Chehalis Fire Department Faces Increased Costs for Room and Board

  • Source: Centralia Chronicle
  • Published: 05/10/2019 08:24 PM

The Chehalis City Council will consider Monday an update to the interlocal agreement between the city and Lewis County Fire District 6 accounting for the now indefinite housing of the Chehalis Fire Department by Fire District 6 at its facility on Jackson Highway. Chehalis firefighters evacuated their building at 455 NW Park St. in August following the accidental release of airborne asbestos during renovations. City and Fire District officials hammered out an agreement in September for what was anticipated to be a temporary cohabitation while the Chehalis station underwent decontamination. That changed late last year as a fast-growing list of structural and infrastructure-related failings within the historic brick building led city staff to recommend abandoning the building for the purpose of fire operations. Should the City Council and Fire District 6 leaders sign off on the changes, Chehalis will see its rent for sharing the Jackson Highway station more than double to $3,000 from the original rate of $1,400.



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