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Wells workshop reviews $6 million plan to expand substation, house EMS amid lease deadline
Summary
Town officials and consultants reviewed a draft plan to expand Substation 2 in Wells to add ambulance bays, bunk and training space and to house town EMS (WIMS/WEMS). Presenters estimated roughly $6 million for construction and site work, flagged a needed 30,000‑gallon cistern and urged fast action because of a lease timeline for EMS service in March 2027.
A draft facilities study presented at a Town of Wells workshop laid out plans to expand the Route 1 substation so it can house the town's EMS service while adding ambulance bays, bunkrooms and a multipurpose training area.
"The existing substation is just shy of 5,000 square feet," said Speaker 5, the project presenter, describing the firm’s 20‑year space program that targets about 17,546 square feet in total — roughly 12,000–12,500 square feet of new construction beyond the existing building. The design preserves the current apparatus footprint while adding a double‑loaded ambulance bay and a single bay with additional support space behind the apparatus.
Why it matters: presenters and several board members said Wells faces an urgent operational need to re‑site or house its EMS crews because of a lease timeline and rising call volumes. Speaker 4 warned the board that WEMS could be "out" of its current space as of March 2027 if the lease is not extended, increasing pressure to either accelerate a project or secure short‑term housing.
Design and site tradeoffs: the plan…
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