[Scan-DC] Plans advance for two Spotsylvania Fire Stations

[Kenneth Fowler]

I know that opening date was a stretch for the Lees Hill station. Just look
how long it is taking to build a Vre station.

On an unrelated note, Fairfax County fire station 42-Wolftrap begins
operating status on October 1st at 0700.
On Sep 28, 2013 7:35 PM, "Doug Kitchener" <oldsdoug at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Wow... scheduled to open by next summer?  And they haven't even purchased
> the land yet for at least one of them... will be interesting to see if they
> make it.  If it were Montcamera County, it would take five years, cost five
> times what the original budget was, be unusable, and the general contractor
> would deny any responsibility and probably go out of business before either
> place opened.
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Kenneth Fowler <fxpd614 at gmail.com>
> > To: Scan-DC <scan-dc at mailman.qth.net>
> > Cc:
> > Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2013 6:34 PM
> > Subject: [Scan-DC] Plans advance for two Spotsylvania Fire Stations
> >
> >
> http://news.fredericksburg.com/newsdesk/2013/09/26/plans-advance-for-two-spotsylvania-fire-stations/
> >
> > BY JEFF BRANSCOME / THE FREE LANCE–STAR
> >
> > Spotsylvania County is moving forward with two long-discussed fire and
> > rescue stations at a total cost of up to $7.5 million.
> >
> > Both are scheduled to open sometime next year.
> >
> > The Board of Supervisors this week met behind closed doors to discuss
> > buying 5.3 acres for a station off the U.S. 17 Bypass. Spotsylvania-based
> > Tricord Cos. owns the property at Crossroads Parkway, near the future
> > Virginia Railway Express station.
> >
> > The 13,000-square-foot fire and rescue station was initially scheduled to
> > open this year on Benchmark Road. But negotiations to buy that land fell
> > through. The county expects to spend $3.5 million to $4 million to
> purchase
> > the land and build the station.
> >
> > Though Spotsylvania has yet to purchase any property, Supervisor Gary
> > Skinner says he hopes to finish the project by summer. Meanwhile, county
> > staffers say they hope to start construction in early spring.
> >
> > The location east of the train tracks will allow emergency personnel to
> > respond more quickly to incidents along State Route 2, Skinner said. The
> > new station would be the first in his Lee Hill District.
> >
> > “It’ll serve the people without the potential of the train . . . causing
> > them to be delayed,” said Skinner, who also noted the proximity to
> > Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center. “It should save some lives because
> of
> > that.”
> >
> > The other station in the pipeline will be at 6204 Plank Road, near
> > Chancellor Elementary School. That 16,000-square-foot facility will
> > consolidate a county-owned rescue station on Harrison Road and a fire
> > station on State Route 3 owned by Chancellor Volunteer Fire and Rescue.
> >
> > County Administrator Doug Barnes said he hopes the $3 to $3.5 million
> > station will open by summer.
> >
> > Supervisors this week approved a $218,764 contract with
> Spotsylvania-based
> > Collins Contracting Co. for site work.
> >
> > Spotsylvania will likely sell its rescue station on Harrison Road once
> it’s
> > replaced by the new facility, Barnes said. The land and building are
> > assessed at $363,500.
> >
> > “I think it’s more suitable for a commercial need just being where it’s
> > at,” Barnes said.
> >
> > It’s unclear what Chancellor volunteers will do with their outdated
> station
> > No. 5. That property is valued at $321,400 for tax purposes.
> >
> > The volunteer department has been asking for a new station for years.
> It’s
> > been a decade since Spotsylvania voters approved the project as part of a
> > $30 million bond referendum.
> >
> > The new Chancellor station will be staffed with career and volunteer
> > personnel.
> >
> > The additional station at the U.S. 17 Bypass will be manned by career
> > personnel only, at least initially.
> >
> > The county’s 2013–14 spending plan includes nine additional
> > firefighters/medics to be funded starting Jan. 1, 2014. The plan is for
> > those employees to staff the new Lee Hill station.
> >
> > Originally, the county planned to hire an additional 18 employees for
> that
> > station over a six-month period.
> >
> > Earlier this year, a group of volunteer firefighters questioned the need
> > for the facility, calling it a waste of taxpayer money. Skinner sharply
> > disagreed with that sentiment.
> >
> > Both new fire stations will include a training room, offices, a control
> > room, restrooms, showers and a dayroom. The Chancellor station will have
> > four 20- by 80-foot fire truck bays. The Lee Hill station will have three
> > of them.
> >
> >
> > Kenneth Fowler
> >
> > KD4IIW
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