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2 <br />insurance rating of 9 for that part of the fire district. It would take about 9 to 12 months to <br />construct the building and pass an inspection from the State Fire Marshal's Office. Attachment <br />3 is a power point presentation from the Orange Grove Fire Department prepared for a public <br />meeting the department held on January 25, 2012 which provides details of the process is <br />selecting a new site for the proposed station #2. <br />Orange Grove Fire Department is also in the early planning stages for a new fire station #3 to <br />be strategically located in the western part of the Cane Creek Fire District. The location has <br />been tentatively identified as a location on Nicks Road. A new fire station #3 could provide <br />insurance district coverage for over 200 property owners in the western part of the fire district <br />currently more than 6 -road miles from the Orange Grove Station. Station #3 on Nicks Road <br />would be constructed in 2013 after the new station on Rocky Ridge Road is complete in 2012. <br />This information was reviewed and discussed with the Emergency Services Workgroup on <br />February 14, 2012. Chief Tommy Holmes was present and affirmed the plans as described. A <br />motion was made by Chief Dan Jones to proceed with the construction of two substations in the <br />Cane Creek Fire district by the Orange Grove Fire Department and was unanimously approved. <br />The addition of two substations could also provide overlapping coverage in the adjacent East <br />Alamance Fire and White Cross Fire District. Station #3, to be strategically located in the <br />western part of the Cane Creek Fire District, could improve insurance rating for homeowners <br />currently outside of six (6) road miles from the Orange Grove Main Station, the Mebane Fire <br />and the White Cross Station. This would require agreements between the departments similar <br />to the agreements between Caldwell Fire Department and the Eno Fire Department already <br />approved by the Board. The final agreement between all three parties — Orange County, <br />Caldwell Fire Department, and Eno Fire Department — has not yet been signed. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: The Orange Grove Fire Department will be requesting $20,000 of its <br />Fund Balance to complete the construction of the station on Rocky Ridge Road. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve the <br />recommendation from the Emergency Services Workgroup for the construction of both Orange <br />Grove Fire Stations #2 and #3 in the Cane Creek Fire District. <br />