KHOU: Work proceeding on fire "super station" downtown
KHOU-11's reporting on a proposed downtown fire station is unusually candid:
Right now, a corrugated metal building houses downtown Houston's only fire station -- a makeshift arrangement in an old, leased building.
But that's about to change.
The Houston Fire Department will soon have a permanent downtown home at the corner of St. Joseph Parkway and Milam.
Construction is already under way.
"Downtown is safe. But we need a permanent fire station," said Mayor Bill White. "Our firefighters deserve that. And it's a high priority."
Downtown Houston used to be protected by two fire stations.
But one station was sacrificed to make room for the Downtown Aquarium. And the Rockets now play on the site of what was the other downtown fire station.
We already knew that keeping Tilman Fertitta and sports owners happy is a big priority for our city leaders, but it was nice of Doug Miller to work that observation into his reporting.
According to Miller, the proposed $7.9 million contract for the new fire "super station" will be taken up by Council this week.
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 06/05/06 10:24 PM | Print | Comments (6)
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