As Bellevue acquires property in the Northtowne neighborhood to clear space for the pending Fire Station 10, some residents say they felt left out of the process and are now paying the price.
Fire Station 10 is a proposed addition to the Bellevue Fire Department's coverage area mainly impacting Downtown Bellevue. The proposed station is planned on an 2.82-acre plot of land near the corner of 112th Avenue Northeast and Northeast 12th Street.
The city is currently in the acquisition process of securing that land, which would necessitate the displacement of six owners and nine parcels of land.
The plot chosen was selected from 18 different plots of land located somewhere in a square bordered on the north by Northeast 14th Street, on the west by 105th Avenue Northeast, on the south by Northeast 6th Street and on the east by Interstate 405, according to Bellevue Fire Chief Mark Risen.