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Commissioners consider assigning Highway 58 EMS station to STARS program
Summary
Resolution 325-10 would assign usage and operation of the Highway 58 EMS station at 5406 Highway 58 to the Hamilton County Special Tactics and Rescue Services (STARS) program; commissioners discussed codifying the program's use, equipment storage needs and that ownership remains with the county.
Hamilton County commissioners discussed Resolution 325-10, assigning the usage and operation of the Highway 58 EMS Station at 5406 Highway 58 to the Hamilton County Special Tactics and Rescue Services (STARS) program.
County staff said the building has been used by the STARS program for several years and the resolution would codify that usage. Commissioners emphasized that the county would retain ownership of the facility while permitting STARS to store high-value equipment indoors, including a recently acquired high-end swift-water rescue boat referenced in the discussion.
Chief Engel of the STARS program was not present; a commissioner said Engel had a death in the family and could not attend but had expressed support for codifying use and for improvements to the facility. Commissioners asked clarifying questions about whether relocating or redefining uses of this facility would free other county property or create open space elsewhere; staff said they would follow up to confirm whether any other county facility would be vacated or repurposed.
The transcript records the discussion and support for codifying the program's use of the Highway 58 station, but it does not include a recorded vote or specific build-out contracts in the provided excerpt.
