The city of Edina, MN, is seeking $10 million from the state legislature to replace an existing fire station and create a community health and safety center, according to report published by the Sun Current.
According to the newspaper, the city wants to replace Fire Station 2 and relocated its community health sector into one facility. Funding is being requested through the Minnesota legislature’s 2022 state capital investment and bonding bill. The total cost of the project is $20 million with the local community matching any state funds it may receive, according to the article.
The newspaper reported the facility would have firefighting services, as well as emergency medical services and the ECMO vehicle the city recently acquired through a partnership with the University of Minnesota as well as additional staff of about eight to nine full-time firefighters.
The new facility would also handle the Community Health Division, which is part of the fire department, overseeing recycling, rental housing licensing and inspection services, as well as swimming pool inspections, the newspaper reported.
The legislative session begins on Jan. 31 and to be funded, the request must be negotiated by the senate and house of representatives and included in a final joint bonding bill which, if approved, must be signed by the Minnesota governor, the newspaper reported.
