Following the passage of a $39 million capital bond measure in November 2015, the South King Fire &Rescue board of commissioners is recommending a redirection of $4.8 million of those funds.
Instead of making just less than $5 million in site improvements to property the fire district owns across from fire station 64, the district, instead, wants to purchase new property at 35100 Pacific Highway S., for $3.8 million and use the remaining $1 million for upgrades.
That new property comes with two buildings – a 6,000-square-foot building for a fleet maintenance facility and a 10,000-square-foot building for a logistics/maintenance facility. The land would also give SKFR room for additional facilities in the future.