Lewis County is bolstering efforts to complete construction of the fire station in Mossyrock, sponsoring a grant application for $650,000 to seek federal funds for the project.
“I appreciate the support that we’ve been getting from the county on this,” said Fire District 3 Chief Doug Fosburg. “Phase 2 of this will provide sleeping quarters, a training area and a community room with a kitchen to support the (emergency) shelter.”
In 2016, voters approved a bond to fund construction of a new District 3 fire station, bringing in $1.4 million for the new building. Rising construction costs, however, meant that money was insufficient to complete the whole project, so the work was divided into phases. Phase 1, completed last fall, built a 5,000 square-foot structure to house the district’s truck bays, storage area and emergency shelter space. Now, Lewis County is poised to sponsor the district’s push for federal money for Phase 2, which will add a 3,500 square-foot building with the station’s sleeping quarters, kitchen, training area and community room.