Show f Bountiful Bonn Needs S' S I More Fire Stalls 4 i Bountiful's fire station is hot right now t AT LEAST part of it is The city has been using part parl hi- hi of the national guard shop on ont k t 2nd South to house the fire trucks Now the guard needs some of the space back because it is being evicted from the Ft Douglas area THIS MEANS the city will have to find additional space soon to house about half of the equipment Under an agreement nearly ten years old the city gets use of the two west bays for 3 30 0 1 years at the nominal cost of SIper SI 1 t per year Recently as Bountiful obtained more equipment it gained additional space but without the long lease NOW THE guard needs the I latter part City Manager Grant Petersen told the city council Wednesday evening the guard plans to put four more men on duty here with an additional vehicles THE TIlE CITY council must make a decision soon But it has several several several sev sev- eral alternatives ves Land west of the present fire station statton on 1st West and 2nd South was purchased recently for future development The city could build a large new station statton to house all equipment Or it could build a smaller unit to house just those units to be moved keeping the two bays under agreement until 1986 OR THE CITY could build a new substation in the southeast part of the city putting fire equipment nearer that sector There are still some un un- un Will it be to the city's advantage to put some full time firemen on the payroll COUNCILMAN L L. L F. F Eckman said volunteer firemen recommended recommended recommended mended three full time men during the day Monday through Friday There are ample volunteers volunteers volunteers volun volun- to handle fires other hours This may not help the city fire rating however he said TO GET MORE of the answers the council will hear from a representative ve of the bureau of fire underwriters next Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday Wednes Wednes- day evening |