A new fire station is set for construction in McCordsville after the Vernon Township (IN) Fire Department secured more than $7.1 million in bonds, a process that began two years ago, reports youarecurrent.com.
The station will be at 600 West and will be surrounded by senior living communities, just north of the railroad tracks that divide McCordsville and Fortville, the report says.
Officials say McCordsville is receiving full-time firefighters and paramedics from the Fortville station, but by January 1 the Vernon Township Fire Department will have full-time firefighter and EMT crews living at the volunteer station until the new facility is ready.
Construction is expected to begin in June and will take eight months, and the belief is that it will be operational at some point in 2023.
The Vernon Township Fire Department was formed in 2019, and the Vernon Township Fire Territory was formed the following year as a cooperative effort of Vernon Township, the town of McCordsville, and the town of Fortville, according to the report.
