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Decorah council weighs $12M–$18M bond for new fire station and municipal building after ISG assessment
Summary
Consultants presented three options — renovate and add ($12M), demolish and rebuild fire station only ($12.6M), or demolish and build a facility for all city services ($17.2M). Council debated tax impacts, preservation, parking and timing and set a follow‑up meeting for more detail.
Decorah — City officials and consultants spent the bulk of the council meeting reviewing options and costs for the municipal building and fire station and whether to place a bond question on the November ballot.
City staff and ISG, a consultant team, summarized a facility conditions assessment and three high‑level options: renovate and add onto the existing structure (construction plus soft costs estimated about $12,000,000); demolish and build a new fire station only (about $12,600,000); or demolish and build a new two‑story facility to house fire, city administration and parks and recreation (about $17,200,000). ISG stressed the estimates are preliminary and…
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