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- 2 - Discussion Fery1e Borgerson, 590 Transit Avenue Wo asked what the comparison cost vIas \'Jith the propos ed site tha twas 1 oca ted at Coun ty Road Band Da 1 e 0 Theodore Stone, 2496 t1atilda Street, inouired as to what the danger would be to the children who attend the three schools in this area. Howard Dahlqren indicated that there is an extrrnely low danger presented to students by the fire equipment when going to a fire. Norman Sessingj 726 West GrandvievJ Avenue, \-Jho is also the architect for Concordia Academy, indicated that expansion of the Academy is proposed to be to the west and would encroach upon Site 3 as proposed. Fery1e Borgerson. 590 Transit Avenue Westj oresented a petition to the chairman that contained 89 signatures of people who opposed a fire ~tation site at the B2 and Dale intersectiono Gordon Hunnicuttj 582 Transit Avenue West, commented that previous to this hearing, a beauty shop and an apartment building had been proposed at this intersection and that those applica- tions v/ere denied due to traffic and storm runoff problems. Floyd LeCuyer~ 2642 rloo Victoria (Rosevi11e Fire Chief) commented that the fire deoartment was not in favor of this proposed siteo Although the site could be ideal for a full-time paid department, the present fire department is vo1unteer and the majority of the fire fighters are located in the southeast corner of the cityo He stated that a study had been done of the proposed sites and it ~JaS found that the present fire station No.1 adequately served that area north of Highway 36, but that additional nrotection was needed in the southeast corner of the city. He also stated that, with the present 60-man, authorized strength, the duty ti me requi red for nite duty at one of the three s tati ons \'lOu1 d be cut from 57 days to 27 days if this site were used. George Johnson stated that he was a co-author of the previous report on the fire department and that at that time~ in meeting \'/ith the underwriters and fire department, the site on the southeast corner of B and Dale was chosen to have been best. He expressed opposition to the acquiring of academ,v property but was very interested in a site that was mentioned by Hov/ard Dahlgren that would be located in the northeast corner of the Parkview Junior High School property. This site would necessitate the removal of two existing single family dwellings; howeverj it would also provide good access to Highway 36. George Membrez felt that the matter should be laid over due to the lack of information on the sites. Vern Johnson stated that he didnOt think that they had,at the present time, enough information to make a decision" He did state that he felt the Parkvievl ,lunior Hiqh site should be inves- tigated further, particularly with respect to access to the freeway and problems due to street grades. Bob Pope indicated that he felt that the site should be located somewhere on Dale between Band 82; hO\'lever, he also felt that the Parkvie\'J ,lunior High site should be investigated further. Recommendation Mr. Membrez moved and ~'r. Vern Johnson seconded that the fire station site selection, County Road 82 and Da1e~ be laid over until the April 3rd meeting of the Planning Commissiono Roll Ca 11: Ayes ~ George Johnson, Vern Johnson, f"lembrez, Pope. Nays ~ None