Consultants have determined the City of Platteville needs a new fire station.
They proposed a nearly 32,000-square-foot concept that includes eight truck bays, training rooms, administrative offices and living quarters.
A preliminary assessment indicated that a new structure could cost $8 million to $13 million. Although figures are coarse estimates, designers are certain that the current site is too small to accommodate a modern facility.
“We would like to be as forward-thinking as the council was in 1960,” said Platteville Common Council President Barb Daus. “I suspect that if you go back and look at the notes from then, we would find out that they thought it was a heck of a lot of money, too.”