GROUNDBREAKING IN PAJ S.S.

A GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY WAS HELD IN PAJARO YESTERDAY FOR A NEW FIRE STATION. THE CASSERLY ROAD STATION IS SCHEDULED TO BE ABOUT 6 THOUSAND SQUARE FEET, AND WILL REPLACE THE MUCH SMALLER, AGING, FACILITY, THAT THAT CURRENTLY SERVES NEARLY 50 SQUARE MILES OF RURAL LAND BETWEEN HECKER PASS AND AROMAS. THE PAJARO VALLEY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT?S NEW FACILITY IS ESTIMATED TO COST 1.5 MILLION DOLLARS, AND WILL INCLUDE 4 BAYS (FOR ENGINES), AND 3 BEDROOMS (FOR LIVE-IN FIREFIGHTERS), AS WELL AS MEETING AND CONFERENCE ROOMS.