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Albany officials outline $10.6 million plan to rebuild Fire Station 2, discuss funding
Summary
Fire department and architects presented a plan to demolish and rebuild aging Station 2 on Palmyra Road into a modern two-story facility with four apparatus bays, rescue storage and a wash bay. Estimated project cost is about $10.6 million to be covered by SPLOST/state funds and capital-improvement funds.
City fire officials on Feb. 17 presented the commission with a plan to replace the city’s 72-year-old Station 2 at 1500 Palmyra Road with a modern facility designed to support heavy-rescue operations and improved crew accommodations.
Fire leadership said the existing station opened in 1956, is functionally obsolete and does not meet current apparatus and equipment needs. The proposed design, presented by SRJ Architects, calls for a two-story building (appearing as one story from the front) with four apparatus…
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