Coram fire district voters approve substation expansion
Rendering of a proposed Coram Fire District substation expansion.
Coram fire district residents on Tuesday approved a $2.9 million plan to expand a substation.
Fire Commissioner James Brown said the bond proposition passed, 52-43. He said construction should be completed later this year.
Voters approved $2.825 million in bonds to finance a 46 percent expansion of the district’s station 2, on Route 112 and Pine Road. District officials have said annual fire taxes for the average home would increase by about $48.20.
The total cost of the project is $2.975 million. The remaining $150,000 will come from a fire district reserve account, Coram officials said.
District officials plan to expand station 2, which was built in 1976, from the current 4,913 square feet to 7,192 square feet. The additional space will include a new truck bay, increasing the number of bays from four to five. Coram officials said the work is necessary to comply with federal safety standards and accommodate larger fire trucks purchased in recent years. The project also would include the replacement of aging windows, doors, floors and the roof.
Carl MacGowan is a Long Island native who covers Brookhaven Town after having previously covered Smithtown, Suffolk County courts and numerous spot news and feature stories over his 20-plus year career at Newsday.
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