Stockbridge Select Board asks to expand search of prospective sites for new fire department, EMS building

Stockbridge — The Fire/EMS Building Committee presented four potential site locations for the new fire department and EMS building at the Select Board’s meeting on Thursday, November 5. These initial sites included the Department of Public Works (DPW) and Sewer Treatment site, 5 Glendale Road, Lot 44.1 on West Stockbridge Road, and Lot 44 on Glendale Road. Though the Select Board was prepared for a potential vote, it did not come to a preliminary decision on which site to pursue as each location presented unique and unavoidable challenges to development. The DPW and Sewer Treatment site was the committee’s top recommendation. As a town-owned site, it comes with utilities and good sightlines for emergency vehicles pulling out into traffic. However, Fire/EMS Building Committee Chair Peter Socha raised the possibility of a future expansion of the water treatment plant as a concern.

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