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Gainesville approves construction contracts for two new fire stations

The Gainesville City Commission approved guaranteed maximum price agreements at its April 16 meeting to begin sitework on two new fire stations: a relocated and expanded Fire Station #3 in northeast Gainesville and a new Fire Station #9 at a joint Southwest Public Safety Center near Archer Road and Interstate 75. The northeast station will be a 17,000-square-foot facility with three truck bays, while the southwest station will have four truck bays plus shared space for Public Works and a community room. The projects are driven by sustained demand on Gainesville Fire Rescue, which responds to more than 29,000 calls for service annually.

Sources: City of Gainesville