KAN STEP: White City Firehouse
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White City will use KAN STEP for new
Firehouse & Emergency Building
The City of White City will use volunteer labor from the community and $135,579
in KAN STEP funding from the Kansas Department of Commerce (Commerce) to build a
new firehouse and emergency building.
Currently the City parks fire trucks and an ambulance in a 40' x 60' garage
behind City Hall. The trucks are parked inches apart and must go out in a
certain order to clear the doors. The City will construct a new
3,960-square-foot, four-bay fire barn/emergency building to house the equipment.
The City also intends to purchase a new pumper truck to put in the building. The
total cost of the project will be $222,648, which includes $87,069 in volunteer
labor and a KAN STEP grant of $135,579.
The Sparkplug for the project will be Jerry Rodgers. The Grant Administer is
Donna Crawford of Governmental Assistance Services; the Architect is Donnie
Marrs of DMA Architects, Salina. The Kansas Rural Water Association provides the
Inspection Services and Technical Assistance.
KAN STEP is a self-help program that enables small communities to make major
infrastructure improvements. Local people volunteer labor and services or "sweat
equity," while the Kansas Department of Commerce provides funding for materials
and technical services. An acronym for Kansas Small Towns Environment Program,
KAN STEP gives small Kansas communities an opportunity to do projects they
couldn't otherwise afford. The funding is provided through the federal Community
Development Block Grant (CDBG) program.
