Marion Breaks Ground For New Fire Station

From the City of Marion:

09/11/2019 11:05 AM

City leaders and Chamber ambassadors will join members of the Marion Fire Department today, Sept. 11 at noon to break ground on Marion’s third fire station and the department’s new headquarters.

The event will take place at 100 Irish Drive, on the southwest corner of Tower Terrace Road and Irish Drive. Parking is available east of the site at 295 Tower Terrace Road.

Population and geographic growth to the north have dictated the need for a third station. It will keep Marion’s response times within the national standard for emergency response times for fire and medical service.

The physical and mental well-being of Marion’s firefighters is at the heart of the facility’s two-story design. It will incorporate biophilic design elements, decontamination and training areas, as well as the department’s administrative offices. The facility also includes a community safe room/storm shelter and the City’s disaster emergency operations center.

Bids were received on Aug. 29 with the lowest bid of $9.3 million submitted by Christner Construction of Ottumwa. The project is expected to be funded with $3.5 million in Local Option Sales Tax (LOST) funding, GO Bonds and additional funding sources.

The facility is expected to be placed in service in October 2020.

This press release was produced by the City of Marion. The views expressed here are the author’s own.