Greenfield’s new fire station goes to bids

The fire station project for Greenfield will go out to bids now that the city council approved the final drawings at their Tuesday, April 8 meeting.

The final design is very similar to conceptual drawings the council approved in February. The plans call for a 10,700 square foot fire station with some truck bays facing south and others facing east. The east-facing bays will allow trucks to drive out onto Highway 25 while the south-facing bays, oriented very similar to the previous station, will house the department’s grass rigs and other equipment.

The fire department is being housed in a quonset building on the south side of Greenfield until their new station is built. Their last station was damaged beyond repair in the May 2024 tornado.

Sewer line

The council would like to re-route a sewer line under the proposed fire station at an estimated cost of $69,000 and put the work out for bid.

The line in question is an emergency line, but Public Works Director Brian Hoadley said his opinion is it is important to keep the line in case it needs to be used again. The line is 6-feet deep on the north end and 15-feet deep on the south.

Engineers first recommended the city not re-line the pipe, but they later came back to say it can be re-lined, at an estimated cost of $104 per foot. Hoadley said he would like to either replace the line with a new one in the existing location or re-route it around the new fire station.

Planners of the fire station were going to leave the line alone, however engineers came back to say they should do otherwise. City councilman Jonathan Christensen wondered if the city has other options since they have not gone out for bids for the fire station yet.

Benton said there could be other funding sources available, but some, such as FEMA, are potentially cumbersome to work with.

Officials are hopeful they will receive a strong number of bidders on the fire station, which may help the city weigh options against financial resources for the station.