Design Alternatives Considered For New Platteville Fire Station

Platteville city staff have unveiled several design alternatives for a planned replacement of the city’s fire station aimed at reducing the project’s cost. The alternatives were developed after updated projections for the base project came in at about $15.5 million, $2 million higher than a previous estimate. But the needs the new fire station aims to meet — more space, a central location and room to grow have made lowering the price tags difficult. Thus, some of the alternatives presented to Common Council members this week lacked some of the solutions city leaders desired and that helped secure $7 million in federal funding for the project. While the council is not expected to make a decision on which option they want until its Sept. 12 meeting, council members noted that the point of the new fire station is to meet the department’s needs.