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Bay City commissioners hear options to reopen Fire Station 5; staff costs, building repairs and funding sources debated
Summary
Presentations and public comments emphasized neighborhood response-time risks and the costs of reopening Station 5, with staff citing an estimated $386,318 in repairs plus personnel costs about $1.6 million in year one; commissioners discussed millage, bonding and ARPA funds as possible sources.
Bay City officials and residents on Feb. 3 debated options to repair and re-open Fire Station 5, hear estimates for equipment and personnel, and consider possible funding sources including millage, bonding and reallocated general-fund dollars.
Public Safety staff presented a packet of estimates for Station 5 that included building repairs, mold remediation and equipment. The presentation listed an overall estimate for Station 5 repairs and equipment at about $386,318. Staff said personnel costs to staff the station with two firefighters as called for in an earlier resolution would be about $1.6 million in the first year and rise to more than $2 million by the third year; staff noted additional start-up equipment costs of roughly $100,000.…
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