A new 2.5 acre +/- site located at 1203 W. Robinson St. (northeast intersection of W. Robinson St. and Hames Ave.) also in Parramore has been identified as a location that provides minimal overlap coverage with existing Fire Stations 3, 4, 5 and 7. The southern portion of the site is improved with a 22,000 sf +/- office/warehouse. The northern portion of the site is vacant land.
In addition to the proposed fire station site, a small 8,695 sf +/- industrially zoned site just south and located at 1200 W. Robinson St. (southwest corner of W. Robinson St. and Benson Ave.) is included. This vacant lot is adjacent to other City owned property and has been included in the contract. The property has been listed for sale on the open market at $1,420,000. The contract purchase price is $1,200,000 and the appraised value is $1,100,000.
Because the location is so important to accomplish optimum fire coverage and response time, the additional $100,000 is justified and we recommend purchasing this site for the contract price.