Asotin County fire officials are taking a new approach to converting a church into a fire station after the first round of construction bids came in much higher than expected. The lowest bid came in $1.1 million higher than the fire district's budget for the project. At a special meeting Wednesday, fire district commissioners voted in favor of dividing the $3.5 million project into at least two phases, beginning with excavation at the Clarkston Heights site this summer. The decision follows the rejection of all three bids received in March for a complete renovation of district-owned property at 2377 Appleside Blvd. advertisement "I think the responsible thing to do for our constituency is to not spend money we don't have," said Commissioner Patrick Loseth.