Lakeland commissioners will hear details of a contract to purchase 2.3 vacant acres off the southwest corner of Sleepy Hill Road and Mall Hill Drive for $1.35 million at their Friday morning agenda study.
In the proposed city memorandum, it states the new fire station will be approximately 8,500 square feet in size. The building’s layout should contain living quarters, a full kitchen, offices, and an exercise space. It estimates an initial staffing of six employees, with an additional three employees. These responders would help operate one fire engine and one fire rescue truck on site, with one fire engine on reserve in the building’s third bay. It’s anticipated Fire Station 8 would respond to about 3,600 emergency calls per year.
Lakeland leaders have set aside $900,000 of its coronavirus relief funds. The fire truck has already been ordered by the city.