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Commissioners back study of new fire stations, training center using excess LOST dollars
Summary
Commissioner Hoffberger proposed using excess local option sales tax (LOST) funds—estimated about $38 million available—to build four new fire stations, rehabilitate others and create a regional training center. Commissioners expressed support and asked staff and the fire chief to advance planning, procurement and site study.
Commissioner Hoffberger presented a plan to the Board of County Commissioners on May 1, 2025 to use a portion of roughly $38 million in unallocated local option sales tax (LOST) dollars for public-safety capital projects, including four new fire stations, living-quarters rehabilitation and a regional training center.
Hoffberger said the county should prioritize stations at Lillian Highway, Highway 97 at Kingsfield Road, Paradise Beach and Gulf Beach Highway, and address a storage/operability issue at White Ash Road. She said a high-end budget estimate to replace the four stations and related demolition would be about $34,000,000, or…
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