Barring any unforeseen obstacle, Mount Prospect will be moving its downtown fire station to the north side of the village.
Village trustees, with one dissenting vote, agreed Tuesday to pay about $1.48 million for the MB Financial building at 111 E. Rand Road. The building will be remodeled and replace the current fire station and headquarters at 112 E. Northwest Highway. The village now has a 60-day due diligence period to review the property's environmental suitability and structural condition.
"We have the opportunity to secure a property that we believe has great strategic value to our emergency response mission for the fire department," Village Manager Michael Cassady said. "Given that we were looking to relocate our police headquarters, we didn't feel like we should just ignore fire."
Officials say the new location will mean significant improvements to response times in areas where the fire department has struggled to achieve its four-minute objective.