Garland officials plan to spend an estimated $2.8 million next year to renovate the sleeping areas at four of the city’s 11 fire stations.
The renovations are part of the North Texas community’s $423.7 million bond program that voters approved in 2019, a city spokesperson told The Dallas Express in an email. According to several Texas Department of License and Regulation filings, Fire Station No.11 (1,495 square feet), Fire Station No.8 (1,350 square feet), Fire Station No.3 (1,495 square feet), and Fire Station No.2 (1,495 square feet) will undergo renovations starting in March. Each is expected to cost $700,000.
The city’s website shows the oldest of the four fire stations is No.8. It opened in 1997, but the others were opened no earlier than 2004. Proposition B provides $51.4 million for improvements of public-safety buildings and new construction and relocation of others, including Fire Station No.1, Fire Station No.6, Fire Station No.7, a police property room, a “simunitions” training facility, and improvements to the gun range.
Seven other propositions were also approved by voters for streets, storm drainage, parks and recreation, libraries, economic development, municipal facilities, and an animal shelter.
Renovations at Fire Station No.11 (1940 Belt Line Rd.), Fire Station No.8 (1426 East Miller Rd.), Fire Station No.3 (1301 Jupiter Rd.), and Fire Station No.2 (2501 Wood Dr.) are expected to be completed by July according to the filings. Komatsu Architecture of Fort Worth is listed as the design firm on the state filings. Its municipal government portfolio includes properties in Frisco, Irving, Flower Mound, and Grand Prairie. It also offers interior design and historic preservation services.