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Peachtree City council approves consultant contract for South Side fire station (Station 85)
Summary
At its April 17 meeting, the Peachtree City Council approved a project management contract with a consultant to oversee construction of a new South Side fire station, to be called Station 85, at the former Fayette County Bridal Shelter site. The project is funded by SPLOST; officials hope to break ground before year-end.
Peachtree City Council approved a project management contract on April 17 to oversee construction of a new fire station on the city's South Side.
A city official said the new facility will be called Station 85 and will be located at the former Fayette County Bridal Shelter site. "We're gonna call this Station 85 and it will be located in the former Fayette County Bridal Shelter location and we need this," the official said, adding that the station is intended to improve firefighter and EMT coverage on the South Side, specifically mentioning the Summerbee area.
The official said the work is funded by Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST). No vote tally, mover, or seconder was provided in the remarks; the official reported the council "approved a project management contract with a consultant." The official expressed hope that groundbreaking will occur before the end of the year but did not provide a firm schedule, contract value, or consultant name during the announcement.
This item was presented as a council action approving the contract; subsequent design, permitting, budgeting and procurement steps were not described in the meeting remarks.
