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Boerne City Council reviews design of future Fire Station No. 2

The design of Boerne’s second re station was presented to city council on June 24, highlighting the next steps before the new facility can be constructed. The station will be located on Esperanza Boule- vard just o Highway 46 and will serve the eastern portion of the service area. The overview Fire Chief Manny Casarez said the new facility will be multifunctional, including a community room, a museum room and a library kiosk. For reghters, the facility is constructed with amenities to make overnight shifts and long stays more comfortable. Casarez said sta wanted the building to be future-proof, leading to the inclusion of biophilic design, or environmental design elements, and considering future city growth. This includes sup- porting the One Water initiative, which views all water as a unied resource, promoting sustainable practices to meet current and future water needs, according to the city website. “This is truly a biophilic design and everything that we do, we are trying to bring nature into the building,” Casarez said. The framework Design of the second re station began in 2024, following a $1.36 million agreement with the architecture rm Hoefer Welker. The total cost estimate of the project as of June 24 was around $20.95 million, divided by the building, the site and factoring in potential increases due to taris. This cost does not include the redesign of Esperanza Boulevard, which is needed to allow turns into the re station.

The new re station will be constructed o Esperanza Boulevard. The project is anticipated to break ground this fall.

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At full service, nine dorms will be available for reghters. When the facility opens, a crew of four individuals is planned at each re station. Stang will be determined based on community need, Casarez said. “We are working on studying the call volume, and where those hotspots are and what types of apparatus will be placed at each station,” he said. Moving forward The nal steps of the process before the re station can be constructed include: • Developing the timeline

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• Opening bids to contractors Casarez said the goal is to break ground on the project by late fall, around October.

• Finalizing the roadwork design • Submitting the full set of plans

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