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Speakers praise new fire station and Community Risk Reduction Center, energy features and faster response
Summary
At a recent meeting, speakers described plans for a new fire station with a Community Risk Reduction Center, Energy Star fixtures, natural daylight and an electric fire truck, and said relocating the station to a main thoroughfare should speed emergency response. Speakers noted the station handled about 4,800 calls in the past year.
Speakers at a recent meeting described plans for a new fire station that would include a Community Risk Reduction Center (CRRC), Energy Star fixtures and a natural daylight design, and said relocating the station to a main thoroughfare should speed emergency response.
Speaker 1, a staff member, said, "Buildings are are an expression of how we feel about the people in them and the work that they do. And 1 of the reasons I'm so excited for this new building is it gives us an opportunity really to honor public service in a much deeper way than we can in almost any other way." Speaker 1 added later that the project presents "an opportunity to turn some dirt."
Speaker 2, a staff member, said the county aimed from the start for a design that reflects community needs and pairs public safety with sustainability: "From the beginning, the county…
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