Fire-station project advances; township lists groundbreaking and plans cost-saving site work
Officials reported the fire department responded to 316 incidents in March, design plans for the new station are about 70% complete, and the township plans to use in-house road-department labor for dirt work to reduce costs; minutes record two different dates for the groundbreaking (May 29 and June).
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Fire Chief Chad Lady presented the monthly fire-department report, saying the department responded to 316 incidents in March and that the week of March 15 produced 48 calls across structure, grass, medical and false-alarm responses. Chief Lady said the Shawnee County Wildland Task Force deployed two firefighters and a brush truck to Riley County; the township expects state reimbursement for apparatus and personnel. The department's annual pancake feed drew about 1,500 participants and produced $7,800 in donated funds.
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