Franklin County is moving one step closer to constructing a new fire and rescue station in Glade Hill. Supervisors on Tuesday approved advertising for bids on the construction project. Plans for a new Glade Hill station have been in the works since 2007 when a report noted that the current Glade Hill Fire Department building has structural issues that make it unsuitable for renovation or expansion. Since that time the county purchased a 5.49 acre property at the intersection of Virginia 40 and Turtle Hill Road in 2016 as a future site of the station. At Tuesday’s meeting, engineers from Thompson and Litton presented blueprints of the proposed fire and rescue station. The firm was tasked with developing the floor plans and a cost estimate of the project late last year.