Asst. Director Linda Harris of the city’s Community and Economic Development Department was good enough to forward along this press release regarding the construction of the new Oakhurst Fire Station.

Construction to Start on Decatur Fire Station No. 2 in Oakhurst Village

The City Commission has awarded a contract for the construction of Fire Station No. 2 to the low bidder, Ward General Contractors of Kennesaw, in the amount of $1,434,000. The new fire station is located at 356 West Hill Street in Oakhurst Village.

Construction of the new fire station is being funded by the City’s capital bond program. LP3 Architects of Decatur designed the building, which is expected to be the City of Decatur’s first LEED certified building. Construction is expected to begin during the week of July 21, 2008 and to last about 10 months.

Anyone with questions regarding construction should contact Hugh Saxon – Deputy City Manager, at 678-553-6507.

It looks like $1.6 mil was originally set aside for this project, so hopefully the city will be able to come in a little under budget on this project. Renovation planning is already under way for Fire Station #1 on Trinity too, but construction won’t begin before #2 in Oakhurst is complete.

Here’s a sketch of #1′s renovation…looks like they’re adding some sort of tower.