The Grand Junction City Council approved a contract with FCI Construction to build the new Fire Station 3.
Fire Chief Ken Watkins explained to the City Council, which was holding its first regular meeting with three new council members, why the city is replacing this station at 582 25½ Road.
âThis is our oldest fire station,â Watkins said. âItâs actually over 45 years old. It has a number of maintenance and capital needs. Weâve done an evaluation to determine whether we could have done a more cost-effective remodel, and that didnât look to be successful.â
The station is about half the size of the new stations the city has been building. It also had a number of other issues, including no gender separation in the facility for privacy.