A much-anticipated new fire station in Denver’s Lowry neighborhood, designated as Fire Station 18, moved into the construction phase with an early May groundbreaking led by Denver city officials. Attending the ceremony were Mayor Michael Hancock, Denver City Council President Mary Beth Susman, Manager of Safety Justice Alex Martinez, Denver Fire Department Chief Eric Tade, and Better Denver Bond Implementation Manager George Delaney of Denver Public Works.
The voter-approved 2007 Better Denver Bond provided approximately $8 million for the land acquisition, construction and fire-fighting equipment purchases for the new fire station being built at Alameda Avenue and Xenia Street (between Monaco and Havana streets). The new station will help the Denver Fire Dept. meet standard response times in this area by bringing additional fire-fighting capability into Lowry.