The District is issuing a request for proposals for the design for a new Valleycliffe fire hall on Clarke Drive.
At the same time, the municipality is considering moving the main hall and administration offices from the Tantalus fire hall to Clarke.
The municipality is planning on building a new fire hall, administration offices and emergency operations centre (EOC) on the site of the existing Alex Munro Fire Hall No. 1 on Clarke Drive at Highway 99.
As a result, authorities intend to rebuild the Tantalus hall as a smaller facility.
The request for proposals would help the municipality determine anticipated project costs, which brings the project closer to a final council decision.
“Kick starting progress on this critical infrastructure is a big step forward, and one that will solidify our emergency services plan long into the future,” said District of Squamish Mayor Karen Elliott in a news release.
Construction could begin on the Clarke Drive Hall in Valleycliffe in late 2020, and could be ready for occupancy in 2022, the District says. Construction could begin at the Tantalus Road Hall once the Clarke Drive Hall is complete and staff have moved over.
The latest financial plan allocates $600,000 in 2019 for design for the replacement of the main fire hall.
