Grant County Fire District 10 Commissioner Dwight Vander Vorste said the district’s new $2 million fire station was a pretty good deal.
The fire district outgrew its facility on Camelia Street in Royal City, he said, which was even before its merger with Grant County Fire District 11. So, commissioners and fire district officials went looking for a new location.
District commissioners and officials found office space in a repurposed building, with room to house a portion of the district’s equipment, working with the Port of Royal Slope. The new equipment facility also has a maintenance shop, which the old facility lacked.
The facility at 4975 Road 13.5 NE is a work in progress, Fire District 10 Chief Eric Linn said, even though the fire district moved into its new location in July 2020.
Commissioners thought about staying in downtown Royal City, but that would’ve required demolishing the existing building.