The architects working on the master plans for Sidney Fire Department’s (SFD) future Station No. 3 presented Sidney Council with an update at Monday’s Sidney City Council meeting.
Fire Chief Brad Jones reminded council, when introducing Tim Bement, from App Architecture in Englewood, and Rob Manns, from Manns Woodward Studios in Baltimore, that he was tasked in 2014 with updating the 2008 Community Risk Assessment. The assessment showed, Jones said, that with call volume going up almost 30 percent and a “considerable growth potential” to the north of Sidney, it is clear a third station was necessary.
“We are trying to be very conscience about dollars that are being spent. That is what master planning is about. It is about looking way into the future and understanding when we make this series of calculated moves, you are not going to redo something to achieve the next step. It is a process that you are building upon from one step to the next. So, it is the best use of dollars. It’s where good planning comes from,” Bement said.