New Fire Station for Ballymote

12/05/2009 -

Sligo County Council is progressing plans to provide a new Fire Station for Ballymote. The development will include a two storey Fire Station, a drill tower and a drill yard. The station building will house a communications room, a lecture room, workshop and storage facilities. The site for the development is adjacent to the existing Fire Station.

The proposal was formally approved by Sligo County Council at its meeting on 3rd March 2008. The May 2009 meeting of Sligo County Council was advised that the tender documentation for the project is almost finalised and it is expected that the project will go to tender shortly. The project will be tendered as a fixed price contract, and when the tenders have been examined, a report will be submitted to the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government.

On receipt of final approval from the Department, the project will proceed to tender stage. While the contract will require the approval of the Department of the Environment and the Department of Finance, it is hoped that a contractor will be on site later this year. This development represents a major upgrading of the Fire Service in the Ballymote area.

- West Elevation Drawing of new Fire Station for Ballymote