Two fire halls have been approved near the new $1 billion Volkswagen plant, including one to be situated near the plant entrance and specifically designed for the plant.
Also, the city is building a new fire hall nearby that will serve as a backup for the VW plant and also serve the growing area near the plant.
The City Council on Tuesday night approved a contract with Bradanna, Inc. to construct Fire Station No. 7 at Enterprise South in the amount of $1,876,000 with a contingency in the amount of $187,600.00, for a total cost not to exceed $2,063,600.
That contract had to be rebid because of an earlier issue about a subcontractor.
Also Tuesday, the city Bond Board approved a $3.2 million contract with Walbridge Aldinger Company, a Michigan firm, to build the fire hall that is exclusively for the plant.
The city and county are covering that cost as part of the incentive package to land VW.