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Fire chief asks Spalding County to back $650,000 burn-training building; commissioners seek site details
Summary
Fire Chief Berg asked the board to fund a $650,000 prefabricated two-story burn-training building to improve hands-on firefighter training; staff proposed using impact fees and fund balance, and commissioners asked for site maps, neighborhood outreach plans and a contract before final approval.
Chief Berg asked the Spalding County Board of Commissioners on May 4 for permission to use a mix of impact fees and county fund balance to buy a prefabricated two-story burn-training building with a preliminary price of $650,000. "We're in a bind" and need the structure to run recruit schools weekly and preserve hands-on experience for incumbent firefighters, Chief Berg said.
Staff noted the county could fund roughly half the cost from impact fees and the remainder from fund balance. Chief Berg said the county's fund balance "as…
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