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Saturday, July 05, 2008 10:02 PM
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Staff report
CHINA GROVE — Town officials are pleased with new concrete floor in the town's fire department on North Main Street.
Hemar's Construction of Kannapolis completed work on the project last Friday. It required taking out large sections of the broken floor and pouring an 8-inch-thick section.
The concrete requires 10 days to dry.
All fire trucks are being kept in the parking lot adjacent to the police/fire department until the floor is ready.
Town Manager Bill Pless said the repair went well.
The trucks will go back inside on Monday.
The $17,000 repair is expected to last for a few years, until town officials decide on possible major changes to the public safety buildings.
A committee of town officials has recommended revamping the building, moving the fire department to an expanded south side of the building, taking up the quarters now used by the police.
Officials have also discussed building a new fire department at another location.
Pless said the repair should give town officials time to look at all possibilities.
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concern citizen
citizen : Saturday, July 05, 2008 2:06 PM
the town officals are not doing enough in my opinion both police and fire are operating in bad conditions for years already, but lets wait on people like allen welter and all his great slum buildings to decide...
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: Saturday, July 05, 2008 1:05 PM
As a tax payer of China Grove, why is the town spending money to fix this old building? I can remember this building as a small child and it seemed old then. Wouldnt it make more sense just to take this building down and build a new one? Without a question we have to have a fire department and a police department. Why not build a new one and show pride in our public safty. I would much rather see my tax money spend on that than spending a about the same to patch up this old build thats still going to be old when its done. Sure its a lot of money to build a new building but these are two departments that are going to be around and we need them. This town needs to move forward, not stand still in time or go backwards.
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TY : Saturday, July 05, 2008 8:26 AM
It great to see that China Grove council is doing such a great job. They repaired a floor that was damaging our firetrucks and did it for a very fair price. Hopefully that will hold them until a new location can be found and a new station built. The old building has out lived itself and does need to be replaced, plus the location in not in the best place anymore. But the town council gets my 100% vote of confidence and the new city manager seems to be getting started on the right foot. Thanks again.
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A China Grove taxpayer
Clean the Town of China Grove up.....no more spending : Saturday, July 05, 2008 6:34 AM
We do not need another fire department.......cut taxes. Why does China Grove not make the people clean up their yards and mow their vacant lots. People visit here and can not believe our dirty streets and lawns and lots not mowed or cared for. They ask why the street is not swept. I explain we do that on Farmer's Day only. Our property is depreciated by these eye sores. Drive around in town and take all of this in and then tell the people to mow their lots or you will and give them the bill. You handled the one on Main street so now handle the others.
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