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Pueblo West board weighs $2.3 million Fire Station 1 renovation, asks for alternatives and architect briefing
Summary
Fire Chief Brian Caserta and District Manager Christian J. Hine told the board the Fire Station 1 remodel addresses safety and living‑quarters deficiencies and carries new design fees and construction cost estimates; board members asked for a cost/alternative analysis and invited the project architect back for clarification.
Fire Chief Brian Caserta and District Manager Christian J. Hine revisited plans to renovate Pueblo West’s Fire Station 1, saying the project is intended to correct safety problems with sleeping quarters and to upgrade the building to current commercial and life‑safety codes.
Caserta described the station as originally built in 1997 without living quarters and said the renovation would “improve the living conditions, the safety conditions for the firefighters staying there,” while keeping existing office space where possible. Hine provided a financial recap, saying the total design fees now under consideration amount to roughly $280,000 when combined with prior…
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