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Firefighters urge support for Temple Terrace public‑safety bond; council schedules related hearings
Summary
Firefighters and council members discussed the August 18 bond referendum for a public‑safety complex. Fire department leaders and union representatives urged a 'yes' vote, citing response‑time improvements; council scheduled millage/budget TRIM hearings for Sept. 3 and Sept. 17.
Firefighters and union representatives urged voters to support the proposed public‑safety bond that would fund a new public‑safety complex, including a police station and a fire station. Alec Cassie, vice president of IAFF Local 2160 and a firefighter with six years' service, explained why the firefighters support the 2026 general‑obligation bond and said placing a new Fire Station 3 closer to some neighborhoods would shorten emergency response distances. "Response times are 8 minutes and 29 seconds 90% of the time" in the area proposed for Fire Station 3, Cassie said, urging residents to "vote yes for a safer Temple Terrace."
Council later scheduled the required TRIM hearings for the millage and budget—Sept. 3 (first hearing) and Sept. 17 (final hearing) at 5:05 p.m.—and the mayor read the ballot language for the Aug. 18 referendum, warning against disinformation and encouraging residents to vote. The city manager said conceptual cost estimates came from independent construction estimators and that procurement and design decisions (design‑build vs design‑bid‑build) would follow purchasing rules if the bond is approved.
