Waynesboro: West End fire station activated early in advance of winter storm
The anticipated weather event this weekend prompted an early opening to the long-awaited West End fire station in Waynesboro.
The anticipated weather event this weekend prompted an early opening to the long-awaited West End fire station in Waynesboro.
The West End fire station in Waynesboro is expected to be operational on Feb. 1, City Manager Mike Hamp confirmed on Thursday.
The long-awaited West End fire station in Waynesboro should be operational in December or early January, according to the city manager.
Voters in Waynesboro, way back in 2007, voted in a referendum to have the city government build a new fire station in the West End.
The City of Waynesboro will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for the long-awaited West End fire department substation on Tuesday at 3 p.m.
It’s not exactly full steam ahead, but the City of Waynesboro has taken the next step in building a fire department substation in the West End of Waynesboro.
It may have taken 16 years, but a voter-approved project to build a fire department substation in the West End of Waynesboro seems to finally be gaining some momentum.
Waynesboro voters, way, way back in 2007, approved a referendum to have the city build a fire department substation in the West End.

Waynesboro City Council discussed Monday night the West End Fire Station project and technology that would improve access of emergency vehicles to city intersections. AFP editor Chris Graham reports on this installment of AFP News. Length: 2:33.
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