New Oakhurst Fire Station Gets Approval
Decatur Metro | June 26, 2008
Yesterday, Rebecca wrote in to Decatur Metro asking what was up at the Oakhurst Fire Station. She reports that the doors are locked tight and the grass is looking a little unkempt these day. Well, due to my obsessive Decaturga.com trolling, I knew that Oakhurst was indeed getting a new, funky $1.6 mil firehouse under the bond fund projects, but wasn’t sure when and why the old one was already closed up.
Well, like he read my mind, today Carl writes in with a link to an AJC article, which reports that the Fire Station received final approval this past Monday. Aside from the fact that there was no meeting this past Monday (approval was given on the 16th), the article states “During construction, the one firefighter company will work out of the city’s main fire station downtown. The move could affect response times, though some residents shrug off the move.”
But Carl begs to differ and reiterates Rebecca’s eyewitness account…”Any idea when the station actually closed? I believe it was months ago. The article makes it sound as if only during construction will the firefighters be moved to downtown, when in reality the place has been abandoned for ages.”
So, there’s your answer Rebecca! Does anybody have an approximate date of when Station 2 actually closed?
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Thank you!
Station #2 closed on May 2, 2008 so that we could remove fixtures and equipment that could be used in other City facilities and to complete an asbestos assessment and do asbestos removal before construction started. At this point we expect demolition and then construction to begin in early July, 2008.
Following is a link to the plans on the City’s website:
http://www.decaturga.com/cgs_citysvcs_ced_bondprojects_firestation.aspx
Peggy Merriss
City Manager
Thanks Peggy! Much appreciated!
Thanks Peggy.
Do you think it would be possible to get a lawnmower over there in the meantime?
I think the grass was mowed Tuesday this week.