BENTONVILLE — The first construction phase of the city’s next fire station will begin this year.
The City Council approved 6-0 beginning construction, which includes all the site preparation, at its meeting Tuesday. Council member Jon Terlouw was absent.
Phase one includes tasks such as erosion control, earthwork, storm drains, fire line and hydrant, and hydro-seeding, Brent Boydston, fire chief, explained in a memo to city officials. Phase one isn’t to exceed $351,000.
Phase two will be the building, and money for it is anticipated to be in the 2019 budget, according to Mayor Bob McCaslin.
The project is anticipated to cost $2.5 million, he said. That includes the money approved for phase one Tuesday.
The station will be the Fire Department’s seventh. It will be built on 2.3 acres on Southwest Prime Avenue in the city’s southwest.
