summary
The Decorah City Council discussed options for a new fire station and municipal building, considered moving the fire station to the north side of the municipal site or acquiring the Bank of the West (BMO) building for city services, and agreed to revisit bond language next week after updating cost and soil information; no formal action was taken.
The Decorah City Council on an agenda item about a resolution to call an election on a general-obligation loan agreement decided not to act and agreed to continue discussion next week, while moving toward ballot language that could allow borrowing up to $18.8 million for a new fire station and related municipal facilities.
City staff presenter Travis, city staff, told the council the engineering consultant ISG evaluated multiple design options for replacing or renovating the current fire station and municipal building, including: a heavy renovation with addition; full demolition and new construction for a combined municipal/fire facility; and separate new buildings for fire and municipal services. He said ISG produced alternative site layouts that place a new, single‑story fire station on the north side of the property to allow uninterrupted municipal operations during construction.
The council was presented cost comparisons: the lowest‑cost option was a remodel-plus-addition serving the fire department only; a single‑story new construction with all services combined ranked next; two separate new buildings (fire and…
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