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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Arlington Fire Department is celebrating the |
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grand opening of Fire Station 1 on December 8, 2023; and |
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WHEREAS, The two-story, nearly 18,000-square-foot building |
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is replacing the property that had previously served as Fire |
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Station 1 since 1954; Arlington voters approved plans to rebuild |
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the city's oldest fire station as part of the 2014 bond program, and |
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the City of Arlington broke ground on the project on March 9, 2022; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Designed to provide a better work and living space |
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for Arlington firefighters, the new facility features five larger, |
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drive-through apparatus bays, a full kitchen and dining room, and |
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various offices; the improved living quarters for the station's |
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three shift crews, who each spend 24 hours working from the downtown |
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station, will include 12 private dormitory rooms and separate men's |
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and women's restrooms with showers; the building's design |
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incorporates several energy-saving features and technologies, as |
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well as native landscaping with minimal irrigation requirements; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The members of the Arlington Fire Department have |
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demonstrated an exceptional commitment to protecting the lives and |
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property of their fellow citizens, and this spacious new facility |
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ensures that the department will be even better equipped to serve |
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the community in the years to come; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby congratulate the Arlington |
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Fire Department on the grand opening of Fire Station 1 and commend |
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all those who supported and oversaw the completion of this project |
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for their contributions; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the members of the Arlington Fire Department as an |
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expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |