Hampden committee presents revised $7.93 million plan to expand North Road fire station

The Town of Hampden Select Board on April 7 heard an update from the Fire Department Building Committee on a plan to renovate and expand the North Road fire station that the committee says would square up the existing building, add an apparatus bay, and provide new storage, decontamination and mechanical space. The committee presented a revised cost estimate of about $7.93 million after line‑item reductions.

The committee said the design, produced by Secotio and Associates, adds roughly 5,000 square feet to the existing roughly 4,700–5,000 square‑foot station, creating a total footprint the presentation listed at 12,348 square feet and an unfinished second‑floor area of about 2,000 square feet for future use. The plan would increase the number of vehicle bays from four to five and raise the middle bay to accommodate larger modern apparatus.

Committee chair Mark Barba explained the concept and layout to the board, saying the design separates “hot” zones and “cold” zones, relocates turnout gear and cleaning/extraction…