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The Livermore Planning Commission is set Tuesday to consider the city’s proposal to demolish the aging fire station on East Avenue and rebuild anew with a facility to better serve the staff, the equipment and the 125-year-old light bulb that has made the department world-famous.
The project centers on Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department’s Station No. 6 – the oldest fire station still operating in Livermore, built in 1976. The single-story facility at 4550 East Ave. would be replaced by a modern, 13,000-square-foot main station and 2,600-square-foot vehicle building.
“The new fire station will include an apparatus bay, decontamination area, office space, living and sleeping quarters, a fitness room, multi-purpose room for internal use, and a dedicated display area for the Centennial Light Bulb,” city planning manager Steve Riley wrote in his staff report to the commission.
“The facility will continue to serve as a venue for LPFD training events,” he added. “The project also includes the addition of one fire station personnel position, bringing the total onsite staff to five.”
The Centennial Light Bulb, which has been burning since 1901, will be preserved via a “relocation and protection plan” still in the works, according to Riley – who noted the bulb has been relocated three times in the past.
Construction would occur in phases and a temporary modular building would be added to the property near the Robert Livermore Community Center to ensure Fire Station No. 6 maintains operations.
The Planning Commission is being asked to approve a conditional use permit and site plan design review to allow for the demolition and rebuild project. The public meeting is set for 7 p.m. Tuesday (Aug. 18) in the Civic Center Meeting Hall at 1016 S. Livermore Ave. Read the full agenda here.
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