In time, a new firehouse in Metuchen will be built, one everyone can be proud of and one the borough deserves.
As much as everyone would like the process to move as quickly as possible, Mayor Jonathan Busch said officials have to make sure the process is done deliberately.
“We have to make sure we really select a viable site,” he said.
The Metuchen Volunteer Fire Department firehouse, which was built in 1914, is located at 503 Middlesex Ave. Discussions about relocating the fire department, whose building has been plagued with a leaking roof, crumbling support pillars and plumbing and electrical problems, to the senior center site have been ongoing for years.
The Borough Council approved a resolution awarding and authorizing the execution of a professional service contract with H2M Architects and Engineers, Parsippany, for the architectural design services and feasibility study for the current site of the borough’s firehouse at a meeting on April 29.
The total cost for the proposed services are not to exceed $18,000 and reimbursable expenses not to exceed $250 without further consideration and approval by the council.