Fire Chief Mark Payne doesn't think Electric City should get rid of the Western Avenue branch of the Y-shaped intersection near city hall that currently branches into Western and Stevens Avenue.
Part of Electric City's projects to build sidewalks and improve streets in the city involve building a sidewalk that wraps around the front of city hall and would eliminate the Western branch of the "Y" incorporating that space into city hall's parking space in what is visualized as being a city center, with trees planted in the area.
Payne says that currently the fire station which is located southeast of city hall on Western Avenue, has a straight shot from it's parking garage down Western to SR-155, Coulee Boulevard, Electric City's main street.
Eliminating the stretch of Western in front of city hall will necessitate that a firetruck stops at the intersection of Western and Grand Avenues, turn right onto Grand, stop at the intersection of Grand and Stevens, then turn left to reach SR-155, adding stops, turns, and time to a fire truck's response time.