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Consultants present Gallimore redevelopment options; town applied for $350,000 EPA grant
Summary
Stantec presented three redevelopment concepts for the Gallimore site, including a preferred mixed-use plan and a centrally located 6,500 sq ft fire station; consultants and staff said the town submitted a $350,000 EPA grant application to help fund design and property acquisition.
Consultants from Stantec presented a final redevelopment study for the Gallimore site to the Narrows Town Council on Feb. 10, recommending a mixed-use plan the team said would respond to local housing demand while allowing phased delivery of public facilities.
"We spoke to market demand for redevelopment on the site, understand height and best use, and are wrapping up the project tonight with our final presentation," said Caitlin Woollard of Stantec, who led the presentation and described three formal design options and a preferred master plan that places a 6,500-square-foot fire station in the center of the site.
Woollard said the team completed phase-two site assessments and a lead-based paint survey in 2023–24 and identified funding opportunities that could support acquisition and design. "There are a lot of funding sources to explore," she said, naming community-development grants and an EPA grant that the town has applied for.
Town staff later confirmed the municipality submitted an application to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for $350,000 to advance design and possible property acquisition tied to the Gallimore concepts.
Council members asked questions about flexibility for business or light-industrial uses and the fire station location. One council member said he favored building flexibility that would allow the town to pivot between business-first and residential-first scenarios; another expressed concern that placing a fire station amid dense development could impede response times.
Stantec responded that the firm modeled multiple station locations and that locating the fire station along William Street had been among the options considered. The consultants emphasized the plans are tools to help the council decide and said no decision was requested at the meeting.
The council thanked consultants for the work and asked staff to circulate the final PDF deliverable. Next steps identified by staff included pursuing funding opportunities and returning with more refined cost and acquisition information for council consideration.
