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<DIV><SPAN class=335334821-14072009><FONT size=4>Do folks know anything about
Fire House #31 being closed? Supposedly for
repairs?</FONT></SPAN></DIV><SPAN class=335334821-14072009>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT><BR><FONT size=4>The station is the closest one to
Charles Village. It is located<SPAN class=335334821-14072009> </SPAN>at
3123 Greenmount Ave. The building is currently vacant and there is no
evidence of any work being done on it. The building is 100 years old. The
City has $100,000 of the more than $2 million needed to repair it. They hope to
get $2 million from the Federal government. <SPAN class=335334821-14072009>
They will be applying to Homeland Security for the funds but competition is
tight as there is only $210 million available nationwide for Fire Station
construction grants. So, there is no guarantee.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=335334821-14072009><FONT size=4>The fire company that had been
housed there is now located at East 25th Street and Kirk Avenue. This
greatly increases the amount of time it takes for fire truck to get to Charles
Village. According to Mapquest the old station is .4 miles
from 30th and Calvert and the new one is 1.2 miles
away.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=335334821-14072009><FONT size=4>There is an open house at the
old station on Saturday, July 18th from 10 AM to 2 PM at 3123 Greenmount
Ave. Fire Chief James Clack will be there and you can take a tour of the
station and see what their "wish list" of furnishings are. No doubt a
strong community presence at this event will increase the likelihood of the
station being re-opened as they will see the community
cares.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=335334821-14072009><FONT
size=4>KZ</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></DIV></BODY></HTML>