Valdez voters may hold the future of a new fire station in their hands. City officials gathered Thursday night for a work session to discuss plans – and location – for a new fire station. The move comes two years after a new fire station was named a top city priority after mold was found to be contaminating portions of current facility, which is housed in the older section of city hall. A bond issue to pay for a new facility could come to voters in the May 2019 election. If passed, ground could be broken as early as spring 2020. The proposed location is on Hazelet Avenue between West Klutina Street and West Pioneer Drive in the vicinity of the Skate Park on land that is already owned by the city. Movement for a new fire station was re-energized this past summer after plans stalled when land was purchased by the city but later found too expensive to develop. On August 22, the City Council voted to select the site and scheduled a work session for August 28. Council did not gavel in for that work session for lack of a quorum.