April 10, 2018
By: Dwayne Page
Plans are moving forward toward development of a fire hall in the Four Seasons community.
Members of the county budget committee met Monday night and voted to recommend to the county commission that the project be funded using $100,000 already allocated plus an additional $100,000 from the capital projects fund.
County Mayor Tim Stribling said bids were opened for the fire hall on March 29 and two were received including one for $284,000 from Preston Brothers of Woodbury and $197,000 from FTM Contracting of Cookeville.
According to County Mayor Stribling, plans call for the fire hall to be 40’ x 55’ in size consisting of two bays, a restroom, shower, and a small meeting room. He said while the plans do not include any frills it will be a turnkey project with all the work including construction, concrete pad, septic tank, etc all to be done under one contract.
The budget committee voted 4 to 1 to recommend to the county commission that the project move forward with the lowest bidder. Joe Johnson, Jack Barton, Wayne Cantrell, and Jerry Adcock voted in favor, Jimmy Midgett voted no apparently because he thought the bids came in too high.
County Mayor Stribling said if the county commission gives its blessing, the low bidder will be notified and the project will shortly thereafter get underway.
A new fire station at Four Seasons would be the 12th station in the county operated by the DeKalb County Volunteer Fire Department. The other fire halls are on Short Mountain Highway, Midway Community, Belk, Keltonburg, Cookeville Highway, Austin Bottom Community, Liberty, Temperance Hall, Main Station, Johnson Chapel, and Blue Springs.