Weatherford talks new police, fire stations
The council committed to proceed with a funding plan for the projects. The plan includes using money from reserves, capital fund and a
Action was not necessarily made by council, but they did commit to a funding plan, Mayor
"This is a firm commitment that we're making council move forward for this budget period and these two capital projects that we've talked about tonight," Paschall said.
According to a presentation by Assistant City Manager
The fire station would be about 10,000 square feet, cost no more than
Arnold described the space issues at WPD's current public safety building on
"It is not uncommon to see officers processing evidence, from drugs to everything else, right next to someone who might be eating their dinner, working on a report at a computer station," Arnold said. "Again, that limited space is causing us some issues."
Rust said the fire station is having similar issues as the police station related to design and function of the building. He mentioned that a study is in progress currently to use data to determine the best location for a fire station. He also said there is a need for unisex bathroom areas, more privacy in living quarters and a better ventilation system to handle exhaust. Rust talked about the need to keep air with carcinogens out of spaces where firefighters live.
"What we're finding is everything that we use is releasing those carcinogens, it's in the smoke, everything that burns today is synthetic and all smoke has carcinogens, is loaded with carcinogens," Rust said. "That's why we're finding out that so many firefighters are coming down with cancer."
Completing both projects is expected to cost no more than
"The proposed options do not compromise short- or long-term financial strategies," Burnett said.
Burnett then presented three funding options to council and asked for their direction. Council decided they were most comfortable with option three, which pulls
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Council also considered option two, which includes pulling
The council eliminated option one first. That plan included using
All options include
Council is expected to vote on a proposed tax rate on
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