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Matthews Fire Chief: Station 3 on track for March move-in; open house planned for spring

2157809 · January 28, 2025
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Summary

At the Jan. 27 meeting the chief reported the town’s new Fire Station 3 is nearing completion, the department hired new staff and an ISO grading review is scheduled for May. The chief said the department is expanding mutual-aid ties with Charlotte and expects to move into the new station in March with a public open house planned for May.

Matthews Fire Chief Rob Kinenberg told the Board of Commissioners on Jan. 27 that Fire Station 3 is nearing the end of construction and the department is preparing to occupy the facility this spring.

Kinenberg said contractors completed a punch walk and the department remains on schedule to move in on March 1, while the final certificate of occupancy will follow once furniture and appliances are installed. "We still are on schedule to move in March 1st... We cannot get our final…

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