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" Mitsubishi Pkwy is planned to be extended south from Rte 9 to Shirley eventually, using a combination of new right-of-way and existing country roads. IIRC, a short, 1,200 ft stretch going south from Six Points Rd. will be built just east of Heartland Hills subdivision. "

" Where does Six Points Road and Mitsubishi cross at? I thought Mitsubishi ended at Route 9 west of the Interstate Center. But, new firehouses are needed in a growing town. Something good to support. "

" This is simple.....rebid the project!!!! Tell the bidders to submit a bid NOT TO BE ABOVE 3 million. Show what adjustments they need to make to get the bid under 3 million dollars. I contracted many jobs for the company prior to retiring and always found a way to get the job done under budget. Sometimes you just have to tell the contractor that the pocket has a bottom line. My bet is that someone will come up with a proposal that meets the needs. "

" I believe that station five will be the new one at the airport. Plans are to build one there to support the airport only, and station 3 would change to non-airport. "

" The building of these new fire stations will also ensure more police coverage for a city that is already spread out. BOTH stations are supposed to have mini-police substations. So that along with fire service will be really needed because of the growth. "

" YOU REALLY MUST HAVE YOUR HEAD IN THE SAND! LIFELINE FAILED DUE TO POOR MANAGEMENT THAT'S ALL, THE CITIES WILL BE VERY PROFITABLE, AND IF THEY RESPOND INTO THE COUNTY THEY WILL MAKE EVEN MORE MONEY. "

" A wind turbine for self-generation of power is a good idea. It's always windy out there near the rise up to the top of the moraine. If these "green" items are kept in the design, when would the payback in energy savings versus the extra cost come? "

" As cities physically grow they have to keep adding fire stations. I'm assuming you don't want you insurance rates to increase. They will if the average response time throughout the city slips. That's really beside the point though, most people want the fire department to be able to respond in 2 to 4 minutes, the only way to do that is to build where the new homes/businesses are. I do think it wouldn't hurt if the city would require developers to at least pay toward property acquisition. Staffing? That's the responsibility of all of us. Champaign is looking at building a 7th station and moving two others to have a response time of under 4:30 everywhere in town. "

" How can our city afford to not protect life and property? If you want to save money buy the Pantagraph and clip coupons. The 3.4 million dollars plus salary and benefits comes from the taxes paid by those residents and business owners that are now protected by this Fire/EMS station. How can a city grow and save money? It simply cannot. "

" It can take a fire dept. vehicle be it ambulance or a fire engine up to 15 minutes to respond to the area the new station is being built. If you take 5 minutes and pull out a map of Bloomington you will see the tremendous amount of growth in this town. The new station will reduce the response time dramatically. I guess the question is what is your price tag you have placed on your children and loved ones? Oh let me guess. You must live closer to town so it will not affect you or the care you recieve. Some people are put into positions to think about others and are unable to live in denial that" it will never happen to them". Do the citzens in the South West and North East areas of Bloomington deserve less of a service because it's a financial inconvenience to your wallet ?! Didn't think so ! "

" Let's hope it is not built w/union workers. Otherwise it will be a future money pit for repairs for the years to come. "

" off Mitz motorway. That would be a great location. "

" Where is 5 station? "

" I guess if the people of Bloomington want a fire department to be there when they call 911 the citizens of Bloomington will keep paying for it. It is well worth it. Unless you dont care if you have an ambulance serivice or a fire department. "

" How can our city afford 3.4 million for a new fire house and hire 18 new firemen with salary and benifets of over 1.5 million in addition to the cost we are already paying for? The ambulance service is not going to be profitable, Lifeline has shown that, they went bankrupt and are closing Sept. 1. Who is going to keep paying for this. We do not have that many fires to justify another 1.5 million a year, on top of what we now pay. "