U.S. Congressman Harry Cuellar’s office issued the following news release Friday on Facebook:
“Today, I announced $2,000,000 in federal funding for Zapata County to construct a new fire station to replace the current building that was built in the 1980s.
“Zapata County has been in dire need of a new fire station for quite some time now. The deteriorating conditions of the current building cause inefficiency problems and put our firefighter’s health at risk.
“With the construction of this new fire station, Chief Arriaga and his fire department will be able to provide a higher quality service to Zapata County. This new building will also help us guarantee the health of our firefighters who risk their lives every day for us.
“I want to thank Chief Arriaga, Judge Joseph Rathmell, and the Zapata County Commissioners for their collaboration in securing these funds and for their dedicated service to meet the needs of our community.”
From Zapata County Fire Department/Emergency Management Facebook post:
“Today we had the presentation of the check of $2 million for a new Fire Department for Zapata County by Congressman Henry Cuellar.
“Zapata County Fire Department Fire Chief Daniel Arriaga and staff would like to thank the Congressman Henry Cuellar, Zapata County Judge and commissioners along with everyone that took part in this. This will not only boost the Department’s moral but will help in the continued success of providing the best of emergency medical care and fire rescue operations within the community and surrounding areas.”
