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BY ALEX REECE
Prosper OKs Fire Station #4 cost bump, looks to 2026 opening
The price for a fourth re station to Prosper is increasing slightly, o cials said. Prosper Town Council members raised the guar- anteed maximum price for Fire Station No. 4 from $13.67 million to a $13.81 million not-to-exceed rate during an Oct. 22 meeting. The additional costs represent a $139,852, or 1.31%, increase, according to meeting documents. It will pay for the extension of a natural gas line down Prosper Trail, where the station will be located, from Escalante Trail to Coit Road. Construction on the gas line is projected to begin February 2025. The rest of the station’s con- struction will begin as soon as possible now that the designs are done. It is still expected to open in early 2026, Fire Chief Stuart Blasingame said. The details Fire Station No. 4 will include ve bays to house its re engines. It will also include sleeping quarters, o ces and a kitchen for its re ghters.
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Overall, the station is a little smaller than some of the others in Prosper but “exactly what we need for that site,” Blasingame said. Some context The re station has been a topic of discussion for Prosper o cials since 2021. Setbacks including high construction prices, other town projects taking priority and bringing the Central Fire Station online delayed the project in the years since, according to a meeting presentation.
Zach Stringer, a captain and paramedic with Prosper Fire Department, puts on his helmet beside a re engine. Prosper’s fourth re station is expected to open in 2026.
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