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Rau River volunteer district asks Lane County for $230,000 to reach shovel‑ready status for two fire stations
Summary
Rau River Fire Response nonprofit told the Lane County Board the community needs a new Dorena-area station and a remote ‘distant’ station; presenters requested $230,000 for preconstruction work and county help with permitting and grant co‑sponsorship to leverage federal and private funding.
Kathleen Insador, executive director of the Rau River Fire Response nonprofit, asked the Lane County Board of Commissioners on Dec. 9 for $230,000 to cover preconstruction costs that would make two planned fire stations shovel‑ready. Insador said the ask is intended to fund site survey and geotechnical work, civil and structural engineering, architectural design, utility extension and permit approvals, and other early‑stage tasks necessary for grant readiness.
"This is for site survey and geotechnical analysis, civil engineering, architectural plans, structural engineering plans, electrical plumbing design, permit approval," Insador told the board during the nonprofit’s presentation. She said the Dorena station is the larger project and the…
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