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What additional lifesaving equipment would be funded by this proposal?
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While the District has a thorough maintenance and repair program, equipment and facilities wear out and need repair or replacement. In addition to the new fire station, this proposal would provide funding to replace aging equipment including:
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What are the advantages of a new fire station? |
In addition to significant long term cost savings from operating out of a single new and efficient to maintain building, a new station provides immediate access to Godfrey Road close to Martin Luther King Drive (Il 67), space for training programs, modern drive-thru bays for trucks and other apparatus, and proper space for medical and other supplies. Plus, there is room to grow if ever that is needed.
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Will there be any disruption in service?
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No. That is one of the most important advantages of this plan. While the new station is being built, we will continue to use our two existing stations until it’s ready for use. Then we simply move in with no disruption in service. That’s a huge advantage when compared to the renovation or construction of stations at their current site.
Both of our current stations are overcrowded as it is, so there is not enough space to store equipment from both stations while work is being done on one of them. Continuing to provide high-quality emergency services while this work was being done is expensive and complex. There is simply no easy way to address this challenge. |
What will happen to the old stations?
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The District has an agreement with the Village to trade our two existing stations for the property on Godfrey Road, where the new station will be located. The Village plans on using one station for its own purposes. The other will be auctioned. This is a win-win-win for the Village, our District and our residents.
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