Millions in funding to build a new fire station on the north side could be transferred to another station project in La Crosse.
After seeing an open-records request from someone on city council about Station 4, Fire Chief Ken Gilliam sent a video message to the council Wednesday seeking to make some changes.
“How I interpret that is just that I’m not being trusted,” Gilliam said of the open-records request. “There have been other conversations of multiple council members bypassing the fire chief and talking to members of my staff, looking for allies to turn the dialogue. Essentially, I can see where this thing is just getting to a point of frustration to a lot of people and I don’t want to operate in an environment like that.”
Historical groups and a few hundred who have signed a petition are seeking to preserve the Gillette Street station.