FORNEY, Texas — Groundbreaking for the new Forney Fire Department Fire Station No.2 is scheduled for Friday morning, August 7, 2015, at 9 a.m.
FORNEY, Texas — Groundbreaking for the new Forney Fire Department Fire Station No.2 is scheduled for Friday morning, August 7, 2015, at 9 a.m.
The groundbreaking will be held at the site of the new station on Reeder Lane.
In June, the Forney City Council received an update on the planning, construction process, and proposed schedule from Speed FabCrete.
The station will take approximately nine months to build, according to the representative, and will be approximately 11,500-square feet with approximately 4,000-square foot of the overall build for a three-lane, drive-thru equipment bay.
The station will be built on a 4.330-acre tract of land on Reeder Lane next to the Silver Springs senior living community. The land which the station will be built on was conveyed to the city by Meadow Ridge Farm, LP, the developer of the Gateway Bridge development area, in September 2014.
The total build for the station is expected to be in the $3 million range, according to Forney City Manager Brian Brooks. Funding for the build was provided for by the issuance of certificates of obligation.
If all goes as planned, the station is anticipated to have a substantial completion date of May 10, 2016.
