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Fire Service Committee <br />November 3, 1998 <br />Page 3 <br />Dr. Deupree was concerned with the taxpayers cost for the two substations as <br />well as the conditions of the roads and whether the trucks can go down 47"` <br />Street S. E. along with the availability of water to his area. <br />City Manager Malone said that a water system is going to have to be installed <br />and it is going to have to meet the City standard and the City standard would be <br />sufficient to uphold the capacity of the pumps because it all works together as <br />a system. City Manager Malone advised that there are changes about to made, <br />based upon the City Council decision, to the Pro Rata Ordinance and the project <br />would be started and that system would be taken care of. <br />Fire Chief Steve Burgin said they try to give everyone in the City of Paris a high <br />level of service and pointed out that one of the problems is the growth shift or <br />pattern in the City along with the newly annexed areas and this project has been <br />established by the Fire Department in order to provide the quality of service <br />needed to protect the City as a whole. <br />Mr. Neece said the northeast station is proposed to be placed somewhere along <br />Pine Mill Road outside Loop 286 and the southeast station proposed location is <br />the Paris Jr. College area. Each location has been researched but it will depend <br />on the availability and the cost of the land, but that is the general area. Mr. <br />Neece said one goal is to maintain an area within five miles of all the residents <br />in Paris. <br />City Manager Malone told the Committee that in presenting the budget there <br />was $700,000.00 budgeted for building the two fire stations based on estimates <br />of building two stations in house with the City acting as its own contractor. <br />Station No. 1 was built for $37.00 a square foot. It is a steel structure, brick <br />veneer with a metal roof and it is a well built building. City Manager Malone <br />pointed out that the new Cox Field Airport Terminal building is a stick built <br />structure, brick veneer -metal roof and its cost was over $85.00 a square foot bid <br />out. City Manager Malone said after the budget was approved a loan program <br />was found through the U.S.D.A. for community facilities at an interest rate of <br />