Plans for Peninsula Township Fire Department’s third station are moving closer to reality.
Township trustees recently approved a special land use permit to build the station, township Supervisor Rob Manigold said. It’s set for land on Center Road between Swaney and Tompkins roads the township bought from the Switzer Family Trust for $42,300, as previously reported — Manigold said the township is waiting for a clear title to the land.
Plans have changed slightly from a pole barn with room for one full-time firefighter to one with living quarters for up to two, fire Chief Fred Gilstorff said. That came out of input from residents as the department considered how to boost service to an underserved area.