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2002 (c) Peninsula Community Access Newspaper Inc

 

Extension for fire station

 

The fire station at Stanley St, Killcare, is to be extended with a 22m by 7m addition.

Gosford Council was told that despite the extension the station would only be operational during emergencies and would not be manned on a permanent basis.

The station would also be utilised as a training and meeting venue for brigade members.

Car parking would continue to be available in the council reserve opposite the site.

A previous application for a fire station on this site had been approved by Council's Development Assessment Unit.

Since that time an alternative site in Maitland Bay Drive was chosen as the preferred location for the new fire station.

However it was decided to retain that site for recreational usage and rebuild on the existing site.

Within the station will be a single category one fire tanker (a four-wheel-drive truck) and a small "striker unit" (a small four-wheel-drive).

The category one tanker responded with a maximum of seven crew and on a meeting night the average attendance would be 12 people.

A facilitation conference was held to discuss the issues raised by objectors in public submissions.

Facilitation was partly successful, although no submissions were withdrawn.

Many of the issues were resolved at the facilitation conference and by the submission of amended plans.

Some residents were disappointed that the fire station was not to be relocated to Maitland Bay Dr.

Council staff reported that the final plan provided a building that was in conformity both with buildings in the immediate vicinity and with the character of the locality generally.

Council agenda DH.118, October 1