MAYOR HAZEL IS IN DC AT PUBLIC POWER CONFERENCE BUT TOOK THE TIME TO SHARE SOME GOOD NEWS REGARDING THE PLANS FOR THE CITY OF CELINA ON A NEW FIRE STATION. HERE IS MAYOR HAZEL…

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HAZEL SAYS THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS IS EXPECTED TO TAKE A FORMAL VOTE WEDNESDAY EVENING. AFTER THAT, HE SAYS THE CITY WILL BE ABLE TO DEVELOP AN R F P AND ISSUE IT FOR DESIGN SERVICES.

HAZEL SAYS THE DESIGN PROCESS FOR A NEW FACILITY COULD TAKE NINE MONTHS TO A YEAR. HE ADDED THAT ONCE DESIGN IS COMPLETE, THE CITY WILL BE IN A BETTER POSITION TO PURSUE POSSIBLE GRANTS AND DETERMINE LONG TERM FUNDING FOR THE PROJECT. AS FOR A CONSTRUCTION START, HAZEL SAYS THE POTENTIAL WINDOW FOR BREAKING GROUND COULD BE AROUND 2028 OR 2029, BUT HE STRESSED THERE IS STILL WORK TO DO. HE CALLED THE SITE PURCHASE THE FIRST MAJOR HURDLE THE CITY HAS BEEN ABLE TO CLEAR AND SAYS HE IS LOOKING FORWARD TO MOVING THE PROJECT AHEAD.