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| The management team
overseeing the construction of Glynn County Fire Station #2 on St. Simons
Island met on-site last Thursday morning to review the project status. The
group includes: (left to right) Fire Chief Al Thomas; county SPLOST
construction consultant Marshall Davis of Carter Goble & Lee; Fire Inspector
Capt. Jerome Johnson; project manager John Moore of the Hussey, Gay, Bell &
DeYoung, International architectural firm in Savannah; construction manager
Chris Chesser of McKnight Construction in Augusta, Ga. and Travis Thomas,
Carter Goble & Lee resident engineering inspector.
(Islander Staff Photo) |
Mid-September is expected
completion date for Fire Station #2 on St. Simons
Even with the seasonal summer rain
that graced St. Simons Island week, construction on Glynn County Fire Station #2
at the intersection of Demere Rd. and Airport Rd. progressed without delay.
According to everyone connected with
project management, the fire station is well under way and on target to be
completed by the contract completion date in mid-September.
Last week, on Thursday, June 30
project management met and reviewed the construction status. The group included
Glynn County Fire Chief Al Thomas; Fire Inspector Capt. Jerome Johnson; county
Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax construction consultant Marshall Davis of
Carter Goble & Lee; project manager John Moore of the Hussey, Gay, Bell &
DeYoung, International architectural firm in Savannah who designed the building;
construction manager Chris Chesser of McKnight Construction in Augusta, Ga. and
Travis Thomas, Carter Goble & Lee resident engineering inspector.
Chesser told the group the parking
lot was finished and draining well.
“All that is left with the grounds,”
said Chesser, “is the final grade, bringing in a little top soil and cleaning up
the debris. After that we’ll turn it over to the landscaper and let him loose
with the sod. I want to get that down quick to keep erosion down.”
As far as the building itself,
Chesser said, “All the tile in the bathrooms is done. Mastercraft did a good job
there.”
Continuing, Chesser said the large
overhead doors for the four-bay station are in Brunswick ready to be installed
by Overhead Door Co. Chesser said as soon as the sheet rock in the fire truck
bay is done and the ceiling hung, the overhead doors would be installed so they
can close that part of the building off and keep the moisture out before putting
the floor down.
Chesser said they would be testing
the sprinkler system, and setting the HV/AC and generator soon. The case work is
set for the week of July 11.
During the meeting last week,
Marshall Davis told The Islander, “This is the same construction company that
did the public health center on Fourth Ave. Since they started here the project
has either been ahead of schedule or on target. I see no problems with finishing
on time. Even the rain this week has not been a problem.”
The construction portion of the
SPLOST 4 project is $1.75 million.
The west end will house the fire
department, while the east end will contain the island police precinct, a
satellite county commissioner’s office and a public conference facility that
will hold 50 to 60 people.
The 900 sq. ft. conference room’s
audio visual equipment is being upgraded to allow for taping of the St. Simons
Island Planning Commission meetings.
Chief Thomas said the plan is to
re-locate the equipment and apparatus from the existing Station #2 on Demere Rd.
near Arnold Rd. to the new station. The apparatus includes the ER squad truck, a
fire engine and a mini-pumper. Being a four-bay station, the chief said future
plans include an aerial truck for the island.
Davis concluded, “The job has gone
well and personally I’m proud of this one. With the design, shape, materials and
color, it doesn’t look like a standard, government, industrial building.”
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