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(Photo/Alex Kielar) Breckenridge Fire Chief Malcolm Bufkin speaks to the city commission during a meeting earlier this year in which the future of the fire station was discussed, with BFD currently being housed in temporary housing on the northwest side of the lot where the old fire station resides. -
(Photo/Alex Kielar) The Breckenridge Fire Department old fire station with truck bays to the left located at 120 West Elm is on a property being proposed to the city commission for a replat as to separate the building from the rest of the lot in the event the city moves to sell the building. -
(Photo/Alex Kielar) The location of the former YMCA building, 300 E. Walker St., is being considered to be replated by the Breckenridge City Commission so that the building can be used as a potential future location for a new fire station. -
(Photo/Alex Kielar) The location of the former YMCA building, 300 E. Walker St., is being considered to be replated by the Breckenridge City Commission so that the building can be used as a potential future location for a new fire station. -
(Photo/Alex Kielar) This alley is part of the property that holds the former YMCA building seen to the left. The city commission is considering the closure of the alley in order to replat the property and potentially use the building as the new location for the BFD fire station at their Tuesday, Oct. 9 meeting.
The Breckenridge City Commission will be considering a pair of items concerning the Breckenridge Fire Department’s current location and potential future new fire station.
The commission is holding a trio of public hearings at their next meeting regarding matters of the city’s code of ordinances. The most substantial matter is the consideration of replating the property where the Breckenridge Fire Department currently resides.
The meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14 at city hall, 105 N Rose and any individuals wishing to be heard will be given the opportunity to speak during the public hearing on any of the three items being considered by the commission. Following the public hearing, there will then be two agenda items to be discussed regarding a potential future new home of BFD.
The fire department property in question is located at 120 West Elm and is currently legally described as “Original Addition, Block 4, Lot SW/4 & NW/4.” The old fire station is on the southwest part of the lot, with a truck bay on the southeast side. Meanwhile, the fire department’s temporary housing trailer is located on the northwest side of the lot.
Per the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission, which held a public hearing Monday, Oct. 6, the city is proposing to replat the property into two lots and in turn separate the parking lot and bays from the old fire station. This is being proposed in the event that the city decides to sell the building in the future.
The topic of the old fire station and location for a new building has been a consistent topic for a majority of the year. After several months of talking behind the scenes of potential options, the location that the commission will consider is city-owned property at 300 East Walker, which is the home of the former YMCA.
The first agenda item that will be discussed is closing a platted alley that runs east to west through block 12, with the city owning the property described as lots 2, 3, 4 and 5 (YMCA). The city wishes to close the alley as it is not currently used as a public thoroughfare or for utility line access.
The commission has determined that it would be to the public’s benefit to close the alley as it is not needed for public use. Following the consideration of closing the alley, the commissioners will then discuss replating the property containing the YMCA building.
The property in question consists of four lots, with the YMCA building on the southwest lot and the other three lots currently vacant. The city is considering a replat the property to separate the YMCA building from the rest of the vacant lot. Doing so provides a potential future option and location to accommodate a new fire station.
