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Walton officials review proposal for fire training center at Owens property

Common Council of the City of Walton · July 1, 2026
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Summary

Fire Chief Joey Vest and an outside engineer presented plans and a cost estimate just over $1 million for a proposed fire training center on the Owens property; council received the presentation at the March 2 caucus with no formal action recorded.

Fire Chief Joey Vest presented a proposal at the March 2 Walton caucus for a new fire training center on the Owens property, telling council that the Walton Fire Department currently uses a training facility in Burlington. An illustrative PowerPoint was included in the meeting packet and provided the basis for the presentation.

Patrick Hoagland, an engineer with Brandstetter Carroll Inc., presented slides showing the proposed layout and told the council the overall finished project cost is estimated to be just over $1 million. No motion or vote on the project was recorded during the caucus.

Council members did not take formal action on the proposal during the caucus; the presentation was received as informational. The council packet included the full presentation slides for further consideration at future meetings.